This clock is amazing. Yes, it's pricey, but it has been worth it for us. My three year old had started waking up one to two hours earlier than normal and yelling for me to wake up. I finally bought this to get some sleep! It works so well. She loved it instantly, and refers to Mella as "her." She's her friend who helps her to know when it's morning time and when it's sleeping time. My daughter loves that Mella has a cute face! Of course it takes a few nights to get her to respect Mella and know that green means she can be up, but it really only took a couple and she's been so good at staying in her room and playing quietly. It has helped with nighttime wakings as well - sometimes she wakes in the night, but unless she's had a nightmare or something where she really needs me, she seems to realize Mella is still "sleeping" and goes back to sleep on her own.
We don't use the alarm feature yet, but have tested it, and it seems to work well. We've used the nap timer a couple of times - my daughter doesn't really nap, but it works for quiet time as well. It doesn't work as well for that for our daughter, but I think that's largely because I haven't put as much effort into training her to have a good quiet time now that she's stopped napping.
I love that Mella displays the actual time, too - for one thing, it's a handy reference when I'm in my daughter's room, and also it will be good as my daughter grows to understand the actual time and not just the colours.
The one CON I have for Mella is a small one, the nightlight seems to cycle through colours although there are only a few options to leave it on, so there is a moment where it's this bright pink colour which you can't get it to stay on, and my daughter inevitably wants it to be pink (her favourite colour).... she settles for the purple-pink, and I've learned to have it facing me while I switch it when she decides she wants a different colour, so we've made it work, but it is a minor annoyance.
We don't use the songs or the white noise - we have a separate white noise machine we've been using for her since she was a baby. They do work though, and occasionally my daughter turns on the songs for her animals (she doesn't like it when she sleeps, but sometimes her stuffies want it when she's awake but they're still resting, haha).
I am really looking forward to the fact that this will help my daughter stop yelling for me at all hours of the night and morning, especially as we have another child on the way. I would highly recommend this clock!! I expect my daughter to continue using it for several years yet, as the alarm and digital clock features mean it can grow with her, and it's got a lovely design that's fun and cute without being too baby-ish.
| Brand | LittleHippo |
|---|---|
| Model Number | KHAC |
| Colour | Tropical Teal |
| Product Dimensions | 10.69 x 3.81 x 11.4 cm; 226.8 g |
| Material | Plastic |
| Special Features | Alarm |
| Item Weight | 226 g |
