TheLoric 2008-11-06

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I should have written my review much sooner because we've been using this crib toy for about 20 months now and both the parents and baby love it!

Pay close attention to the "Product Description" of the Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Musical Aquarium Crib Attachment, which states: "It Measures 13.38" x 4.5" x 11" and fits most standard cribs."

None of the 4-in-1 sleep systems or convertible style cribs are what is considered a "standard crib" for this definition. [...]

This will not fit cribs that have a really wide top rail, or what I call the "sleigh-type" rail (see D. Lovely's customer image). The rail that is shown in the manufacturer's picture is narrow similar to what the "standard" or "traditional" cribs have.

For those who have had trouble installing it, what about trying to attach it at the head or foot of the crib instead? That is where we installed ours because it seemed more logical than the sides of the crib in order for the baby to look at it and play with it, even though ours would fit on either of the head/foot or side rails.

Also take note that there are screws for both attaching the battery box to the toy itself and screws for the battery box cover. It seems some people did not find all of the screws or did not have the instructions, etc.

I really like the fact that the battery box unscrews from the toy itself in order to replace the batteries; it's much more convenient than having to remove the entire thing from the crib to reach the battery compartment. With this newer model (produced in 2005 and discontinued in 2007) it plays 4 songs or 2 sound effects for 10 minutes and has 3 modes of play with lights, movement, bubbles, and music. It even has two little toys - a rolling crab and a starfish in a ball for babies to roll and play with. For $30 (original retail price), I think it does quite a bit and has worked wonderfully for us. My child can now even turn it on and change the modes and music without mommy or daddy's help.

S. Kala 2008-07-08

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Whats up with Amazon? I bought this one for 11.99$ during X'mas its for 20$ at Toysrus who would like to pay 45$ for this thing when there are better crib toys..

Emily Locke 2008-06-20

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My baby (now 9 months) has loved this since he was little. The music quality is great and he enjoys the lights and bubbles. The problem is that he wakes himself up in the middle of the night by accidentally turning it on. It also makes a lot of noise when he bumps into it (even without turning it on) and it wakes me up over the baby monitor. So...we installed it in his play area, on our gate, and he loves it.

J. Mccurdy 2008-06-15

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

I bought this used at a consignment sale for my daughter almost two years ago. It's wonderful. It has always been what we use to put her to bed, I'm hoping it will make the transition out of her crib easier. The only thing I don't like about it is when the batteries are dying it will make one solid pitched sound until you turn it off. Other than that I highly recommend it for a baby!

D. Lovely 2008-06-05

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This soother is really hard to attach to the crib - you have to unscrew the whole back (yes, tools are required) AND then we learned it doesn't even fit our crib (we have the Simplicity Ellis 4-in-1 Sleep System). The straps that go over the side aren't long enough to attach but without them, it slides down and scrunches our bumper since it's so heavy with 4 D-batteries. My husband used some rubber bands to attach it, but it's supposed to attach to the side of cribs easily and it doesn't. Plus, it doesn't really do much. Overall, I would not recommend it. There must be other soothers that are designed better.