Amazon Echo Glow
4.552,377 ratings
Dim it by voice without putting the baby down, and later it becomes a colour-changing timer for a toddler who needs to know when it's still night.
Night lights
Dusk-to-Dawn LED Night Lights, 6-Pack
Best overall
Plug one into every room you stumble through at night and forget about them — a light sensor switches them on at dusk and off at dawn. Six of them cost less than one designer lamp and use about 2 kWh a year.
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Best for
The hallway, the landing, the nursery doorway
Good to know
Daylight white, which is crisper than a warm amber glow — put these in the hallway rather than beside the crib.
Quick specs
- Pack
- 6
- Sensor
- Dusk to dawn
- Power
- 0.5W each
- Running cost
- About 2.2 kWh a year
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Baby Einstein Sea Dreams Soother
4.625,635 ratings
Straps to the crib rail and projects a moving underwater scene with 25 minutes of music, so a baby who wakes at 2am has something to settle to that isn't you.
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