As a sleep-deprived parent, the Hatch Rest has been my secret weapon. The first night we used it, my baby actually slept through a neighbor’s barking dog thanks to the ‘ocean waves’ sound at just the right volume. That soft amber glow? Perfect for midnight diaper changes without fully waking either of us.

What surprised me most was how it grew with us. At 3 months, we used the heartbeat sound. Now at 2 years, my toddler knows when the light turns green in the morning, it’s ‘okay to wake’ time. The app controls are genius – I’ve adjusted settings while hiding in the bathroom eating chocolate more times than I’ll admit.

The sound quality blows other machines away. No weird loops or static – just genuine rainfall that even helps ME fall asleep during naps. Pro tip: The ‘wind’ setting masks garbage truck noises like magic.

Is it perfect? Almost. I wish the brightest light setting was stronger for those emergency Lego extractions from tiny feet at 2AM. But when my preschooler now puts HIMSELF to bed because ‘the orange light says bedtime’, that’s parenting gold.