Ewan the sheep?

[Purplecatti]

I was wondering whether it would be worth getting one for my 4 month old rubbish sleeper. Most of the rave reviews are from people who introduced
them to newborns.
Has anyone introduced one to a baby who's not a newborn? How did it go?

I got one around 8 wks but I think it would work equally well at 4 months. I love Ewan :). Not guaranteed for sleeping through the night but defo helps us!

I introduced ewan at 4 months, it worked very well.

My DS is 10 weeks and we bought Euan this week. Seems to have a calming effect and is going well so far

We got a Ewan when DS was about 4 weeks and used it a lot. We phased it out at about 10 weeks for night time sleep, but I still use it in the day for naps. As he naps in the cot I like to differentiate between day and night time. If he really won't settle at night or the neighbours are being noisy we will use it. At other times we have tuned an analog radio into white noise and put that on low volume in his room.

doesn't work for us, the white noise isnt loud enough, babysooth cds work (about £4) as do the hair dryer or hoover. there's pics of it being used on push chairs but theres no way you would hear it out and about with background noise!

v diappointed!

unfortunately our 4 yo is in love with ewan (probably because it's "the baby's so she wants it ) so can't sell it!

apparently there's a flaw in the older batches so we paid full price for a new one - boo!

also the timer is really short so you have to sit there pressing it every min or so

used the music on our BT150 with DC1, that was good

Sounds like you have a faulty one smellysocks - ours plays for 20mins.

really?

Yep - our Ewan (bought summer 2012) plays for 20mins. I introduced Ewan to DD at 6months and it really helps settle her.

Ewan is great, our little one has had one since coming home and still loves him now.

Hint for people having the 1 minute cutout - probably got him set to "demo" mode which he's set as default so setting him rocking in the shops doesn't wear the batteries out - there's a dip switch on his control box that changes to "full 20 mins" mode, along with one for loud/quiet and light on/off.

Something I thought I'd bring up on the Ewan threads to help people is a link that has been conspicuously absent from the manufacturer's site for a long time - the very talented lady that plays the harp on his front right foot as it were.

www.bethanmyfanwy.com/

As far as I'm aware, she doesn't get any royalties from the makers of Ewan, and her playing is wonderful. If you like what you've heard, give her a run for either a physical CD or a download from her site or iTunes - most of the money she makes ploughs back into various charities, and she does an awful lot of work playing for patients in hospital for no fee.

Cheers

I have Ewan for my 3 mo but he's been in use since birth. TBH at 4 mo I'd see if white noise settles him first, just stick the hair dryer on. If that works then yes, I'd get Ewan.

If it helps, I was torn between Ewan and a tranquil turtle and I think the turtle would have been my first choice at that age.

Bit of an update. I bought the sheep. Dd LOVED it. It was the first toy she's ever been interested in. However, it has nil sleep aiding. If dd is trying to go to sleep she needs quiet or she goes ballistic. If I put ewan on in the middle of the night her screams escalate to something frightening.
She likes him when she's awake and he does calm her when grumbly though