The iPhone Mom

babyCalm is an app that you could use when you are trying to distract and calm a crying, fussy baby. The app uses sounds and images.  When selecting a sound you can choose from a lullaby, Shhh, Shhshh or womb-like noise.  The app will let you adjust the volume of your sound and you can also set your phone to vibrate. If sound alone isn’t enough you can turn on the visuals that come with Baby Calm. These are illustrations of animals that rotate around the screen, like a mobile on your phone.  As I tried out the app I thought that it might be nice if the visuals were in black and white since babies respond to the contrasts. The app also contains information about things to remember when your baby is crying, and crying and crying.

My last two babies suffered from acid reflux which means they cried. A lot. My son was helped by medication and once we got that handled he was a happy little fellow. My six month old daughter has been a whole other ball of wax, so to speak. Let’s just say we’ve had a lifetime of crying at our house since July. Thankfully we’ve finally got a handle on things and she’s been a different baby lately. I didn’t have the babyCalm app when we were in the thick of  her troubles but it would have been nice to have something else that could say “Shhhshh” besides myself. Seems like those were the only words I spoke for awhile.  She responds more to music than visuals but I think the combination of the two could have provided a few minutes of distraction. I don’t think it would have completely stopped her crying but that’s because she had medical issues causing serious discomfort. If you’ve got a normal, fussy baby on your hands babyCalm just might provide enough of a distraction for you to find your sanity again, for a moment anyway! 

Price when Reviewed: $1.99

Seller: Synthetic Bits

Disclosure: I received a free copy of this app for review purposes.