Of course, one downside to buying online is that you aren’t able to see the product in-person. But there are many ways to help you determine a product’s quality without seeing it. Begin the cleaning cycle by pressing the cleaning button on the side of the unit for two seconds. The cleaning light will illuminate on the front of the unit and hot water will now dispense into the container (do not leave it un-attended at any time). Once the water hopper is empty, the unit will beep and the water light will again illuminate.

As you can imagine, pricing is one of the most important factors of any purchasing decision. We can find the perfect product for our needs, that fits the brief in every single way. But if it doesn’t fit our budgets, we simply can’t (or at least shouldn’t) buy it. Shop baby bottles, bottle sterilisers, prep machines and more. Tommee Tippee bottles are designed with natural movement and anti-colic features to help make bottle feeding easier. Discover clever feeding products for every stage from birth to weaning, whether you’re cleaning baby bottles or steaming your own baby food. Yes, you can use rechargeable batteries. Do not mix old and new batteries. Remove rechargeable batteries from Ollie before you charge them. The first thing we should say before we get really into the detail on the price, is to get you to think about a budget. Budgeting is a really key part of the buying process, as without a budget you might end up blowing a lot more money than you had planned to. So take a look at your finances and get a bit of an idea of how much you are willing to spend before you take too much time shopping around. Price If the price appears to be significantly lower than you’d expect for the sort of product you’re buying, then you’d be wise to start looking in a bit more detail at other indicators of the quality.

You can’t beat a video review. As we mentioned earlier, one of the downsides to buying online is the inability to actually see and test the product. This is where videos can really help to bridge the gap and give you an almost just as good alternative. Ollie the Owl has switches in his wings and feet which allow you to choose different settings. When we describe these settings we use left and right from Ollie’s point of view, not as you look at him. Now, refit the filter to the water hopper and refill the unit with cold water. Run a test by selecting, “4oz Feed” on the dial and pressing the Start/Stop button. This will dispense a small amount of cold water into the container. With adjustable brightness settings you can easily turn the brightness down or off completely. As your child grows the sleep trainer can also be used as a handy nightlight for comfort and reassurance or for when your toddler needs a night-time toilet trip

The CrySensor is available on Ollie’s right wing and plays the Lullaby or White Noise static. The Heartbeat and Rainfall sounds are activated from Ollie’s left wing but do not have the CrySensor facility. If the brand you buy is important to you, our best advice is to spend some time writing up your own list of ideal brands. That way when you come to the point where you’re comparing product options you can filter to only show the products from brands in your list. Squeezing Ollie’s right foot will turn on lights in his tummy with the option of four levels of brightness. Squeezing his left foot changes the volume of sounds and music and activates it in silent mode. More information on quality can be found in this old but still very helpful article from Harvard Business Review.There are four light levels including no light, all of which can be activated via Ollie’s right foot.