Hatch Rest Sound Machine
We have been using the Hatch Rest Sound Machine (1st gen, Bluetooth version) for a while now. It's somewhat a peculiar design.
First of all, all the buttons are on the bottom of the device, so they are very hard to access. If you want to dim the light, you'll have to turn the device upside down to access the light buttons.
It also only comes with a few noise tracks. Some of them sound like trains, some of them sound like stream, some of them sound like rain. We only found one track that sounded like the typical white noise, and that's the only track we are using.
It does have a dimmable night light feature, of various colors.
You can connect Hatch to your phone via Bluetooth, and program your favorite settings. For each favorite setting, you get to pick which noise track at what volume, plus the light color at what brightness. Once you have configured the favorites, you can toggle between them by tapping the top of the Hatch device.
And that's how we use our Hatch device. We configured a few favorites of different volume levels, calibrated using a sound level meter, for different sleep situations. We then simply toggle between the favorites.
Pros:
- Has dimmable night light feature
- Ability to configure favorites
- Ability to toggle between favorites by tapping the top
Cons:
- All the buttons are at the bottom of the device
- Requires phone to configure the device
- Not a wide selection of tracks
Final Thoughts
Once you figure out how to configure the favorites, and stick to toggling between them, the Hatch Rest is a decent device. We are used to it by now, and it's sort of nice to have the device memorize all our desirable settings.
For those that like to adjust tracks or volumes on the go, this is probably not a good device, as it's quite inconvenient to have all the buttons at the bottom.
Where to Buy
- Hatch Rest Baby Sound Machine (1st gen) on Amazon