Hatch Baby Rest Plus Review [new for 2020]

[@Fathercraft]

Questions about the Rest+ sound machine from Hatch Baby? Ask 'em below in the comments, we'll answer!

[@BR-ph2qb]

Fathercraft Does the audio monitor send you a notification if it hears audio? Can it be used as an audio baby monitor or do you have to be in the app to hear the audio?

[@Fathercraft]

@@BR-ph2qb what a good question ... fortunately (at least for this purpose) my 3-year-old is struggling to go sleep so I just tested it. It doesn't do notifications BUT it does have what's called "background audio", meaning that if you close the app (assuming you allow it in your phone's settings) the audio feed will continue to play so long as your phone is on and volume is turned up until you go back into the Hatch App and turn off the audio monitor function. Hope that helps! Paul

[@yuppies567]

Does the time display the entire time or only when the light portion is on?

[@jonathankraljic3047]

Can Alexa be used for audio monitoring?

[@akd9879]

Can you schedule when it turns on? Like if you want it to turn on at 7am to signal that it's time to get the day started, can you do that?

[@coles5243]

The hatch smart changing pad would be a good thing to review too. There are mixed reviews on that online. I want to get it but don’t want to waste money if it doesn’t properly weigh the baby.

[@Fathercraft]

We're on it Nicole! Just arrived at John's house the other day, in fact!

[@coles5243]

Fathercraft awesome! There was a FTM preparing for her baby’s arrival (like me) asking a mom advice board ( on FB ) about it today. Can’t wait to see the review!

[@coles5243]

I’ve heard there are a lot of glitches with this one from both the reviews and the employees at buy buy baby. That has made me wary of getting it so I’m glad you reviewed it.

[@Fathercraft]

Hey Nicole, thanks r the note. We’ve been testing two units in two separate places for about 4 weeks each. Only trouble we’ve run into is connecting one of them to WiFi originally (resolved) and one slow firmware update on one unit (got done eventually). Other than that, both have functioned flawlessly! This is one of those products that can get better over time through software and firmware updates, so it may have gotten better since other reviews. Best, Paul

[@coles5243]

Fathercraft thank you, I appreciate the feedback! I’ll put it on my baby registry or pick it up if I don’t get it.

[@emilycupp1707]

I have had a TON of connectivity issues. Can you share how you fixed them? I wake up in the morning and it won't be connected to my app anymore.

[@stuartphelps123]

Can you turn the clock off and have it be completely dark, just running the white noise? Thanks for the review

[@janethnidey6268]

How bright can this get? I'm looking for something that's bright enough for diaper changes

[@ceecee5396]

I’m also curious!!! Would like to use it for same purpose. Does anyone know?

[@Fathercraft]

Guys - this thing is legit bright. Some serious lumens pumping outta this thing.

[@ceecee5396]

@@Fathercraft bright enough to light up a small room?

[@Fathercraft]

I would think so.

[@miyakot3916]

Thanks for the review. Can you use it as a sound machine without the light and the digital clock? I'd like to use it as a sound machine but keep it pitch black. Thanks!

[@alexlewis8084]

Great video but the Alexa triggers had my echos going bonkers

[@Fathercraft]

Haha sorry about that Alex!

[@texasxo2404]

Can you just use an Alexa as a sound machine instead of this device?

[@yelizpaculoglu]

My hatch plus rest touch ring doesn’t work properly. I’ve just bought 2 of them. One of them works as it should. The other one though with my phone it’s fine every feauture is working but when you touch the ring nothing happens. When you touch the brightness buttin the device resets itself. I couldn’t find anything about this issue. If some sound is already playing when you touch the ring it shuts the noice and that’s it. Touch ring doesn’t turn on or off the device. What is the problem ?

[@pbilger55]

Does the hatch + have background audio monitoring? My thought was to pair it with a Google nest for my monitoring needs

[@Fathercraft]

Yes it does

[@lunatalino1502]

I'm looking to get the Hatch along with either the Nanit or Miku (still researching) but how would the Hatch work alongside with either the Miku or Nanit in regards to audio monitoring? I reached out to both Nanit and Miku and they both suggested disabling audio monitoring to prevent false alarms. Which is understandable but how does one then get audio monitoring back into the mix? Yes the Plus has audio monitoring but not in the sense of notifications and to the level that Miku and Nanit have it covered. Any suggestions?

[@Fathercraft]

Hello - not sure I understand the question. Are you using the hatch for the sound machine/night light features? I would suggest just using the background audio on either the Nanit or Miku.

[@lunatalino1502]

@@Fathercraft Makes sense, thanks for your reply!

[@bing0028]

will the noise machine stay on if i turn on the sounds monitor?

[@Fathercraft]

Yep Nicole.

[@shanicebowers7332]

If my WiFI goes out, would the machine still work and could it still be controlled via the machine itself??

[@Fathercraft]

Yes - it should still work using the controls on the device.

[@dmoney5442]

I notice the clock flickering during your video. Is that how it is?

[@Fathercraft]

No - it’s a frame rate to light wavelength incongruity thing. I think. But definitely not a Hatch thing.

[@nursecamacho9306]

Do I need to be in the app all the time for the audio monitor to work? I mean, can I lock my phone and keep hearing it for the entire night like a regular monitor?

[@Fathercraft]

Yep - with the background audio option on you can have your phone locked and still be able to hear the audio feed.

[@doreenclaireverano7077]

Mine keeps on disconnecting. I don’t know whats wrong with it. Every time I open the app, it’s not connected anymore. Any tips? I’ve tried resetting the device a million times, updated the firmware. NOTHING. 😢

[@Fathercraft]

I’m actually running into this issue as well. It will randomly disconnect from my WiFi but will typically reconnect after a few minutes. Unfortunately it sounds like an issue with the device.

[@drew6473]

if those bags could talk

[@Fathercraft]

Hold tight, Drew. Hold tight.

[@fullea87]

This product is awful. Stay away! When the app works, it's terrible. Setting up schedules, etc is extremely clunky and time-consuming. Our app has stopped working altogether. You can't set up or change schedules anymore and some just disappeared after the last update. Great idea, but terrible quality, app design, and support.

[@ice_ryda]

Those Alexa phrases tho 🤢