Hatch Rest 2nd Gen All-in-one Sleep Machine, Nightlight & Sound Machine

I’m so done…the second generation has been completely over engineered and it’s not even functional. The sound isn’t even loud enough…on a SOUND machine. Yet there is like 500 other things the app is trying to get me to do. Please stop the madness Hatch…don’t mess with tired mothers.

I gave it 4 stars because the device requires wifi connection. Our household runs from a hot spot that doesn’t have great connection. Hopefully in the future it can be a Bluetooth connection! It works great with the features I can use currently. It helps when the baby wakes at night for diaper changes and feedings. I’m not stumbling in the dark to find what I need. It also has a brightness adjuster so I don’t blind the baby when it is on!

We’ve tried 3 machines, multiple power cords and tech help calls. None of the machines have lasted longer than a few months - we have scrapped them all and deleted the app. Support and service was okay, but these machines miraculously stop working *right* after they are unsupported and out of warranty.

Can’t use the product properly because the app won’t update

We’ve used hatch for our toddler and new baby. I love the Hatch! It has been nice to program the Hatch for bedtime prep. Very happy with this sound machine and love all the options for programming!

We have 4 of them! And travel with it! Love it. We use the story content and breathing to calm the kiddos before bedtime every night, and it's simply part of the routine I truly wish there were more content for all ages. So much for super little kids or young elementary. But my 10 year old still benefits from breathing to come down and loooved the Rebel Girls stories. Really could use a ton more of that content, and honestly continuing through all the teen years. Hope it gets added!

Easy to use & helping so much! Highly recommended!

Disappointed in the second generation hatch when comparing it to the first generation. Second generation has a significant lag time when turning it on using the metal ring on top (approximately 3 to 5 seconds). The app updated to have a sliding bar to change volume instead of buttons which makes it difficult to slowly adjust volume. Second generation also doesn’t have a power reserve. So if it gets unplugged it turns off.

Great white noise and light machine. The variety in sounds and lights are so fun and helpful for differentiating time for our littles.

I made the mistake of not reading all the details and specifications closely on this one. I have the rest + from 2021 so I figured the 2nd generation would be better and more improved, unfortunately that is not the case. Some of the key features I value in the older version are the backup battery and the ability to also use it as a monitor/ audio speaker. If we have a power outage or wifi goes out, so does the sound machine and that can really mess up babies sleep, especially if it restarts and just defaults to the first “ring” setting, which for us is a lullaby sound and that has really startled baby in the middle of the night during a short power outage. Also the app is much more complicated and not user friendly in the newer version. The “routines” feature doesn’t easily allow for you to have a “ring” setting to tap and turn it off so I have to turn it off from the app every day. I don’t like that it requires to be plugged in at all times especially since if I just want to move it to the next room over I have to reset the whole thing when I unplug it. The only improvement I saw was that the exterior buttons were much more intuitive and easy to figure out in the dark, it’s an up and down button for volume or light as opposed to the older version which was side by side and I usually had to just guess when I couldn’t see which button was which. I had high hoped for this because we love the older version. Unfortunately I think I’m going to sell this one and go buy an older model. Overall it still accomplishes the goal of showing my toddler a red light/ sound machine when it’s sleep time and green light/ wake up sounds when it’s time to get out of bed. So for that it still gets the job done but I really miss the older features.

My daughter absolutely loves Gus. She asks to listen to Lulu's Late Night every evening. Wish there were more episodes. The sound machine and the Hatch+ content are really great.

There are cheaper options. Hate that you need a membership for full access.

Honestly, with the REST 2, I have been getting some of the best sleep I've ever gotten as an adult. It use to be hard to fall asleep but now? I am out like a light in less than 20 minutes. So happy its covered with my FSA. Best wellness purchase yet.

We loved our first Hatch product and its very simple interface. When we got a second one for another bedroom, we were dismayed that the app interface is different and far more complex than necessary. I would not recommend the Rest 2nd Gen model. Hatch, consider going back to the simpler interface. Parents are too tired for so many elaborate options.

I rated 3 out of 5 because I find it difficult to set up a program. Otherwise, I like it.

This is my second hatch. It’s glitching again on routine songs so at this point it’s not worth the cost if it can’t be used daily. Trying to figure out how to cancel my subscription, which hasn’t been easy. Pretty disappointing

I wanted a light that mimics the sunrising. This light barely makes a difference. Maybe we should have gotten the other version. It's hard to set to just wake up, I don't need a stay asleep feature, I'm not even sure what that means. The noise going off wakes us up more than the light. Just not what I expected.

Its a moderate upgrade. Not enough options for Hatch+ for the price you pay.

The app needs to be more user friendly. I like setting schedules but I need to have a clear, fast, and easy option for when I want to do something different in the moment. Also, I wish there was an option to keep sounds/lights continuous when changing a routine while it is in play.

It’s really a toss up whether my device will work correctly any given night. This is the second one I’ve had issues with now and my Hatch changing scale was just a disaster too.