The best cot mobiles

With lovely soft teddy bear characters and up to 30 minutes of lullaby music, white noise or soothing nature sounds, this cute mobile also projects a light show on the walls and ceiling. Once your baby outgrows a cot mobile, it can be used as a table-top projector. You can also clip it to your baby's pushchair, too, and there's a remote control function so you can turn it on or off without disturbing your baby. It has more than 4,500 ratings on Amazon with an average of 4.4 stars out of 5.

A simple, colourful cot mobile depicting Noah and his ark full of animals, plus a beautiful rainbow overhead. It's wooden with a string for hanging, although advice on the product says not to hang this directly over your baby's cot.

With cute, brightly coloured characters to entertain your baby, and five melodies to soothe them, this mobile is great over your baby's cot or attached to the pushchair for naps out and about. It requires three AA batteries. The songs last for about 30 minutes so plenty of time for your little one to be soothed to sleep. The universal clip makes it easy to attach and set up, wherever you might be using it.

Featuring the same characters as the smaller cot mobile featured above, this one is a larger, longer-lasting cot mobile. The melodies last for 40 minutes, and there are 18 different tunes to soothe your baby. When your baby outgrows a cot mobile, you can turn it into a standalone music box for your toddler. Requires three C batteries.

A good compact cot mobile, which is easily moved between your baby's cot and their pushchair – it's small and light, so great if you're off on holiday and want to attach it to their travel cot. Use the remote control to change the music without disturbing your baby. It features 40 melodies, plus nature sounds and white noise, and there's an integrated nightlight too, plus a timer for 10, 20 or 30 minutes.

The perfect addition to your baby's nursery whether you're decorating with a stylish grey theme or perhaps an animal theme, this mobile features four cotton safari animals to gently sway and help soothe your baby as they drift off to sleep.

We love Winnie The Pooh, and frankly why not, as the loveable bear gets more charming the older we get. Your little one will love the familiar characters that you can bring to life with a story from the Hundred Acre Wood at bedtime. The music box plays the soothing Brahms lullaby while the characters rotate.

We love the design of Skip Hop characters and this cot mobile will keep your baby entertained while awake and soothe them off to sleep with 20 minutes of music. The arm looks clunky but is designed to easily fold away – great if you're off on holiday and want to pack the mobile into a holdall. It attaches easily to your baby's cot, travel cot, or pushchair – plus you can use the Velcro straps to attach it to their car seat, too. Requires three AA batteries.

A stylish cot mobile for simple decoration of your baby's nursery, the grey tones will go with any colour scheme or to complement a grey-toned bedroom. Felt stars and clouds dangle from a wooden ring.