Love the idea! I got it for my hubby who deployed a few months back, a week after he left we found out I was 4 weeks prego! So when I found out the sex of the baby I recorded the heart beat and made a huge box of its a boy! for him and the bear in it too... That was the first time he heard the heart beat I do have to say it was the best idea ever, we still have the bear today, and it still plays strong after 2 yrs! If you have a family member that cant be there for the baby or you miss a child and want to send them a message this is deff a great idea and way to do it!