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your baby starts crying, so you pick up and look at your phone? i can't imagine this actually being helpful, and i feel sorry for people who think they need something like this in order to understand what their baby wants. maybe it's just supposed to be funny.

Oh, if only my sister-in-law had an iphone! My husband and I are expecting our first this month. She keeps telling us not to look to her for help understanding why the baby is crying.

No way! Nope! Parenting has never been, and will never be, an exact science. No computer program will ever stand in for a parent's love, empathy, and nurturing skills. I totally understand the desire to have help when you can't figure out why the baby's crying (I've got two kids of my own) but that's part of becoming a creative problem-solver...and learning about your kid's unique temperament, likes and dislikes, etc. Please don't fall for this gimmick. Maybe it's got entertainment value, but that's it!

Oh my. This is terrible. It's really not that hard to figure out why a child is crying if you actually pay attention. Then again, a lot of parents don't do that whole "paying attention" thing these days. This app will likely be very popular with that set, and that makes me sad. Even if it were accurate (and I'm guessing it's not anywhere close to 100%) it's just sad. An iPhone app cannot replace the loving, caring concern of a mother, father, or other caretaker. Shame on anyone that would rely on this rather than actually trying to figure out why the baby is crying themselves.

I heard a story on NPR where a host of one of the shows tried it with her kid ---- didn't work at all. Like, not at all.

This doesn't work?! Surely you jest!

It's a joke. If you didn't know it was a joke, sounds like the problem lies with you and not a fun little iPhone app.

I think it's funny that there's a cry that translates as "teddy bear."

The only thing I can say for sure is that if I cried right now, that zzZZZZZ thing would light up... :)

Oh seriously, people, a bit of lightening up! This thing isn't that different from Dunstan's system, and I BET it doesn't cost as much.

Even Dunstan's system doesn't work for all babies. They're all different!

This was a Simpsons episode!

Wow, lots of people hating this application!

In the wise words of Seth Myers, "What your baby probably wants is for you to put down your iphone."

i would consider this fun if the bottle were replaced with milk-spraying breasts, if the teddy bear were replaced with a cuddly grandma, and if the "annoyed" text under the diapering symbol would instead read "i shat myself!"