White Noise

Still getting to know how best to settle my 6 day old baby but have heard good things about white noise. How is it best used? Do you put it on purely when you want them to sleep? How long does it take for your baby to settle from it? Any and all advice would be appreciated! (Or other settling tips!)

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I used white noise for all sorts of naps .. car / pram / cot. Some parents swear by letting kids get used to all sorts of noises and cool if that works for them but my girl was so sensitive to sound. White noise has been a dream. She still uses it at night on her Hatch and she’s nearly 3. They say that white / pink noise replicates sounds in the womb .. you can even get machines that play heart beat sounds. For us I think it was comfort for her and also conditioning .. she hears the sound .. she knows it’s time to sleep or rest.

Lumi machine is great if you want a portable one! Xx

My daughter has white noise at night, we was in the hospital for 3 nights before coming home and she was used to the noise of other babies/machines ect. So just needed a constant noise.

I do hoover and create noise when she is asleep if she’s downstairs. And she’s got used to it. Xx

I used white noise at nite I used the sound of the womb on you tube and that works well for mine

My daughter is 20 months now and I'm still using white noise for her day nap and at night. We just have it playing through an Alexa in her room and have linked it to a tablet. We download a 10 hour white noise and just have it looping so it always plays 👍

I know this is slightly different to what you asked.. I didn't use any white noise or mobile during the day, I only used to play the mobile music and put him in a sleep bag at night to try and differentiate day and night.. I've now got (19 months later) a little one who sleeps amazingly at night :) he's still a contact napper during the day, but loves his blanket to go to sleep with during the day :) x

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