The white noise machine is my new best friend. Yesterday I realized I had reached a new low when I found myself comparing my white noise machine to that of one of my girlfriends, commenting that hers was better because it was louder. Really?
With my first two children, I scoffed at friends with darkening shades and white noise machines, claiming that my children slept just as well as theirs and could sleep anywhere, anytime, without special conditions, The first part wasn't necessarily true, but the "special conditions" part was. And for the most part, they could. Because it was freaking quiet. Baby #1 had the luxury of silence when he was resting and #2 had the luxury of a mom that could keep #2 quietly entertained while he slept.
Baby #3 has two really noisy older brothers and a mom who is outnumbered by them. He also has, unfortunately for him, light and sound sensitivity issues. A winning combination, all around.
Enter the white noise machine.
This precious machine, in combination with darkening shades, a pacifier, and a soft lovey named Lamby have made it possible for my child to sleep. At first in short stretches and now in longer stretches. And at my friend's house yesterday, it allowed the child to sleep for almost THREE HOURS, despite the fact that there were 10 (yep, count 'em), TEN other children playing in the same house. I love you, white noise machine.
So those of you Bunchers with sleeping issues, don't be a white noise machine martyr like I was. Take thee to a Target immediately and get one. It looks like this. Better yet, get this one. It's louder.
I might just buy one of those. The fan that we have in the kid's rooms isn't as loud as I'd like it to be. I bought a white noise machine awhile back from Babies R Us and it was way too quiet.
Posted by: Casey | Jan 13, 2009 at 11:03 AM
we use a small fan faced away from the crib, but i'm thinking a white noise machine may really be a lot smarter!
Posted by: April | Jan 13, 2009 at 12:10 PM
We use an air purifier - works like a charm. It's small enough to pack up and take on the road with us easily if bebe is going to be sleeping in a strange place.
Posted by: Jac | Jan 13, 2009 at 01:05 PM
We also have fans in the kids room and turn them the other way. But I think we've decided a white noise machine would be a lot less cold. I love to sleep with one as well and for me I hear EVERYTHING so it helps drown out things during the night that will wake me up.
Posted by: Linda | Jan 14, 2009 at 09:17 AM
We use one that my sister in law got us from Amazon--made by Marpac. It is the LOUDEST. (yes, I brag) I scoffed at first, and now I can't live without it. The best part is we can hear it on the baby monitor, and hubby and I get the best sleep of our lives even though the machine is in the baby's room. We have the conair at the vacation house, and it is pretty good as well (plus Conair one has a bright LCD screen we use as a night light).
Posted by: Rachel S | Jan 14, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Oh yes! We've always used a white noise machine... in fact, everyone in the house has one in their room (including the Hubs and I). I splurged and got the one from Brookstone and love it!
Posted by: Ainsley | Jan 14, 2009 at 02:39 PM
I use a cold mist humidifier. It's great for background noise and dry air. Don't buy the ones that advertise that they are "quiet!"
Posted by: Jennifer | Jan 15, 2009 at 02:31 PM
We have TWO of the Conair ones..got one at Target and one at Walmart...both for under $30...don't think we could live without them!
Posted by: Krystyn | Jan 18, 2009 at 10:41 PM
We are a Marpac family - there's one in each kid's room - and at least one of them comes with us when we travel.
Posted by: Teri | Mar 22, 2009 at 07:10 PM
Yes, a white noise machine is a wonderful thing, no matter how big or small your house is.
Posted by: Gabriel Josh Mendoza | Jul 10, 2009 at 04:13 AM
I use a cold mist humidifier. It's great for background noise and dry air. Don't buy the ones that advertise that they are "quiet!"
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Posted by: FrederickGeorgette19 | Nov 07, 2010 at 07:46 AM
The white noise machine saved my sanity and helped my now 17-month old sleep when he was an infant. Now, we have a 2-month old baby in the house and a loud 17-month old and the sound machine has once again worked wonders to drown out the playful screams of the 17-month old so the 2 month old can get some sleep! I recommend the sound machine to anyone with 2 under 2!
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