I'm always amazed when babies/toddlers stay asleep without white noise... we use a white noise machine, and Olive still gets woken up by Charlie on a regular basis!
Do you use a white noise machine?
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we have a cd with white noise and rainful sounds that we put on repeat at night
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We put a rainfall track on repeat. I'm not thrilled this is how our Bose sound dock is being put to use, but we have it on pretty loud to drown out noise. Our house is pretty small and it's the only way we can watch tv and get stuff done around the house. Although, i still "shhh" DH once in a while. haha
I'm pretty sure she can sleep without it now, but i'm afraid to stop using it!
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Nope, I never wanted to start a habit with white noise!
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we have the gentle giraffe & love it! it turns off after 45 min, but it doesnt bother her, right now it just gets her to give up the good fight & fall asleep!
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Yes but sometimes she can fall asleep without it! When we're visiting DH's family and it's a ton of people she just goes to sleep sometimes. I think she's trying to tune everyone out!
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Yep!
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Yes! Only because lo is such a light sleeper
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We just use a fan, works great since that's how DH and I need to sleep
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I use one for myself! I can't sleep without it.
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Oh wow, how can anyone function without one? I'd go crazy tiptoeing around my house while she slept. I've even gotten hooked on it myself due to the noise over the monitor.
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Yes, it's a must. LO is such a light sleeper and has been since birth.
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We can't live with out the Ecotones sound and sleep machine. M was in our room for a long time and I can't sleep to blank white noise, but this machine has a very soothing crickets/meadow setting that I can live with! Now M is out of our room, but we still use it to help her sleep through loud distractions, which is necessary with a toddler in the house
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We have the sleep sheep and use it when putting her down, although she falls asleep without it and stays asleep through the night without it. We try and make it part of her routine though so she has external cues that it's time for sleep. She seems to like the whale sound the best.
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i use one and we also plan on getting one for the baby's room. the bedrooms in our apartment face a courtyard and sometimes there is noise from people talking or walking through that can be disruptive. also, our apartment is small, and i want to be able to do things after the baby (hopefully) falls asleep!
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The white noise machine is the only way Baby Nolan will sleep in his bassinet. Which is awesome for us, when I haven't forgotten it my mothers house....
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We use the sleep sheep. He sleeps fine once it turns off as long as there are no unexpected loud noises. I think we're going to get one that stays on before Baby Brother comes along.
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Nope, apparently noise in the womb is at around 90 decibels and most of the noises in our house (dog barking, tv etc) she's been hearing for the nine months she was in utero so our LO sleeps through most household noises.
LO also sleeps downstairs during the day in her pram (we have a bassinette attachment) so she's used to hearing the tv etc and DH has even managed to vacuum right around her without waking her up!
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We use TWO - a machine and an app. We live on a very busy street with lots of sirens and such.
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@autumnlove: Same here.
We have used one when visiting family, as the sounds there aren't usually the sounds she knows from home (dogs, other children)
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I have the one you guys recommended, and have been using it for maybe 2 months now. It has absolutely improved my sleep by A LOT, thanks!!
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We don't use a white noise machine but do use small Vordano fans in both rooms as white noise and to help circulate air around. My oldest is always so hot and he sweats when he sleeps, even in these cold temps!
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We used one religiously for the first 3-4 months. Just the sound of it would help calm her when she was fussy. Now she can sleep without it but we still usually either use it or a humidifier to have some white noise. Our house is really echo-y so it blocks out our talking, tv, etc.
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DD sleeps great without one but I'm kinda worried about what will happen when the baby arrives so I might have to introduce one.
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We used it the first few months (I think until she was 4-months old), but she never seemed like she needed it - she was fine with or without it. She doesn't sleep with one now and she is a great sleeper!
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Yes we love it and DS can sleep through anything!!! It is great!
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@mrbee: Yes! We have the marpac thanks to your recommendation. It's one of our "must-have" items!
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@Sweet T: awesome!!
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Yep! Well, we use a white noise app on an old iPhone. It's really more for us than LO though as DH has forgotten to turn it in a few times with no repercussios. We can make as much noise as we want without worrying about waking him up.
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