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Marpac dohm white noise machine!

@kjpugs: it's just white noise, like static. That what I've foun to be the best at drowning out background noise. It doesn't have a timer and goes indefinitely (til you turn it off). And it's not expensive and it's small.

My friend swears by the Marpac one-- she has one in her bedroom and is getting one for the baby's room. I'm not convinced it's worth 3 times as much as a regular one though. I think it depends on how much noise you have to block-- like, if you live on a sort of busy street, or near a police station or hospital with the sirens, it prob would drown out noise better, but if you just want some constant background noise, I'm not sure.

We have the Graco noise machine - it has normal white noise, a variety of nature noises, and lullabies, too. And no auto-off. We love it.

We have a humidifier that we use in the winter because it gets really dry here in Toronto.

No night light.

I have the munchkin white noise machine/projector/night light and really like it. I also have a mobiglo nightlight and portable light.

A humidifier is a must when they have a cold - you can't give them any drugs, so anything that helps their comfort is a godsend. I have a Vicks humidifier and hate it. I wish I had gotten a crane.

I have that $20 homedic soundspa sound machine. I wanted the option of the timer, or leaving it on. Haven't used it with the baby yet but we have one in our room (with a clock on it) and like it.

Can't help you with florida humidity but I live in the north, and we got the crane humidifier that looks like a raindrop. We'll probably only use it in the winter; it's plenty humid here in the summer but very dry in wintertime. I have read that humidifiers can cause more problems with allergies an mold spores. So if you're not feeling you need one, I wouldn't bother!

I have the marpac sound machine. It's the best thing we could have ever purchased for her sleep. She hears it go on (we turn it on when we go in her room to put on pj's and start reading) and she visibly calms down. We put a very low wattage lightbulb in a lamp and use that as a nightlight. I also have a night light we bought from Walmart for $3 that plugs in the wall. It stays on all day and night - it's a very low light but enough to give some light so it's not pitch black in there.

@kjpugs: our friend gifted us this sound machine - http://www.amazon.com/myBaby-Soundspa-Lullaby-Machine-Projector/dp/B008KG5R6I/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1367181661&sr=8-10&keywords=sound+machine - it wasn't even something i registered for (i wanted the marpac), but it has been one of the best, well-used gifts we've gotten! it has 6 sounds (heartbeat, ocean, rain, twinkle twinkle, rockabye baby, and cradle), and it comes with a projector screen. my daughter loves looking at the moon and stars on her ceiling while listening to twinkle twinkle... and i turn it off right before i leave the room. when she was an infant, we just kept the heartbeat sound on all night and it really soothed her. we've been using it all 28-months of her life and it's still going strong!

we don't use a night light, but a humidifier has been essential for us, especially when the kids are sick. we use it every night even when she isn't sick because sometimes when we don't turn it on, she'll wake up with a bloody nose from the dryness. we live in california, so it can get pretty dry.

edit: by the way, my friend purchased our sound machine from target... it's cheaper there. i noticed on amazon it's $30 + $10 shipping. don't get it on amazon!