Noise Machines and Nightlights

Noreen and Chris · March 2011

Does anyone have any reccomendations for what to use for noise and nightlights? Currently, we registered for a sea turtle that shows starts on the ceiling, and a Fisher Price ocean wonders crib soother that plays music. People have been telling me to get a white noise machine instead of something with music but I still want something with lights or a nightlight. Any recommendations?

IOmommy2005 · March 2011

I would just get a regualr night light.

I SWEAR by the SLeep Sheep but Cloud B....

ksdodge · March 2011

We have used this for the past 2.5 years with DD and just got a second one for DS when he arrives. It has worked great.

https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=14643125

bethCT · March 2011

Really, I would wait and see what your LO sleeping habits are. My DD was a TERRIBLE sleeper at first and at 16 months got much better. A few months later we introduced the humidifier because the house was so dry this winter. So in essence that is her white noise machine, but this summer we'll put it away. Initially, she used the fabulous sleep sheep and that is it. Now she does use the FP aquarium and loves it. but it is all trial and error... I would not stress over needed a white noise machine yet. DD uses the hunidifier (white noise?) most nights but loves the music. When she wakes up in the middle of the night she will turn on the music and go right back down - whether the humidifier is on or not.

amy21tom · March 2011

ksdodge:

We have used this for the past 2.5 years with DD and just got a second one for DS when he arrives. It has worked great.

https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=14643125

The Homedics Spa sound machine is what we have too. It has 3 nature sounds (heartbeat, ocean and rain) 3 songs (I forget what they are), and a projector with 3 different discs (under water, jungle and sheep/stars)

Puppins · March 2011

Homedics Spa machine. $19 @ Walmart for night time. He also has a travel giraffe (same as cloud b sheep) for on the go- that works well too.

Noreen and Chris · March 2011

Thanks ladies! The Homedics machine looks great and it's inexpensive! But maybe I will wait to see what LO's sleeping habits are. Also, we have a cool mist humidifer that I could use in the meantime as some noise.

norvelln · March 2011

Have you looked at the Mommy Bear? When I had my daughter eons ago, I was given one and my daughter LOVED it. We gave it to the nursery the first night and the entire group of babies went to sleep. they loved it so much they went and bought them to have on hand. Once she got older, we took the box out and clipped the velcro strap off and she carried her "bear bear" around for quite a while.

Now that we are pregnant again, she insists that we get the new baby a "bear bear" so that he can have good dreams like she did.

Another wonderful item I used was was a tape set called Heartbeat Lullabies. It was wonderful soothing. I would play it on low when I put her down. The tape would cut off and the bear would be on a little while longer. It is on CD or MP3 download now.

I provided the links below if you want to look at them. Amazon is the shopping of choice for those of us stationed overseas! When I was stateside, I got the bear from Wal-Mart and the tapes were given to me at the hospital on post.

https://www.amazon.com/dexbaby-Sounds-Audio-Pacifier-Brown/dp/B00067AUNY/ref=sr_1_1?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1301577197&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.com/Stops-Crying-Heartbeat-Lullabies-Original/dp/B00000IQ0M/ref=sr_1_cc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301577714&sr=1-1-catcorr

wifeyvana · April 2011

I have the Happiest Baby On The Block white noise mp3 on an ipod docked on a speaker in LO's room. Works for us and the speaker has a tiny light that also works as a nightlight (anything brighter than this would keep LO up).