If you used a white noise machine...

ivyreb · January 2012

early on for your kiddo, how do they sleep now? We didn't really use one for my daughter (now 21 months old) but I think white noise helps my almost 5 month old son. But if I put it on a timer, he often wakes when it turns off.

If your kid slept w/ it on all night (we'd keep it kind of low), do they still need it? Can they handle quiet? I'd prefer not to need it for a 2 year old, for example...

thanks!

KoalaBear103 · January 2012

We still use it. He was a horrible sleeper for the the first 12 months of his life, I'm not doing anything to mess with it! If he needs a sound machine until he's 12 he can have one!

MrsMommyQ · January 2012

We got one for DD when she turned 1 bc she was waking up from naps really easily and it was frustrating.

She's 18 months now and she definitely doesn't need the noise machine to fall asleep. In fact, tonight I forgot to put it on and she was totally fine.

kmawb · January 2012

KoalaBear103:
We still use it. He was a horrible sleeper for the the first 12 months of his life, I'm not doing anything to mess with it! If he needs a sound machine until he's 12 he can have one!

I agree. We've been using since we brought DD home from the hospital. She slept in our room for the first 3 months and we used it to diffuse the noise of DH's snoring, now we have it on all night in her room because her room is on the street side of the house and I don't want traffic noise/car doors closing to wake her up. If she wants a sound machine in her room I have no problem with it at all - in fact DH and I have trouble sleeping if the air purifier in our room isn't on (DD likes to push the buttons on it) and even the rain running through the gutters will wake me up.

flyingsaucer · January 2012

I still use one for my 3 year old! I planned to stop, but then I got preg with #2, so I figured we should continue to use it so that that DS' sleep would not be disturbed when DD was born. He does fine without it (when we travel, etc), but I prefer to use it "just in case"... I will do ANYTHING for sleep :-)

ivyreb · January 2012

ha ha, thanks all. I think I'm sold! sounds like a good deal... machine = sleep. right on!

jaxxx15 · January 2012

He has an IPOD and docking station in his room...and we have the Baby Soothe app and we have used it since day one....I had a playlist for labor on it:) Didn't work but at least DH thought of me:..LOL

Chrissy1019 · January 2012

KoalaBear103:
We still use it. He was a horrible sleeper for the the first 12 months of his life, I'm not doing anything to mess with it! If he needs a sound machine until he's 12 he can have one!

This is us as well. I am NOT rocking the sleeping boat! He sleeps with a white noise machine on rain and a box fan on medium in the hallway.

sw_in_kc · January 2012

We bought a white noise CD when DD was maybe 4 months old, and I wish I had bought it sooner. She still sleeps with it and like PP, she can have it as long as she wants it.

abb08 · January 2012

I'm with most everyone else...DS can keep his white noise forever. I have slept with a white noise machine my entire adult life and I think my nights are only better because of it!

PolishWonder · January 2012

heck, I sleep with a white noise machine! LO has the machine and a fan in her room.

hydies33 · January 2012

We play a white noise track on repeat on an iPod for nap time and bed time. He started sleeping so much better/longer when we introduced it. It helps drown out our noise like the TV or the dog barking. Whatever allows him to sleep and give us some sleep too is fine with me!