question if your LO sleeps with a white noise machine

mobiz

i fought getting a white noise machine for my DS when he was a newborn because i was scared he'd get so used to it that he wouldn't be able to sleep without it.  he was SUCH an awful sleeper for months and months that eventually i gave in, and now he uses it every night.  we live in the middle of the city so there is quite a bit of outside noise.

now we are having baby #2, and they will be sharing a room after the first few months in our room.  i'm debating getting this LO a white noise machine to start in our room from day 1 (maybe it will help this baby be a better sleeper than DS--or so i dream

but once they are sharing a room, do you think it would be crazy to have two white noise machines in one room? one by each child? it's not a huge room, but i feel like they need the noise right next to the bed to make it worth it.  not sure one machine makes enough noise for the whole room.

WWYD?

groovygrl

Not sure what kind of machine you have but mine can be turned up pretty loud (too loud in my opinion, I keep it at about 1/2 volume) & I can't imagine having two in there. It has always been either on a dresser a few feet from crib or at one point (due to lack of plugs) on the floor a few feet from a crib. Unless it is really quiet (which seems to defeat the purpose) I would think one would be fine.

mobiz

groovygrl:

Not sure what kind of machine you have but mine can be turned up pretty loud (too loud in my opinion, I keep it at about 1/2 volume) & I can't imagine having two in there. It has always been either on a dresser a few feet from crib or at one point (due to lack of plugs) on the floor a few feet from a crib. Unless it is really quiet (which seems to defeat the purpose) I would think one would be fine.

it's not super loud....not super quiet either--but it's right next to DS's crib and is just loud enough for him right there. maybe i need to sneak in there tonight and really evaluate how it sounds on the other side of the room.  but it's a one-level-volume machine, no option of up/down.

bobbs420

My thought would be to get an inexpensive small cd player, and a white noise cd. We have this set-up in DS's room, and you can adjust the volume to go as loud or soft as you want. It absolutely fills the whole room. I would do this instead of getting another small machine or having 2 running at the same time.

jenn_darrin1515

my girls share a room and 1 white noise machine...it works fine for them...

queenie521

We have a regular cd/alarm clock that has nature sounds. This is what I use for white noise and you can turn it VERY LOUD. I wouldn't see buying a second one.