Your baby can’t hear the shushing over his own crying. Holding a screaming baby while shushing like a gentle librarian is useless. The key to using white noise (sushing or from a radio) to help calm a crying baby is that it needs to be LOUDER than the crying.
It also helps to block out the noise of life (older siblings, doorbells, garbage trucks, etc.) that can interfere with naps and night sleep.ĭid you know that shushing is a sound that people universally understand and make with babies? Shushing is simply white noise that you make yourself. White noise helps babies gently navigate these arousals to get longer, more restorative naps. Ever wonder why your baby only naps for 20 minutes at a time? Well it’s because when she hits her sleep arousal at the ~20 minute mark she is unable to fall back into deeper sleep and thus her nap is over. Babies have what are called “sleep arousals”, usually about every 20-45 minutes. They fall asleep more easily and stay asleep longer. White noise creates a safe space for them by blocking out that stimulation. They’re stressed when they’re over-tired, they’re stressed because their world is more stimulating than they’re ready to handle, they’re overwhelmed with lights, faces, and excitement. What do babies get stressed about? Just about everything. White noise is hands-down the best and easiest thing you can use to help you and your baby sleep better. Or they think they are using white noise, but whatever device they are using barely makes enough noise to drown out a library whisper (yes I’m talking about you sleepy sheep – these don’t work, please don’t buy one). Or they don’t want to have to invest in a $70 white noise machine from the Sharper Image catalog. I’ve had parents tell me they don’t want to use white noise because they are afraid their baby will become addicted. It is also the sleep aid that parents most frequently DON’T use or they don’t use it CORRECTLY. White noise is hands down the most effective, easiest to implement, inexpensive sleep aid for babies. White Noise Helps Baby Sleep All babies, ALL, should have loud white noise when they sleep all the time until they are at least 1.
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