It’s a valid question. How are we really suppose to believe that the sound of something that sends the pets diving for cover can calm a baby? Well, the difference between you and your baby (and your pets), is that your baby loves noise. But not just any noise… white noise. You see, those first nine months of your baby’s life living in it’s mother’s womb, is time spent in constant noise. (Okay, technically the baby doesn’t start hearing until 18-20 weeks, but you get the id
If you haven’t heard, the womb is a very loud place, and typically, your baby’s nursery isn’t. (See my previous post, “Turn on the Noise, The Baby is Sleeping”). Unfortunately, this new and quiet world we’ve brought our babies into is quite stressful to them, which is understandable since they just spent nine months bathed in continuous noise. So it makes sense that introducing white noise to the equation is actually going to reduce their stress and provide them with a litt
“Turn on the noise, the baby’s sleeping.” Yeah, that kind of goes contrary to the typical school of thought that we should be quiet as a church mouse when it’s nap time. However, a lot of people don’t realize that life inside the womb is NOT the quiet, peaceful, tranquil place we might imagine. It’s LOUD in there… really loud. Experts say that the sound levels are right around that of a lawnmower. Imagine living your whole life where loud is what’s normal, and then suddenl