The Secret to Longer Sleep Stretches
When prepping the nursery, we dream of calm, serenity, and silence. We tiptoe around. We whisper.
Big mistake.
I learned the hard way that total silence is actually scary for a newborn. They just came from a place (your belly!) that is as loud as a vacuum cleaner running 24/7. The quiet night air feels like a giant, empty void to them.
Enter our new best friend: the white noise machine. Honestly, it’s not the sexiest item on the baby registry. But that constant sound, that perpetual "shhhhh," is pure magic.
It does two important things:
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It masks sudden noises (the dog barking, the floorboards creaking as you try to escape the room after putting them down).
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It creates a "sleep signal." The brain hears the sound and knows it’s time to calm down.
It runs all night at our house. And honestly? Even I sleep better with it now. It’s become the guardian of everyone’s sleep.
Are you team total silence or team white noise at your place?
