Maybe you've already noticed it yourself. Monotonous noises often put small children to sleep very quickly. Whether it's a hairdryer, vacuum cleaner or washing machine - a few minutes are all it takes for your child to drift off to sleep. But why is that?
Monotonous noises to help your baby fall asleep
Noises that we would probably find irritating and certainly not relaxing can act as a sleeping aid for your little one. What may seem surprising at first glance, however, has completely natural causes. When your baby was still in the womb, there was never complete silence - on the contrary! During pregnancy, babies are used to being exposed to a constant background noise: Mom's heartbeat, the rush of blood, digestive sounds and so on. This is why babies find it difficult to fall asleep in absolute silence. For this reason, you don't have to walk around on tiptoe when you want your baby to sleep. Monotonous, monotonous noises have a miraculous calming effect on babies - even cry babies.
This is one of the reasons why your baby will reliably fall asleep while driving. However, if you make a longer stop, he will be awake again in no time. However, it is hardly practical to drive your child a few kilometers to sleep, not to mention the environmental impact.
The monotonous noises of the washing machine, hairdryer or extractor hood are also very popular. Even the dishwasher and the running vacuum cleaner help some babies to sleep soundly.
If your baby really only needs this 'jump-start' to fall asleep, there is nothing to stop them from using such appliances for a short time. However, if your baby wakes up as soon as the noise stops, this will hardly help you unless you want to leave the devices running for hours on end.
Sounds on CD
An alternative is to listen to special sleep CDs with similar monotonous sounds. The sound of the sea or so-called white noise is often used. Many children calm down much better with this kind of support, and you can take a deep breath and sit back and relax for at least a while.
Soft toys with sounds
There are now also a whole range of soft toys on the market that make humming or rustling noises. There are even bears that imitate the heartbeat in the womb and other familiar sounds from the womb. A good thing - especially for parents who don't know what to do because their little one just won't settle down.
Just try out which solution works best for your baby.
The fact is: if your baby sleeps better again, this is a real blessing for you!
Not only sounds are a really good help in getting your baby to sleep, our swing2sleep spring cradle can also achieve this. Instead of a constant background noise, it ensures a deeply restful sleep with gentle rocking movements.
The swing2sleep team wishes you every success in trying it out.
