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Wonderful Sounds for Sleep
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 Remember
those sounds from when you listened to your baby’s heartbeat
with the Doppler stethoscope? The environment that your baby enjoyed
for nine long months in the womb was not one of absolute quiet.
There was a constant symphony of sound -- your heartbeat and fluids
rushing in and out of the placenta. Research indicates that “white
noise” sounds or soft bedtime music helps many babies to relax
and fall asleep more easily. This is most certainly because these
sounds create an environment more familiar to your baby than a very
quiet room.
Many people enjoy using soothing music as their
baby’s sleep sound. If you do, choose bedtime music carefully.
Some music (including jazz and much classical music) is too complex
and stimulating. For music to be soothing to your baby, pick simple,
repetitive, predictable music, like traditional lullabies. Tapes
created especially for putting babies to sleep are great choices.
Pick something that you will enjoy listening to night after night,
too. (Using a CD player with an automatic repeat function is helpful
for keeping the music going as long as you need it to play.)
There are widely available, and very beautiful,
"nature sounds" CD’s that work nicely, too, as well
those small sound-generating or white-noise devices and clocks you
may have seen in stores. The sounds on these such as raindrops,
a bubbling brook or running water -- often are similar to those
sounds your baby heard in utero. A ticking clock or a bubbling fish
tank also make wonderful white-noise options.
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