WHOA White Noise

Why am I already 7 weeks in and just now discovering this so called thing, "White Noise?" Actually, I have heard about it (Amy, my sister-in-law, told me before Curry was born that it was absolutely imperative to have), but last night for the first time I actually put it to use and WHOA does it work!

Time for a bit of honesty...I have been REALLY bad about letting Curry stay in bed with me. It's definitely just laziness on my part because it is so easy to feed her, then place her on the pillow next to me and cuddle up. She always falls RIGHT back to sleep AND it prolongs her sleeping periods for at least two more hours (you guessed it...I definitely jinxed myself as Curry now wakes about 2 and a half to 3 hours every night). So, I have really been struggling with this whole deal since it is a HUGE SIDS concern, and just plain stupid on my part. But, at 3:00 in the am with a screaming baby, you do what you do. Well not anymore, thanks to my new friend, White Noise. I decided to try it out last night and let me tell you, it is a miracle.

I've been doing a lot of research on sleep lately (reading books, magazines, blogs...you name it) about this whole sleeping thing because I really don't want to start bad habits (AKA: Her sleeping in bed with us every night), and it is all about routine. We have been really good about having a "nightly ritual" with her that includes: a bath, massage, warm bottle, then swaddle (although they say she really can't comprehend this whole ritual thing until three months). So, last night I bathed her, gave her a mini-massage with night-time lotion, fed her a warm bottle of breast milk, then swaddled her. She always resists the swaddle a little until I stand up, rock her and soothe her with a pacifier. Then her eyes will get so heavy that she becomes dead weight in my arms. This is when I put her in to the bassinet, which is right beside the bed. Well after all the reading I have done, the consensus is...where she falls asleep (my arms) is where she expects to wake up. So, in mid-slumber (when she opens her eyes to readjust) she freaks out if I'm not holding her like I was when she initially fell asleep. But, in order to avoid this little scenario or disruption in her sleep pattern, you're supposed to put them down when they are still somewhat awake and aware of their surroundings (Again, Curry can still not comprehend all of this, nor does she have the ability to put herself to sleep yet. Hence, the pacifier and rocking before I put her down). However, last night I turned on the Sleep Sheep (makes the White Noise), rocked her for two seconds, then put her down (still semi-awake) and she was out like a light. She didn't even make so much as a whimper when I sat her in the bassinet AND she slept for a solid four hours thanks to the lulling sounds of the Ocean. I couldn't believe it! YAY, I'm no longer torn to a desperate move of putting her in bed with me after she wakes only 30 minutes after me putting her down for the night.

Needless to say...I am sold on the White Noise and would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who cares for a recommendation. This will definitely buy any Mother of a newborn child a little more shut eye (which we all know you could kill for)! Heck, it's even helped me go straight to sleep right at the push of a button. Here's to you Sleep Sheep...thanks for giving me a little more of that oh-so-valuable sleep that seems to be unheard of now-a-days!