| Frequently Asked Questions About White Noise and Baby Sleep Sounds for Babies |
 This is where you will find answers to questions about white noise for babies most commonly asked by parents, including instructions on how to play and use Baby White Noise for optimum effectiveness. If you have additional questions about baby white noise, please visit ourwhite noise blog or feel free to contact us. About Baby White Noise
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What exactly is white noise, and why is it so beneficial for newbons, infants and babies? Despite its name, white noise is not a noise. Rather, it is a sound frequency or signal, a subtle, steady sound found in nature, such as the sound of ocean waves gently caressing the shore, a rain shower, a waterfall, or even the hum of a vacuum cleaner or clothes dryer. For many babies, especially crying sleepy babies and babies with colic, the monotony of an external noise is especially soothing. (How often have you gotten drowsy with the gentle sound of a motor running?) That's why many pediatricians recommend white noise as part of a baby's sleep regimen. In addition, general environmental noise, like noisy traffic outside the baby's nursery or loud noises created by the baby's siblings, may upset your baby or keep your newborn infant awake. Research has also shown that a steady stream of the same peaceful sound, such as white noise, can filter and mask distracting noises, while at the same time calm your child down. That's why white noise is a very safe and effective sleep sound for babies.
How is Baby White Noise different from other white noise and baby sleep sounds I see elsewhere? One of the key things you'll notice about Baby White Noise is just how smooth and steady our sounds are. This is a critically important benefit, because any variations, gaps or other extraneous sounds that disrupts the flow of steady sound can be unsettling to your baby. You can hear that smooth sound quality for yourself in our Baby White Noise. We know this because we are pioneers in the field of white noise. Baby White Noise CDs and MP3 downloads are not a sideline product or an afterthought. It's all we do. Our only objective is to provide our customers with the best white noise sounds for baby available at an affordable price. These are not the low quality CDRs burned on a home computer and offered at bargain bin prices. Our Baby White Noise sounds use authentic sounds, not artificial ones, to deliver white noise as close to Mother Nature as possible. The sounds are digitally recorded at 24-bit/96 kHz (the highest recording quality currently available) in a professional 48-track digital recording studio, and replicated in a state-of-the-art facility to give you and your baby the highest quality and effective white noise you expect and deserve. With Baby White Noise, you'll have the confidence and peace of mind knowing that you're providing your baby superior ear-pleasing white noise sounds that can effectively calm, soothe and settle.
Why can't I just use the noise in vacuum cleaners, motors and other machines? Isn't that white noise? No! Vacuum cleaner sounds and blow dryers are noises; white noise is a sound frequency. With electric motor noises, you have no control over loudness, tone, sound frequency or pitch, which can cause ear fatigue and irritability from prolonged exposure. (Can you imagine your baby listening to a vacuum cleaner or blow dryer all night?) Besides, who wants all those harmful allergens in the vacuum cleaner blown into the air around your baby? Baby White Noise digitally records the actual sounds of each of the motor hums for greater authenticity, and then remasters them for baby's sensitive hearing.
Can't I use white noise makers, such as white noise machines or generators, for my baby? White noise machines, generators and makers may not be suitable for babies. The sound quality of a white noise machine that plays mono sound cannot compare to the rich full stereo sound you can get from playing our white noise cds and mp3 downloads on your CD player. With a white noise maker, there is also less control over the bass and treble controls that let you play the precise sound needed to mask extraneous noises while supplying enough white noise sound to calm and soothe your restless, fussy baby to sleep. Those are two of many reasons why our white noise for baby cds and mp3s may be better for your child. Please visit our Baby White Noise vs. White Noise Machines section of our website.
Why are your sound files 74 minutes long, and not 75 minutes? We follow industry standards when it comes to CD capacity, to ensure that you can play it on virtually any CD player, or "burn" an MP3 on a standard-sized CD using available software. That's why we opt to use the standard 74-minute CD. Additionally, we're a company of integrity and professionalism. So rather than resort to glib advertising and tout "75 minutes" to make us sound better, we prefer to be straightforward about the number of minutes of quality sound you'll receive.
Why don't you offer shorter length MP3s, such as 10 minutes, 20 minutes or 30 minutes long? Because it's not in the best interests of your baby! Let us explain: Pediatricians and Child Psychologists alike will tell you that newborns, infants, babies and toddlers need at least 35 minutes of uninterrupted baby white noise sleep sound to fall into a peaceful, natural and healthy sleep. A 10-minute .mp3 will be ending just as the baby is beginning to relax and settle down, becoming ready to transition into sleep. "Looping" the short .mp3 so it repeats and plays over and over is of no use either, as there is a "gap of silence" between the end of the .mp3 and when it loops to start over again. So what really happens is that there is solid sound for 10 minutes, then it abruptly stops with complete silence for any number of seconds, then abruptly starts again. Not a pleasant way to wake up! If baby did fall to sleep during the first 10 minutes of the .mp3 playing, the sound-silence-sound may abruptly awaken baby out of sleep by the very tool that was supposed to help the baby sleep! Being startled awake by an abrupt loud sound is not a good way to wake up, whether you are a baby or an adult. At Baby White Noise, we strongly suggest using the longer and more effective 74-minute .mp3. A 74-minute .mp3 is the perfect length to assure it can be burned to a CD by any CD burning software without error, but most importantly, it will allow baby to fall asleep and transition into a natural healthy sleep state before the .mp3 ends or repeats again. We purposely use long, gentle fade-ins and fade-outs on both ends of our .mp3s to ensure no abrupt beginnings and endings. Our baby white noise sleep sounds slowly transition from sound to silence and silence to sound without waking the child. Our CDs and .mp3s are designed for both "one time play" and "repeat" mode play.
Can you guarantee that Baby White Noise will relax my baby, even help her fall asleep? Well, our lawyers tell us that we cannot come right out and make this claim. However, what we can tell you is that we have thousands of satisfied parents, grandparents and other child caregivers who swear by the results! That's why we believe that once you play Baby White Noise for your little one, you'll join our many customers (especially those whose children are now grown) who've asked the question, "Where were you when my kids were little and fussy?"
BabyWhiteNoise.com is a division of Sounds for Better Living, LLC, an audio development and production company providing premium audio products that address relaxation and sleep issues in infants and children since 1985. As specialists in the field of white noise, we have developed Baby White Noise products that are carefully calibrated to provide optimum sleep and relaxation benefits to infants and children as well as babies displaying the symptoms of colic, while accommodating baby's sensitive hearing. Sounds for Better Living, LLC audio relaxation products have been embraced and used by hundreds of thousands of satisfied parents who have purchased our white noise CDs in the USA and worldwide. By the way, in the interest of protecting the environment for future generations, we package our CDs in beautiful full color earth-friendly recyclable cardboard jackets rather than in petroleum-intensive plastic CD jewel cases.
What's the best way to listen to your online sound samples? Our free Baby White Noise samples should be played at a comfortable level (not loud). We suggest turning your speakers all the way down, start playing the sound sample, then turn the volume up gradually until the sound is at a low comfortable volume level. Please note that the quality of the sound you'll hear depends on the quality of the speakers of your device.
Which Baby White Noise sound is best for my baby? It depends on your baby and the circumstances; that's why we offer a variety of white noise sounds, all of which are known to offer calming benefits. For example, based on their reaction to the sounds, some babies may prefer the pitch of a vacuum cleaner sound while others may find the lower toned hum of a clothes dryer more soothing. If you're still not sure, the Baby White Noise Sampler is suggested. You'll have the opportunity to try seven of our most popular sounds, albeit in smaller sound files, to see what works best for your baby on your sound equipment, before buying the full-length 74-minute versions.
How should I play and use Baby White Noise for my baby? For best results, please follow these simple directions:
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Do you have a blog I can review to learn more about white noise for babies? Yes! Please take a few moments to visit our white noise blog, featuring articles, advice and information about white noise for babies. We're constantly updating this blog all the time, so check in often. You can also post your questions and comments, so let us hear from you! I have more questions about Baby White Noise. Who can I contact? For questions about our Baby White Noise, please feel free to contact us at info@babywhitenoise.com and we'll reply as quickly as possible.
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