What is white noise, and why is it so beneficial for babies?
White noise is a combination of all of the different frequencies of sound. Like the color white, which is made up of all colors of the light spectrum, white noise is made up of all frequencies on the sound spectrum. Examples of white noise include the sound of ocean waves, a rain shower, a waterfall, the wind blowing through the trees and the hum of a fan. And in your baby’s case, white noise is the sound your baby heard for forty weeks while in the womb. White noise is well known to have a calming effect on both children and adults. Several people sleep with a fan running to not be disturbed by other sounds in the house. Likewise, by playing white noise while baby sleeps, most sounds will be masked. When falling asleep, the hearing of a baby is the last sense to switch off. During this period loud or unfamiliar noises as wake a baby up. For many babies, especially crying babies or babies with colic, the sound of white noise is soothing and helps them to sleep deeper and longer than ev
