New Baby on the Way - Hollywood,FL

We just have one daughter who is almost 2 and we keep a hepa filter right outside her door on all the time for the white noise (and it keeps the air clean!). It really helps when my husband has the TV up too loud!! When you are in her room with the door shut you really can't hear anything.

He will get used to it after a while, and you should prepare for two crying babies for a while!!! Just do what you need to do quickly and without waking up everybody. It'll progress naturally. Mine were 20 months apart. You will be tired for a little while then you'll get into a pattern. good luck!

I agree, he will adjust naturally. To avoid the crying babies, I would consider a co-sleeper crib that attaches to the side of your bed. That way you can get to your little one before s/he starts to cry in the first place. My oldest son was 3yrs old when I had twins and they never woke eachother up because I had the co-sleeper so I could hear the twins stirring and get them fed before they fully woke up and had to start crying to get my attention. I also breast fed so it was an easy set-up for feeding ;> but if you are going to bottle feed you can have bottles ready in the fridge, pampers/wipes laid out. I used to think of it as a pit stop for the race car. Filled up and cleaned up as quick as possible!

May your family continue to be blessed!
A.

Good Morning L.,

Try using a fan in his room, it doesn't necessarily need to blow on him, but it will cause 'white noise'. This works with my younger ones in the past.

Good Luck,

J.

L.,

Our central air broke one night in July so we went out and bought floor fans for each room. I noticed that my then 10-month-old slept great with the fan on. It drowns out all other noise and it's a constant sound (instead of music that changes). We used to have trouble with the neighbors too, but now we can't even hear them when they throw a party. My son is now 16 months and we still put the fan on low. He never hears any other sounds in the house, which is sometimes miraculous. The only problem is that he has trouble staying asleep anywhere else without the fan. It's worth it to me, though. I've been known to take the fan with me. :P

-T.

My kids rooms are next to eachothers, so I use small fans. The sound is soothing and I find that it helps them sleep better.

I agree that he will probably adjust to the new sounds. We are in a similar situation except my daughter is nearly two. A friend suggested a cd with a baby crying to play periodically just so the older "baby" gets used to the sound. I haven't tried it but she said her older baby was so used to the sound he wasn't really phased by the new baby.

You don't wont to put a radio in a babies room, you'll cause him to develope sleep problems at a early age.the first thing you do by prepairing him, you tell him it's his baby in order to eliminate any jealousy. And than you do as plan, just let it all come naturally. Also don't be in expectation of a crying baby, this baby could be quite as a house mouse, you'll find, all babies are not the same. Just take it one day at a time.
P.

Hi L.,

My middle son was a bit older when the baby came along, but he was a light sleeper as well. I was worried as any parent would be. It took about a week or so, but my son adjusted to it naturally. I think that the best thing is to let him adjust in his own time, it will happen but you need to be patient.

S.
SAHM of 3 boys

Funny thing. My son is 14 months older than my daughter. Also a light sleeper, I was terrified of bringing the new baby home. We kept her in a bassinet next to our bed so that she wouldn't wake him with her cries in the middle of the night and so that we could optimize our own sleep time.
After my daughter was 2 months old, we tried her in his room. I took away the morning nap (which he rarely got anyway) and made sure I had her food ready as soon as I heard the first movements.
It has worked well for us. He sleeps through the night even when she is a little fussy. Too bad I can't do the same for afternoon naps. He still wakes the minute he hears movement from anyone anywhere in the house!!

Try using a small fan in your son's room to provide an even, constant noise that shouldn't affect his sleep but at the same time will drown out some of the noise coming from outside of his room. It worked for my light sleeper! Good luck!

L.,

I bought a white noise machine for my baby's room. It makes a constant sound like the fans do, but without the breeze. It does block out quite a lot. He is a light sleeper and I have a very noise 12 year old who stays up later than he does so it really helps with his restless sleeping. Good luck!

K.

I use a fan to creat white noise for my children. It works great. My duaghter slept though most of the baby's crying.

My oldest was 13 months when my youngest was born. I had the little one in my room until he was about 8 months old...never had two babies screaming at once. :) Good luck... I was terrified of the same exact thing. It never seemed to bother my oldest.

Start making noise around the house and then put him right back to sleep... try not to take him out of the crib or turn on the light... just reassure him that you are there. I was in th same situation about 4 months ago. I had a month to go and an 18 month old who was a fussy sleeper. Well it kind of worked. She is used to sleeping while we watch tv in the room next door and even if the baby cries. She still wakes up every once in a while but the fact that I taught her to stay in the crib rather than pick her up makes the falling asleep faster so much easier. I just lean into her crib abd whisper mommy is here. Tuck her in and give her my hand to hold. When I see the grip is gtting lighter I know it is ok to go back to my room.
PS it also helps if Daddy starts going over to him rather htan you (Specially if you plan to breast feed) that way your little boy will be used to the fact that mommy is not the onlyone that can come to him at that time.
Good luck and congrats!!!

I have a mobile in my sons room that can be set to play white noise, water, nature sounds, or music. I just keep it up as High as I can so he can't reach it. It seems to help keep him asleep pretty well. I also kept him in the room with me for the first few months. With the room doors closed my daughter could barely hear her new brother crying.