Review: SoundSleep for Babies CD
Clue one: The soothing, subtle sound of the heartbeat
Clue two:Ambient, soft conversation sounds
Answer: The SoundSleep for Babies CD, from Sound Science
A lot of parents, especially frustrated ones, have tried products that say they’ll help soothe your baby. And then you turn it on. Far less from soothing, they seem to actually be bothering both you and the baby.
That’s not true with the SoundSleep for Babies CD. The very first time I used the product I was amazed. I put the CD in the player, hooked up the headphones (making sure the volume was appropriate), and put them on a fussy baby.
BAM – silence. A doe-eyed, blinking baby was calm. Maybe from the new experience of headphones, but something tells me it was the womb-like sounds quieted baby.
That’s right: womb-like! Muffled heartbeats (not Tale Tell Heart sounds like in some other products) and muted background conversations all helped baby calm.
Pros:
- Comprised of actual recordings from the womb, digitally enhanced
- Based on medical, scientific, and audio research
- Calms even the fussiest of babies quickly
- Plays for one hour
- Keeps baby asleep
Cons
- Unless the room is super quiet, I had to use headphones – otherwise, just playing them on a CD player, baby was uninterested
I am always skeptical about products that say they will quiet a baby fast – especially if they’re just going to play music and sounds. But the SoundSleep CD has proven me wrong (well, as far as this CD alone goes!). The CD has now become a mainstay in my household, keeping baby comfortable and asleep longer, making sure accidental loud noises are a thing of the past.
Note: The CD plays for an hour. It is suggested that you put the player on REPEAT, keeping the sounds going as long as you feel.