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My son is almost 2 months old (self.dadsonly)

submitted 2 years ago by cocobean to c/[email protected]

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And he's pretty hecking cute.

Here's a link to his favorite YouTube video! https://youtu.be/nMfPqeZjc2c

We watch it every night. It helps preserve my sanity. 😊

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My daughter (second kid) is also two months old.

Is the white noise for your sleep or for his? 🙃

I read about white noise for sleeping (especially in an American context) all the time but never tried it. Do you use it for falling asleep or for staying asleep?

[–] cocobean 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Falling asleep! Especially when it seems like he's overtired or overstimulated, it can almost be like a "magic switch" sometimes. 😁

We leave it on for a while after he's fallen asleep too, though I'm not sure how much that helps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Hmm I will try this. The little one is very agitated in the evening and it takes a lot of carrying her and walking around. Maybe this makes it a little bit easier. 👍

[–] cocobean 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah worth a go! My only caution would be volume; it's easy to not realize how loud white noise actually is until you turn it off.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Seconding the white noise suggestion. I have an almost 2 month old daughter and it really made the difference when setting her down.

She used to fuss a bit when going from asleep being held to laying down in her basinet, and would work herself back up to crying, but she does a lot less with the white noise.