There is lots of conventional wisdom out there that says parents should teach their babies to sleep through noise, from day one. We hear this sometimes from our consultation clients - friends and family members blame them (the parents) for their babies' short naps and nighttime waking, saying that they (the parents) simply need to teach the baby to sleep through noise. Because then, the baby wouldn't wake up so much! Oh, if only it were that simple. ;) How Noise Affects Baby
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Can You Teach Baby to Sleep Through Noise?
A friend of mine just had a baby and she gave me the idea for this article. Her family was urging her to "get the baby used to sleeping with noise." If I had a dime every time someone told me part of my son's sleep problems were because he needed to get used to sleeping with noise... Well, I'd probably only have $5, but still, it was really frustrating to hear! Here's what I've learned in my years of experience helping families with their sleep... YOU CAN'T GET A BABY TO GET USED TO NOISE AND