Is this actual magic?

[shivermytimbers]

I've just let my 5 week old, collicky baby listen to a free white noise thing on YouTube and he went to sleep!!! Immediately!!! Is this magic? Should I feel bad for hypnotising a baby? Or was it a fluke and actually I've still got to live with sleep deprivation?

[ImperialBlether]

He'll wake up being able to do magic tricks!

[BeBesideTheSea]

Who cares - go to bed and sleeeeeeeeep

[msrisotto]

I've heard this before, for adults too. I just don't understand it! HOW can that help anyone sleep? It's such an offensive noise to me!

[EsmesBees]

I used to have to leave you tube videos of hair dryers on for mine. Sometimes the adverts would come on and wake her up. Fun times.

[PseudoBadger]

It's only magic if it works on more than one night....

[shivermytimbers]

I'm in my pyjamas now and off for a snooze I've never been so excited about going to bed in my life (no offence meant to DH). Maybe he'll wake up with Harry Potter glasses on Imperial Goodnight all!

[Bambooshoots14]

You can get a white noise app I used to put on at full volume to drown out the crying

[Cabawill]

It works for both me and mine too. I have rain usually or sometimes waves. I set it to go off after 30 mins and I am never still awake then. Before I found it I would take at least 2 hours to drop off- never earlier than 2am. Now I start it at 11pm and wake up when my alarm goes off.

Not sure how this magic works though!

[Primaryteach87]

Yes, yes it is magic. I worshipped my white noise maker. Rain on YouTube worked well too. Enjoy!

[Stradbroke]

Yes it's magic. Worked wonders for my colicky baby. She is now 7 and goes to sleep listening to story books. She needs noise to sleep.

[prokupatuskrakedatus]

Yes, it's great isn't it.

I had to use a hair dryer with mine (I'm old). But for me - I use a rain and a waves app with timer. I even put it on at work when I need to concentrate.

[BexusSugarush]

Pink noise is actually better for getting babies to sleep than white noise. We've used pink noise sleep aids like Ewan the Sheep since dd was born - magical!

[Primaryteach87]

^ what's the difference between pink & white noise? (Excuse my ignorance!)