IF sleepless nights and dark circles sound familiar, the chances are you’re a new mum with a very restless baby.
But fear not, because new data gathered by Bluebell, the award-winning smart baby monitor, has revealed the most effective noises and lullabies to send your baby off to sleep soundly.
The brand has delved deep into their lullaby and noise data and the results have proven very enlightening.
Tracking 440,000 hours of lullabies played by Bluebell users over the past six months, the brand has revealed the joint most effective noise to play to encourage babies to sleep soundly are white noise and pink noise, which both received 28% of listeners.
And it seems us adults have a lot in common with our mini me’s too – because they also enjoy nodding off to the sound of rain.
However, when it comes to classic lullabies, “Hush Little baby” and “Twinkle Twinkle” came out on top with a respectable 10% of sleep-deprived parents tuning in.
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Other noises which settled little ones included womb sounds and wave noises.
But perhaps the biggest surprise was that Claire De Lune Classical Piece received 6% of listeners.
In addition, the research revealed that 3am is the most popular time to play a lullaby, as parents use these features to soothe baby back to sleep. So while it may feel like it in the early hours, you really are not alone!
Dr Markus Bergman, co-founder of Bluebell commented: “Countless research shows how music and lullabies enhance babies’ development. Lullabies especially have been shown to promote relaxation and improve sleep quality in infants.
“Lullabies as background noise have also been shown to enhance cognitive function, so it’s great for parents to play these songs to their little ones to aid their development and quality of sleep.
“Lullabies don’t just help with sleep, but many studies have found that they can increase an infant’s attention and brain processing and encourages displays of positive emotion.”
Countless research shows how music and lullabies enhance babies’ development
Dr Markus Bergman
Other parents have shared their baby-related stories online, including one mum who has shared a simple ‘cuddle hold’ which gets overtired babies to sleep every time.
Elsewhere, a baby sleep expert told how to stop your kid waking up every time you put them in their cot with one simple move.
Another revealed she loved her eldest’s name so much she decided to give it to his younger brother.
