White Noise Machines are available for purchase!
Pediatricians often recommend white noise to parents of fussy or colicky babies. White noise is recognized throughout the pediatric medical community for its benefits in easing colic, calming crying and helping infants fall asleep. Not only is it helpful for babies, but older children can also benefit from the introduction of white noise particularly if there is also a noisy sibling in the home!
White noise contains a mixture of sound waves extended over a wide frequency range. This unique noise calms by blocking out unwanted sounds and allows the child to “tune in” to the sound.
White noise helps shut out agitating factors that trigger crying. White noise lessens the stimuli of a baby's world and it also reminds them of life in the womb.
White noise is of great benefit to all ages and I highly recommend introducing it to your little one if he is experiencing sleep issues.
Please email me directly for more information about purchasing your machine: helensands@shaw.ca
Sleep Chart
Please refer to the chart for information regarding the amount of hours sleep your child requires.
Age |
Nightime Sleep | Daytime Sleep | Total Sleep |
| 1 week | 8 ½ | 8 (4 naps) | 16 ½ |
| 1 month | 8 ½ | 7 (3 naps) | 15 ½ |
| 3 months | 10 | 5 (3 naps) | 15 |
| 6 months | 11 | 3 ¼ (2 naps) | 14 ½ |
| 9 months | 11 | 3 (2 naps) | 14 |
| 12 months | 11 ¼ | 2 ½ (2 naps) | 13 ¾ |
| 18 months | 11 ¼ | 2 ¼ (1 nap) | 13 ½ |
| 2 years | 11 | 2 (1 nap) | 13 |
| 3 years | 10 ½ | 1 ½ (1 nap) | 12 |
| 4 years | 11 ½ | 11 ½ | |
| 5 years | 11 | 11 |
More Information
If your little ones sleeping problems are affecting your family life, it is time to manage naps and bedtime.
The best lesson you can teach your child is how to soothe herself to sleep which will help your baby to rest for longer periods and put herself back to sleep when she wakes during the night. Putting herself back to sleep will allow her to get the rest she needs to grow and thrive. Bedtime battles will cease to exist.
As a sleep consultant, I also stress the importance of teaching babies and children to fall asleep independent of being rocked or fed. If you are currently using one or more sleep "crutch" to put your baby off to sleep, eliminating them will be the best gift you can give your child.
Your baby can put herself off to sleep! Multiple night awakenings will cease to exist. Longer naps will be achieved.
I will ask you to commit to a plan which I design for you, then offer you moral support and follow up as we put the plan into effect.
When you have all the necessary information including your personal ‘Sleep Plan’, you will be able to respond with confidence to any sleep issues that may arise, day or night.
The sleep plan I design for your family will ensure you have all the tools you need to put the plan into action! You will feel confident, supported and reassured that you can do it!
