Im not sure if this subject has been covered here, I did a quick check, but...

Anyway, What I want to discuss is babys sleeping arrangements.

My ex, when the baby was asleep, insisted on total and utter silence around the entire house, and because of that, the slightest sound would wake him.

My current partner is the opposite. The tv is at normal volume, we talk at normal volume, we dont tippy-toe around and because of that my daughter, who is now three can sleep through an air raid siren if she has to.

My kids from my previous relationship, woke at the slightest sound long after they stopped being babies.

My brother in law who`s in is thirties can sleep through anything and I discovered that he was the youngest of six kids and when he was a baby their house was seldom quiet.

So, what do you do, or what are you intending to do when your baby is born? Will you be one of those people who tip-toe around the house, gasping at every sound, even if its from outside the house, or will you be one of the people who gets the baby accustomed to noise and carries on as normal?

I mentioned it to my other half who says shes going to carry on as normal, it didnt harm my three year old so Id say shes right.

I have heard something along those lines from my friend who, with their first baby, kept everything really quiet when he napped. Now he is a very light sleeper. So with their second they actually made a point of being very noisy (slamming doors etc!!) when she slept and she will sleep through anything. We are going for the middle approach where we just carry on about our normal business - sometimes it's loud and sometimes it's quiet. Seems to be working pretty well with our 6 month old...who has just started sleeping through the night Hurrah!

it made no difference to my daughter at all, she slept very lightly when she was a baby, and never slept through the night at all, it is only now that she is approaching 5 that her sleep pattern is approaching normal, and she sleeps like a log!

NOISE NOISE NOISE!!!!!

the louder the better!!theres 4 children in my home ranging from 6 to 2 weeks old and i have never turned anything down while they were asleep as babies! in fact one of my children used to fall asleep next to the washer and my little girl is fast out the moment i turn the hoover on!

if my kids r asleep during the day and i turn the tv OFF it wakes them up

I just carried on as normal and made a point of not making the house quiet. I think they need to get used to the normal day to day sounds. My two kids sleep pretty well, not sure if it's a result of it or not.

My kids are used to music at all times of the day and night, sometimes one of them complains during the day but has never been bothered by it at night. They've grown up with it and know no different. When we had our new year's eve party with sound system and djs, people couldn't believe the the children were sleeping upstairs and thought they were out of the house for the night. When I was a toddler my dad shared a flat with a drummer and I used to sleep through rehearsals oblivious to the noise. Unfortunately I'm now a very light sleeper.

I have friends whose house is so quiet that they daren't even flush the toilet for fear of waking the children (now aged 5 and 8 ) and the loo is on a different floor!

Aha - this is kind of a nature/nurture argument.
Well as a mother of twins I can say that it seems to make no difference. I thought we should be quiet (though I don't now) and my partner is a veritable bull in a china shop at all times. With twins girls who have always slept in the same place together - one is a light sleeper an the other very heavy.
Mr Z is a very heavy - like the dead- sleeper and I'm awake if a mouse squeaks in Taiwan.
I'd go with make noise - at least get them used to it but it's possible that it will make no difference anyway.

Wahey congrats Jabberwocky only just seen the baby has arrive! :thumbsup:

I would say noise is better, will learn t sleep better and won't disturb your life when it is sleeping!

I want one :mad: :hihi:

The baby hasnt arrived yet! Thank god!


If you want a baby then Im always ready to inseminate. I insist on wearing a leather catsuit though because Im very slightly kinky :D

I'm on the side of the normal noise approach, most definitely...I do think it helps...not in the least you, because let's face it, all that tiptoeing around can drive you bonkers, and there's so much that needs doing when they're asleep.

BUT, lol, that never stops me doing what I just did when I heard daddywolf sneezing his head off upstairs in the room next to cosycub's...cringing and staring towards the babyviewer terrified I was going to see him wake up. And for all my big talk about making normal amounts of noise, I was as neurotic as the next person during the first few months...because suddenly every moment he slept was precious and I couldn't bear the thought of hearing the scream that signalled the next round of wakefulness.

When are we expecting Baby Jabber, again?

I'm on the side of the normal noise approach, most definitely...I do think it helps...not in the least you, because let's face it, all that tiptoeing around can drive you bonkers, and there's so much that needs doing when they're asleep.

BUT, lol, that never stops me doing what I just did when I heard daddywolf sneezing his head off upstairs in the room next to cosycub's...cringing and staring towards the babyviewer terrified I was going to see him wake up. And for all my big talk about making normal amounts of noise, I was as neurotic as the next person during the first few months...because suddenly every moment he slept was precious and I couldn't bear the thought of hearing the scream that signalled the next round of wakefulness.

When are we expecting Baby Jabber, again?

Its due in February.... February 2028 if I had my way :D

noise, my yougest sleeps through anything, other 3 fighting ect if they stop and go into another room she wakes up and screams till they come back in , making noise

The baby hasnt arrived yet! Thank god!


If you want a baby then Im always ready to inseminate. I insist on wearing a leather catsuit though because Im very slightly kinky :D


One way to put a girl off having a kid! :| I already know about your kinkiness Jabbers!
Good luck with the baby when it arrives. I don't know why your even asking this question to. If you talk as much as you type then there will be no choice but NOISE NOISE NOISE

It`s to do with a chemical in the Brain called Gabba which blocks unimportant stimulus , you will produce this when you are deeply interested in reading a book -you are not aware of everything around you. This chemical helps you focus . The noise level is very high in the womb and the baby will be used to this. The more noise there is in the house the more gabba will be produced naturally.Thus helping your baby to sleep. Also if your baby can hear your voice it will be reassured that you are nearby, No voice or sound the baby may think you are far away and call out to find you.

The baby isnt due until February as I already mentioned, but... the other half is HUGE! Either the baby is standing up in there or shes about to give birth to a bus.

The baby isnt due until February as I already mentioned, but... the other half is HUGE! Either the baby is standing up in there or shes about to give birth to a bus.

You're baby is coming on my birthday, I told you!

You're baby is coming on my birthday, I told you!

Well if a rope ladder drops out of my missus and a sprog in a batman outfit climbs down it Ill...


I need more coffee....

Driving me mad!!!!!

We went to see a friend the other day and we were talking quietly in the hall and the parents shusshed us disgracefully and insisted we go into the lounge and shut the door before we opened our mouth. They have a massive house so the baby was miles away so I thought this was a little excessive and agree with the posts above. We have 2 dogs and one barks quite loudly, which worried me for a while, but now I think that baby will probably just get used to it as long as they are not barking in it's ear. Life isnt silent after all...

My little baby boy prefers it to be noisey when trying to get him to sleep! He also seems to sleep better when there is a lot of noise in the backgrpund

I think if we train babies that their world has to be quiet for them to sleep we're potentially making a rod for our own backs for when the phone rings, or the door goes when they're in bed.

Why tiptoe round? According to loads of research that I've read, inside the womb is a seriously noisy place to be- yet they still manage to have times of sleep and times of wake in there.

BTW Jabber- big sis isn't due until May, and she's already wondering what she's going to wear when the maternity clothes that took her all the way through her pregnancy with niecelet are too tight (and we think that may happen within the next couple of weeks). We keep asking if she's sure there's only one in there, but if there's another, they're too shy to show up on the weekly scans (she has complications).

My little girl has always slept with noise going on since she was newborn. Now when she sleeps she can sleep through anything. I don't see why it needs to be silent when you have a baby sleeping. Life goes on while baby is asleep therefore make normal every day noise, hoover up etc.

We were quiet at first but then we just got to normak noise level, she'll tend to be disturbed by small noises or squeaks but can sleep thru alot.

my little one is 16 months old and she's slept through all night till 8am from 6weeks old i feel very lucky that she now goes to bed at 7:30-8 an sleeps through till 8-9ish most days and i continue to do what i did before she was born the dogs play when shes asleep,the phone rings i laugh at comedies etc the list goes on, i haven't kept things quiet because shes asleep i dont think uyou should and she now sleeps through anything.