It sucks AND it saves baby’s lives…
Posted by Jonathan Wise on Feb 19, 2007Thank you, thank you, thank you to our friend Chad Clem for suggesting we try the vacuum.
We haven’t had a good night’s sleep since our trip home to Canada — Benjamin wakes up almost every hour on the hour. Nic takes the brunt of it, but when I work 10-12 hours a day, I’m exhausted and can’t help very much. I was about at the point of trying to take him back to the hospital in exchange for a quieter model, when Chad told us about the vacuum….
All you have to do is turn it on and lean it against the crib. This works in three ways:
- The subtle vibrations soothe the baby
- The noise distracts him and then eventually lulls him to sleep
- And the white noise drowns out his crying so that we can sleep
Of course we have our video monitor in action now (thanks Grandpa) so we can keep an eye on him. And I imagine we’ll go through a few vacuum belts before he gets through this little phase. But it’s soo worth it to be able to sleep for more than an hour at a time.
February 19th, 2007 at 9:14 am
See you learn something everyday! Just for my own sanity though, are you using a standup or cannister? Does it work with both??
February 19th, 2007 at 10:14 am
We have a stand-up, but I imagine it would work with any vacuum that makes noise!
February 19th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
A smart guy like you ought to be able to make a few adjustments to the thing so it would clean the house while the three of you slept.
February 19th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
My only concern would the be the impact on your electric (hydro [grin]) bill… Perhaps you could find something similar that uses a bit less power.
February 19th, 2007 at 10:04 pm
You don’t understand. Money has no value compared to peace and quiet…
February 20th, 2007 at 9:24 am
HA! That is so awesome! Who would’ve thunk it…