Color noises: How white, pink, and brown sounds soothe babies and aid sleep

One of the features of the Annie Baby Monitor app is the ability to play lullabies, different sounds and color noises to your baby. While lullabies are well known, color noises may be a new concept for some parents. These are specific sounds that aid in falling asleep and promote relaxation. Color noises are created by combining different frequencies and are often associated with different colours, hence the name ‘color noises’.

How do color noises work?

Coloured noises, which include white noise, pink noise and brown noise, are often used to soothe babies and create a suitable environment for sleep. Their main advantage is that they help to cover up disturbing sounds from the environment, making it easier to fall asleep.

Babies are particularly sensitive to these sounds as they remind them of their environment in the womb. During pregnancy, the baby hears the mother’s heartbeat, blood flow and other body sounds that create natural noise. After birth, similar sounds can help them feel safe and calm.

Why use color noises?

After birth, a baby’s hearing is constantly developing, and babies perceive sounds more intensely than adults. Because of this, they can easily be woken up by any noise—for example, a barking dog, a passing car or a conversation in the next room. Coloured noises create a constant sound background that helps suppress these disturbing sounds and ensure undisturbed sleep.

In addition, they can relieve crying and irritation as the monotonous sound has a calming effect, and the baby can easily focus on it.

Types of colour noise

Each type of color noise has a different frequency composition and thus a different sound character:

• 🤍 White Noise – The most well-known type of noise that contains all audible frequencies in the same intensity. It resembles the hum of a fan, static electricity or radio noise.
• 🩷 Pink noise – Has more energy in the lower frequencies, giving it a more natural and subtle sound. It sounds similar to a gentle rain, wind or waves on the sea.
• 🤎 Brown Noise – Deeper and denser than pink noise, reminiscent of thunder, a roaring waterfall or the distant sound of a storm.

Which colour noise is best?

Each child responds differently, but white, pink or brown noise is most often recommended. White noise is the most versatile, pink feels more natural and brown is suitable for children who prefer deeper tones.

Each noise is suitable for something different:

• White noise often effectively masks other sounds and creates a consistent, soothing background noise for children, which promotes better sleep.
• Pink noise, which is softer and gentler compared to white noise, is particularly effective for promoting deeper sleep and relaxation in children.
• Brown noise, which is deeper and noisier, can be soothing and helps children fall asleep more easily.

Can household appliances be used as a color noise?

Many parents use, for example, hairdryers, vacuum cleaners or fans as a noise source to soothe the baby. Many household appliances can be noisy and the noise level can vary depending on the type of appliance and its age. While they may help in the short term, they are not an ideal substitute for specialist appliances or apps that offer stable and safe sound. Annie Baby Monitor allows you to play different types of noises directly from your phone and adjust the volume as needed.

Where do you find the color noises in the Annie Baby Monitor app?

In the Annie Baby Monitor app, you can play different types of soothing sounds directly on your phone:

1️⃣ Open Annie Baby Monitor app

2️⃣ Start monitoring

3️⃣ On the parent unit, click on the Notes icon 🎶 to see the Lullabies and Noises player

4️⃣ Choose the type of noise you want by clicking on the List icon 📄

Choose from over 30 lullabies and white noise. But if that’s not enough for you, Annie Baby Monitor has new Spotify playlists where you can find not only lullabies and white noises but also playlists of pink and brown noises. So you can choose anything from soothing melodies to children’s stories to soft white, pink or brown noises to make your baby feel comfortable.

Conclusion

Color noises can be a great help in putting babies to sleep and soothing them. They help to cover up disturbing noises, create a sense of security and promote a healthy sleep rhythm. The Annie Baby Monitor app lets you play noises easily and conveniently – anytime, anywhere.

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