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- What is this? Baby Shusher
- Why parents like it: This is a reliable and compact noise machine that will instantly calm your baby.
- How much is this? $35
- Where to buy it: Amazon, Target.com and BuyBuyBaby.com
One of your first lessons in Baby Soothing 101 is that soothing can be a surprisingly effective way to calm crying and help your newborn sleep. But going “Shh! Shh! Shh!” when you’re trying to do something else (or just sleep) it’s not that easy.
Fortunately, someone decided to do something about that by inventing a device that does the shushing for you. And new parents love it.
We are talking about Baby Shusher ($35 at Amazon), a small but powerful noise machine that gives your baby repeated shushings — in a real human voice — to help him relax and give you some rest. It’s earned more than 10,000 glowing reviews on Amazon, rated the best-selling baby sleep soother device and featured as a top pick in our own 2021 Baby Tech Awards.
Sure, a device that makes a shushing noise is a no-brainer idea. But if it’s been days or weeks since you’ve logged more than an hour of consecutive sleep, this no-brainer idea might seem like a godsend. “This is absolutely magic for my son. If he cries or has trouble falling asleep, we turn it on, and in less than a minute he is comforted,” wrote one grateful parent.
Some parents save the Baby Shusher for certain tricky times of the day (or night). “I usually try to only use it at bedtime so they associate the sound with bedtime. It really helps my girls calm down and fall asleep,” shares one parent. “When it’s REALLY useful is in the middle of the night if the baby is fussy. You turn it on, and within minutes the baby is back to sleep and you don’t have to wake yourself up to- shushing the baby for 15-30 minutes,” said another.
But others find that the device is useful, well, almost always. “We use it for naps, when she’s fussy out and about, in the car, at night… We’ve used it in almost every situation. He is four months old and it’s still a must have in the diaper bag,” said one reviewer.
And if you have the kind of baby who doesn’t enjoy being put down for even a minute, the Baby Shusher can give you the peace of mind you need. One grateful reviewer wrote, “Allows me to do impossible things like eat something with a fork or put on shoes.”
But the Baby Shusher isn’t just great because of its ability to tame. As any newly blind parent can tell you, finding the time or energy to assemble or operate a complicated baby device when you have a newborn around can be very difficult indeed. But luckily, using this little machine requires almost zero brainpower.
All you have to do is set the timer to 15 or 30 minutes (automatically shuts off after that) and adjust the volume. Then put it near your baby (but not in his crib or bassinet, please) and do your thing.
Perhaps the best thing of all? The Baby Shusher is small and runs on two AA batteries, so you can use it almost anywhere. (Including the one worn on your wrist with a removable strap, if you’re holding or wearing your baby and need the shusher nearby while you’re on the move.)
“I love the sleek design, that it’s lightweight which makes it easy and portable, and that I don’t have to charge it,” says one reviewer. Which is great, because you definitely won’t remember to do that.
Check it out now: Starting at $35 at Amazon, Target.com and BuyBuyBaby.com
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