As a new mother, I was frustrated. As a registered Pediatric Nurse, I was skeptical. But after enduring many sleepless hours of inexplicable crying from our new baby, Tucker, I was willing to try almost anything.

Grandma Hope suggested, "Oh, he's just a little colicky... run your vacuum cleaner, or turn on your dryer, he'll stop crying". Much to my amazement and appreciation, it worked like a charm.

I was prepared to wear out some Hoovers when it dawned on me that my brother-in-law Andy, a musician, has a recording studio. Would a recording of these sounds work as well as the real thing???... After assuring him that I wasn' crazy, he agreed to give it a shot.

It was a Friday night. My sister Andrea cooked spaghetti, my husband Eric "played" all of the instruments (appliances), and Andy engineered the "session" with a slight look of disbelief... and then it was time for the true test.

Like clockwork, Tucker kicked into one of his evening "cry-a-thons". However, within moments of hearing the recording, he stopped crying. Within five minutes not only was he asleep, so was Tucker's little cousin Madison and their cat, Jesse.

The clinical explanation for all this has something to with "white noise" and how these types of sounds may trigger certain relaxation reflexes in the brain. But you know, I don't really care how it works... and neither will you.

I am confident that you will find this product to be an indespensible addition to your parenting survival kit.

Lisa VonCanon, R.N

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