nightlight?

[mala]

Is it too early for the LOs to want/need a nightlight?

[TrudyCampbell]

I don't see the need unless the child expresses a fear of the dark or something. The darker, the better IMO!

[carawestt]

I agree with Trudy, we won't be using one unless Lincoln asks for one. He needs his room pitch black to sleep.

[nilex0102]

We have had one for a long time. That way I don't have to turn on the light if I go in at night.

[pinkpeony6210]

Dec 3, 2013 21:15:14 GMT -5 nilex0102 said:

We have had one for a long time. That way I don't have to turn on the light if I go in at night.

This. Kate freaks out if her room is pitch black. 

[kdrake8]

I turn on the one on her sweet slumber sound machine. She needs it. When we were still at the townhouse and the power went out for a half hour in the middle of the night, the sound machine and light shut off.

When the power came Back on, the sound and light didnt. We figured we'd rock it out. She woke up screaming and was terrified bc it was so dark. We had to hold her the rest of the night.

[katie]

We've had one in her room for a long time. I can't see shit in the dark if i need to go in and it doesn't seem to bother her.

[rubber pants]

We are still using the angelcare blue nightlight. She doesn't like it pitch black so we still use that.

It's the perfect amount of light.

[The Foozzler]

We used one in the very beginning but we stopped when we started some sleep training. It recommended dark. Until he asks for one, I don't plan to use one.

[kkfeb04]

We also have been using a night light since they were born. I never wanted the full light when nursing.

[mscatra]

Maggie doesn't like pitch black either, so we have the MOBI wallmate elephant one. I love how you can set custom colors.

[dixeedeluxe]

Edie uses one and I reallllly want to get Adeline one because of MY OWN fear of the dark. But I won't.

[Deleted]

I'm afraid if the dark. My kid has a night light.

Moms--passing on their fears to the next generation.

[pippilongstocking]

Dec 3, 2013 21:28:32 GMT -5 jamaicam said:

We don't use one as I see no need for one at the moment. We turn on the hallway light to see if we need to go in his room at night.

This is what we do too. 
If he asks for one I'll get it but not until then. 

[mumegs]

We have one just bc it's so dark in there I can't see anything if I have to go in at night and I trip over stuff. Also she goes down awake so I don't want her to be scared that I'm leaving her all alone in the dark. Idk if she cares or not we just started using it a long time ago.

[fusion]

No lights here.

[laurack]

When I turn on the angel care it has a light that's probably like a nightlight.

I don't think she'd care either way though.

[Deleted]

Dec 3, 2013 21:38:49 GMT -5 rubber pants said:

We are still using the angelcare blue nightlight. She doesn't like it pitch black so we still use that.

It's the perfect amount of light.

This is what we do too. I like to be able to see if I have to go in.

[Regina Philange]

I've been thinking about this lately since he has been sick and waking up, and I can't see a damn thing when I go in his room.

[breezy8407]

I am starting to wonder of dd is scared of the dark. She is the best sleeper, but if she does occasionally wake up she freaks out. I am wondering if she actually never wakes up at night to notice, but their room is pitch black when they go down, so it must be something else.

If they ask I will add one.

I have bestowed my need for white noise on them. I sleep with a sleep mask, so clearly I need it dark,

[devonpow]

As of right now, Elliot prefers to sleep in the pitch black - we have blackout shades under blackout curtains for him, we are hardcore  (if I need to go in at night I just turn the hallway light on).

Henry slept in the pitch black until around 2.5, I think? At some point after age 2 he started demonstrating a need for a nightlight. I think he was waking up crying, and we tried it as an experiment and it worked. Now he is a nightlight addict. We have to make sure we bring one with us when we travel.

[dixeedeluxe]

Dec 3, 2013 21:46:50 GMT -5 @thadsrad said:

I'm afraid if the dark. My kid has a night light.

Moms--passing on their fears to the next generation.

Totally. And it doesn't help that we live in a cemetery. Edies room faces that way so she'd have a light no matter what!

She also has a fish tank.

[browneyedhunni85]

I've always had one in the room (even when we room shared). It's more so we can check on him during the night and are able to see.

[Deleted]

If I ever get around to fixing his curtains I plan to get one just bc he gets up a few times at night and opens his door but for now there's enough light from the street light

[Deleted]

Mine just have the little flashing (breathing) light from the monitor.  I guess it doesn't disturb them.?

[shevacc]

Dec 3, 2013 21:46:50 GMT -5 @thadsrad said:

I'm afraid if the dark. My kid has a night light.

Moms--passing on their fears to the next generation.

Haha, this! Well, she sleeps next to me and I appreciate having an excuse to use a night light.

[steph196]

We have had one in her room since birth. It made it so that we didn't have to turn on a light if we needed to poo in and check on her.

[teamhayes]

Yes, both since day 1. Both started with glowworm now k has the light from his homemedics noise machine.