Baby next door crying non-stop!

Person_one

lulu_92 wrote: »

No I knew what you meant. I have tried to in the past but she doesn't seem too interested. But according to some posts on here that's my fault :rotfl:

Oh, you meant you'd try the sound tips.

My misreading, brain not turned all the way up today!

lulu_92

No worries, I'm a mess at the minute anyway so how my mind is working I don't know! This + being ill and feeling constantly tired = spaced out lulu!

Reams

Person_one wrote: »

Sorry, mustn't have been clear, I didn't mean to suggest it was your responsibility! A smile and continued attempts to say hello and act neighbourly can't hurt though.

What like when you exit they pretend to pull a weed out rather than say good morning?
Nah! to say good morning would be as Thorseoak said, snotty.

GwylimT

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

Sound proof their house, the baby is their responsibility and is affecting other people.

We aren't allowed to fix anything to the walls in our flat or change or add plaster boarding, if we do need to replace the plaster board it has to be the same type and we have to gain permission. How would we insulate our home?

Flossie.

Person_one wrote: »

I think you've had an undeservedly hard time on this thread. It's true that there's nothing quite like the sound of a crying baby, it's impossible to ignore, there's a reason why it's so common for critically ill people to hallucinate that there's a baby in the room being ignored.

I don't have any children either, and I don't plan to have any either, so my opinion is generally considered even more worthless than yours if that makes you feel any better! :rotfl:

What can make all the difference is just a very brief, very straightforward acknowledgement that the noise is affecting you. Just a few words, or a mouthed 'sorry' can make it more bearable. The plane analogy is a good one, it's much easier to tolerate a crying baby in the seat behind if the parent is clearly doing their best to soothe the little one and to ameliorate the impact on others.

Good luck in saving for your new house. My only tip would be a white noise generator or constant radio 4.

This :T

I agree that some people have been very rude, especially saying she is clueless and her future kids are doomed. I think people really should think before they post.

I hope you get this sorted Lulu. It is odd that the child is constantly crying. No child cries for no reason. So there must be something wrong. If you can't talk to them and don't want to contact SS, and you cannot soundproof your home, then there is little else you can do really.

I hope this resolves itself, but at the moment, it's looking like moving is the only answer.

notanewuser

GwylimT wrote: »

We aren't allowed to fix anything to the walls in our flat or change or add plaster boarding, if we do need to replace the plaster board it has to be the same type and we have to gain permission. How would we insulate our home?

Lots and lots of egg boxes, thick velvet or even that fibrous underlay you get to put under wooden floors. Join them together, stick to walls with blu tack. No damage to plaster, but it will help dampen the sound. You could increase the soft furnishings in your rooms to help absorb sound waves. Cover over any open fireplaces or gaps in walls. Fit draught seals around doors, and keep doors closed when you're in rooms.

meritaten

my 1st son must have been a trial to my neighbours - but, I did speak to both of them and explained he had been seen by the doctor and the Health visitor and he was just a 'crying baby'! there was nothing wrong with him! he screamed all night - from the time he was about 3 months until he was about 18 months. don't ask me to remember anything from that time frame - I don't! I didn't get any sleep and I had a pre-schooler as well .I must have been like a zombie.
my neighbours must have been saints! I tried everything - but - I am sure I must have been short tempered and hell to live with myself.
strangely though - he was an angel up my parents house - the Saturday nights they had him ...............I just slept for 12 hours in perfect peace..................and apparently so did he!
Some babies are 'Screamers' for no reason that can be found. yet they are perfectly normal and OK.
but, if you are really worried contact Social Services. better to be wrong than sorry.

GwylimT

notanewuser wrote: »

Lots and lots of egg boxes, thick velvet or even that fibrous underlay you get to put under wooden floors. Join them together, stick to walls with blu tack. No damage to plaster, but it will help dampen the sound. You could increase the soft furnishings in your rooms to help absorb sound waves. Cover over any open fireplaces or gaps in walls. Fit draught seals around doors, and keep doors closed when you're in rooms.

Putting bits of velvet on kitchen units would have absolutely no effect, it would also need to be replaced on a very regular basis unless they were washable. There is also no way underlay would stick to anything but a floor if you're using blue tack!

coolcait

meritaten wrote: »

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but, if you are really worried contact Social Services. better to be wrong than sorry.

I think that this has to be the best advice to anyone, anywhere, who ever has concerns for a child's welfare.


To me, that is part and parcel of the idea that it takes a community to raise a child.


It's a tough step to take, especially when there are many reasons why a well-cared for baby or child might scream for several hours a day for months on end.


But, that's part and parcel of the responsibilities which come with being part of a community.

notanewuser

GwylimT wrote: »

Putting bits of velvet on kitchen units would have absolutely no effect, it would also need to be replaced on a very regular basis unless they were washable. There is also no way underlay would stick to anything but a floor if you're using blue tack!

Worked in our home recording studio. When my parents bought their house all of the heavy flocked wallpaper (which had been up for years) had been put up with blu tack!

Why would you be putting stuff on kitchen units? People don't tend to keep babies in kitchens all evening..........