Drift Away White Noise Machine Taupe

Drift Away has a 48 hour continuous playback time on a single charge when playing sound only, on the 'white noise' track. That means if you were to playback Drift Away for an average of 8 hours a day, a single charge would last you up to 6 days. An orange light will indicate the battery needs to be charged, and will also show while charging. Using the night light feature, or other sounds, will use up the battery life faster.

Drift Away takes around 2 hours to charge from empty to full battery. We recommend running the battery down completely before charging again. Rechargeable polymer-lithium batteries naturally diminish maximum charging capacity over time. This is expected to happen over several years. You can help preserve the life of a battery by not exposing it to heat sources and not charging erratically.

Drift Away is safe to use from birth, or before! You may find the sounds soothing during labour and the presence comforting to your babe as they enter the world.

Yes, the Drift Away unit is safe to play while charging.

Whether playing it for yourself or baby, the sound should never be higher than conversation level, or 65db. The Drift Away unit at its highest volume setting will play at 65db when used 50cm from baby’s head, or 50db as recommended by both ergoPouch and the American Academy of Paediatrics when 2 metres away from baby’s head. We recommend turning off the noise after your baby has achieved their first sleep cycle transition, around 1 hour after falling asleep.

For a baby, we recommend the sound is turned off after their first successful REM cycle transition, or around 1 hour after they fall asleep. This will help prevent the overuse of noise becoming a sleep crutch and prevent any issues constant sound may present to a baby’s developing auditory processing systems.

As our unit is such a small device, it does not fall into the home electrical goods categories which emit low EMFs. Please always ensure the device is placed at a safe distance of more than 2 metres from the user.

Around 8-12 months of age, your baby may not need white noise to help with sleep. You can wean your baby off white noise by introducing other sleep tools and cues such as a comforter.

The Drift Away White Noise Machine can be charged directly into an electrical outlet using a suitable USB A-to-USB C connector. This is usually an electrical adaptor (wall charger) that supports a USB-A connection with a charging Voltage of at least 5V/0.5A. Using a wall charger less than this capacity will result in the machine not charging the battery optimally and hence may provide a decreased playback time when turned on.

The machines have undergone battery capacity testing during the product development phase and were found to have an expected playback time of 48 hours on a full charge. However, the findings were dependent on many variables that will affect the battery depletion rate. These variables include:

1. Volume of play. If played continuously at the highest volume setting, the battery may deplete faster than 48 hours.
2. Sound selection. The 'White Noise' track is the best to play for optimal battery life. Other tracks may deplete the battery faster.
3. Night light usage. If using the light feature for any period of time, the battery will deplete faster. The battery will deplete quickly if the brightest light setting is used, continuously during sleep.