New parents - baby monitor

[EW]

kids sound like a real pain in the ass

4realz

[Big A]

By the way - Snuza SIDS monitor was one of the best purchases we made (for peace of mind). That angel care crap that goes under the mattress was a complete waste of money.

We've got the Angel Care unit, but aren't using the pads, just sound mostly, though it's nice to have video and temp.

[Forever_frost]

We used this because we're paranoid.

http://www.target.com/p/angelcare-ac401-movement-and-sound-monitor-with-1-rechargeable-parent-unit/-/A-15031056?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Baby%2BShopping&adgroup=SC_Baby&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9026978&gclid=COe8uo2Th80CFQQEaQodQzgOqQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

Under-the-Mattress Movement Sensor Pad - Senses each and every one of your baby's movements and will sound an alarm if no movement is detected after 20 seconds. So you and baby can sleep tight.

[black2002ls]

Are you cooking the baby, good grief. Maybe you should spend $500 less on a baby monitor and a get a thermostat installed in the room, or just get another window unit for your trailer

Just saw this, why don't you go shit on someone else's thread. If I had asked for your white trash comments, I would have put your name in the title. I never have, never will live in a trailer. A T-stat in the room does no good on a system that will not handle dual zone climate control.

Why don't you take your uneducated dribble somewhere else.

[slow99]

We used this because we're paranoid.

http://www.target.com/p/angelcare-ac401-movement-and-sound-monitor-with-1-rechargeable-parent-unit/-/A-15031056?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Baby%2BShopping&adgroup=SC_Baby&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9026978&gclid=COe8uo2Th80CFQQEaQodQzgOqQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

Under-the-Mattress Movement Sensor Pad - Senses each and every one of your baby's movements and will sound an alarm if no movement is detected after 20 seconds. So you and baby can sleep tight.

That's what we had and it wasn't nearly the product as the Snuza for us (Angel Care with false alarms, the radio frequency getting crossed) - the Snuza SIDS monitor clips on the diaper and we liked it much better. Could also send him to daycare with it on for naps there.

[Forever_frost]

We used that one as well. And he slept right next to our bed in the crib. As I said, paranoid.

[Grimpala]

I'll look when I get home, but the one we have works at opposite ends of our 1700sq' house and has video, audio, zoom, temp, plays music, has an alarm on it, and you can talk to the baby through it. It's been on non stop for the last 4 years and still works great (knock on wood). Knowing us since we got it for our second child it probably wasn't all that expensive either.

A buddy of mine got a cheap IP camera online somewhere and wired it into his home network, he can check it from anywhere in the world on his phone, so there's that route too.

[ceyko]

What I did was bought a couple of those Foscam IP cameras and set them up in the kids room. I set preset places, because during the later years when they can walk and move around - they tend to get out of hand. So being able to see what they are doing is great and it really gets them wondering how you know they got out of bed.

Additionally, sometimes they just don't want to be in bed. I often times watched mine get out of bed, move across the room and crash out on the floor in some stuffed animals or something. In those cases we never bothered them, just gave them the freedom.

To this day my boy prefers sleeping on the floor with a blanket to sleeping in a bed usually.

We then reverted to audio only monitors when we traveled.

We did have the other types, but they were limited due to not having pan/tilt abilities...etc. Most went bad or the batteries were shot...etc. Then when the kids got old enough that we no longer monitored them, I just repurposed the cameras for interior security purposes.

The IP cameras worked really well for us. Only caveat is if your wife leaves it a bit too "light" in there, sometimes the camera will keep switching to/from night vision mode and click a bunch. Which makes them worthless and keeps the kids up. Either darken the room or position the camera so it does not see that light as much.