Make Your Own Baby Monitor
Make Your Own Baby Monitor
Baby Monitors
The first baby monitors were really just a small intercom you hung by your baby’s crib so you would know if they started crying.
Advances in design and technology have improved and so have the baby monitors you can purchase.
Baby Monitors are used by millions of families every year to help watch over their newborns and older babies.
Some now sense movement, sound, and some even have visual monitors for watching over your newborn baby.
Here are some of the monitors that we find to be very useful.
What are some of the features I should look for in a Baby Monitor?
Whether it has one receiver or two or more is one feature to consider.
Having more than one receiver for the Baby Monitor, means you don’t have to carry it from room to room with you.
You can have one receiver for the baby monitor in your bedroom, one in the kitchen, one in the bathroom, and so on.
Is the receiver for the Baby Monitor battery operated or electric?
Baby Monitors that run on batteries should also have an AC Adapter.
If the batteries go dead, a nice feature is one that alarms you to that fact.
Otherwise, you will just think the baby is being quiet, when in reality, you are no longer monitoring the baby.
Another option to having more than one receiver is to get a Baby Monitor with a belt clip, so that you won’t forget it when you go from room to room.
The receiver should be portable and lightweight.
The range of the monitor is also important.
Some have only a range of 100 feet, while other Baby Monitors have a range of over 400 feet.
If it has more than one channel, then there should be an easy way to change channels and the volume control feature on most Baby Monitors is essential.
Some really don’t have one.
Try the Baby Monitor out in the store if they will allow you to.
The Baby Monitor’s sound should be very clear from a distance.
If there is a lot of static or the sound is very poor quality, the Baby Monitor isn’t for you.
Surface mounting options for your Baby Monitor are important as well.
The ability to mount it in more than one way should be included.
Clips, suction cups, and other mounting options make using your Baby Monitor easy.
We hope the Tips on buying a Baby Monitor are helpful to you.
This is an important purchase for your baby’s safety and for your piece of mind.
We do not recommend you buy the Cheapest Baby Monitor you can find, nor do we recommend the Most Expensive baby Monitor you can find.
We recommend you buy the Baby Monitor with the features that suit you and your baby’s needs.
How long before you were comfortable with your baby..?
sleeping in their own room? He is 4 weeks now and I am ready to have our bedroom back to us! We have been half the night co-sleeping and half the night bassinet. We will buy a baby monitor before we make the change… However I still get a knot in my stomach thinking,,,–what if something happened? I wouldn’t be right there—…. but I know I do have to let go at some point too. He didn’t have any complications when born he was a healthy 41w1d and 9lbs2oz (I am breastfeeding him and continue to do so until he is 12 months)….. His room is just one door over from ours. So, when did you feel comfortable and how did you know it was time (and safe for baby)?
(btw:sorry about so many questions, as I am sure you can tell I am a first time mother and completely paranoid about everything).
My son slept in our room (the same– 1/2 the night in the bassinet and 1/2 co-sleeping) until he was about 3 months. I decided it was time for him to move to the crib because he was sleeping 5 hours+ at a stretch.
The first night we put him to bed in his crib I barely made it down the stairs before I had to go back in and check on him. He was fine, of course. I spent the next few nights entertaining all the horrible (and highly improbable) things that might happen to my baby in my absence. But nothing happened. He decided he liked sleeping in his crib and I eventually got over my paranoia.
Some advice: establish a bedtime routine NOW. Set a bedtime and stick to it. Do the exact same things (change diaper, rock, sing a song) in the same order every night. Even very young babies have strong associative abilities and he will start to associate these activities with sleeping. This will vastly reduce the bedtime drama later on. You can also begin to cut out the nighttime feedings starting at 4 months.
Good luck!
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