Choosing The Best Baby Monitors
Anyone who has a baby knows how wonderful baby monitors can be. They can give you the opportunity to monitor your child from another room. This can be done by a one way audio, two way audio and even video monitoring. Choosing the best baby monitors depends on the size of the house and how you wish to use the device.
One word of caution is that baby monitors should never be used as a substitute for actual parental supervision. The purpose of the baby monitor is to give parents a sense of comfort that the child is safe when they are in another room. Some of the ways that baby monitors can help include:
Newborn Crying
When you bring a newborn baby home from the hospital, chances are that he or she will not sleep through the night for a month or maybe two. As you will most likely be tired, you may fret to go to sleep worrying that you will not hear your baby cry from another room. Babies often need to get fed in the night until they get on a feeding schedule. Audio baby monitors will alleviate this problem. You have the main speaker in the room with the baby and the reception monitor by you. You can hear the baby crying even if you are sound asleep.
SIDS Prevention
Many doctors feel that the reason why babies fall prey to SIDS, which is sudden infant death syndrome is because they are put on their stomachs and hence smother in their crib mattress. The new protocol is that babies should be put on their backs. If you are watching video baby monitors, you can see the baby and if they have turned onto their stomachs. While you will eventually have to allow them to turn as they please, video monitors can watch for things like them getting stuck in crib bumpers, being uncovered and also turning on the stomachs. For a while, it can give a parent some peace of mind, which is especially important for any parent, but especially when it is the first baby.
Older Babies
Two way baby monitors can give you the opportunity to communicate with your child from another room. This may be a sense of comfort for your child. Older babies still need much parental supervision, but if your baby is fussing before going down for a nap, one way to quiet him or her is to let them hear your voice. Sometimes your voice will be all it takes for the baby to fall asleep.
When looking for a baby monitor, look for the best one you can get for your price range. Make sure there is secured frequencies so that the sounds stay in your home and are not picked up by other monitors. Also make sure that the video resolution, if you are looking at video baby monitors, is very clear. Choose baby monitors that will help you keep an eye on your child and give both of you a peace of mind.
