Saturday, April 26, 2014

How to make a Video baby monitor?




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Can someone please tell me how to make a video baby monitor? The only problem is i dont have any fancy gadgets, like an iphone or ipad or ianything! lol.
i have an extra laptop and i have an old webcam. could this work to make a video baby monitor??
i want to be able to connect to it somehow from my laptop that iam currently using, like skyp or something??
Iam very bad with computers lol
I understand what your saying and thats why i dont want to spend any money on this. But if i can figure out a way to do it with stuff i have laying around i would like to see him, and not have to sneak into his room to see him. ( because yes i will be going in to look at him, i have from day one and i dont think that will stop for quiet awhile)



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I can't help you with any of the technical stuff, but I wanted to say that video baby monitors are quite useless. Its one of those baby items that is totally unnecessary.

What's important is that you *hear* your baby wake up and cry for you. Its not important to *see* your baby - after all, you will be very, VERY tired yourself. Its not like you'll be up all night watching your baby sleep.

I am going to be a new father as of August 2014. What is the best high tech baby monitoring video feed I can get?

Q. Hi all.

I am going to be a new father as of August and we are in the process of putting together a registry. We are obviously going to get some sort of baby monitor but there is a LOT out there. I was wondering if anybody could recommend one that integrates with an iPhone or has a video feed?

Thank you so much for your time!

All my best,
Matt
**Edit**

With all due respect, I am not interested in your personal viewpoints regarding parenting and how to register for gifts. This is a simple product related question. Thank you.
Edit # 2

Wow, I am a little taken back with the amount of cackling this question has brought forward.

I do **NOT** care about your personal viewpoints on parenting, nor, if you think Baby Registries exist. Even I know baby registries exist! And they are called just that.

If you have personal experience into this product inquiry- great I would love to hear from you.
Edit # 3

My wife is a board certified surgeon and we will decide what is in the best medical interest of our child. Thank you.


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Why do you need a high tech monitor? Why, indeed do you really need a monitor at all?

Baby will sleep in your room for the first 6 months or so, so you can easily hear him/her. And unless your house is huge, you will have no trouble hearing baby when s/he cries.

If you feel you must have a a monitor, any inexpensive one will do the job. (And if you are set on a fancy expensive one, you don't register for it. That's not the kind of thing you'd expect friends to buy for you.)

EDIT:
My point is simply that new parents tend to think that they 'need' tons of stuff. And usually, once baby arrives, they learn that much of the stuff they have bought (or been given) is, at worse, useless, and at best, not worth anywhere near what they spent on it.
Babies cry when they need something. You will hear your baby cry. You really DON'T need a monitor to hear it. And for safety sake, (or for ease of breastfeeding) you will want baby to sleep in your room for the first 6 months or so, so you can easily SEE baby and don't need a video link either. They money you plan to spend could really be spent in other ways.

But ok -- Here you go -- 1700 hits for 'baby monitor'
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_8?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=baby%20monitor&sprefix=baby+mon%2Caps%2C270

And 500+ for 'baby monitor iphone'
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_kk_2?rh=i%3Aelectronics%2Ck%3Ababy+monitor+iphone&keywords=baby+monitor+iphone&ie=UTF8&qid=1395929206

(But again, it's VERY unlikely that any friend is going to shell out this kind of money, so if you decide you like one of the pricy ones, please just buy it yourself. You'll look very greedy registering for $200+ item. Shower gifts are typically cute outfits and toys.)

EDIT: So far as I'm aware, surgeons don't spend a lot of time studying infant care during their residencies. So how does the fact that she's a surgeon mean she automatically knows that you need a video monitor that integrates with an Iphone?




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Baby Monitors... but for the Elderly... Post-Op?

Q. Hey everyone! Hope you're having a great day... =)

I am probably going to move in to take care of an 88 year old lady who just had a hip operation. Thing is, she likes her privacy, and I do need to do a lot of work online (though I will be in the same house, still).

So I thought it'd be a good idea to use something like a baby monitor to keep next to her, so she can call me when she needs me, or I can hear her if she stumbles, etc.... is there something that she can wear, maybe attached to her clothing or around her neck, too, where I can keep an ear on her, other than some type of baby monitor? We're looking for something low-cost but reliable, too.

I appreciate anyone's ideas very, very much -- THANK YOU!

Love,
Jaxxy. =)


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they are great and it should work out for both of you!!!

emergency device for elderly?




tere b


i need to find some kind of keychain, necklace, or watch. that my mom could press and i would have a receiver in my room to alert me incase she falls. is there anything like this in the market?
lifealert is good but i kind of wanted something that she would carry and its connected to a receiver that will alert me that she needs me.



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Yes lots of stuff. They have panic button watches and monitors much like one uses in a baby's room. There are necklaces as well. You can buy online or at your Pharmacy. Check out LifeAlert.

Check out The LifeLink panic button system. The panic system user is provided with peace of mind knowing that emergency assistance will be onsite by simply pressing the emergency call button on the small wireless medallion.




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Friday, April 25, 2014

Question About Mobi Baby Monitor?




lil' mama


Does anyone own the MobiCam AV nursery monitor? What do you think of it?


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i have it and it is decent. i got it at walmart for about $99, so way cheaper than other places or other brands like the summer video monitor. i would recommend using rechargable batteries. my only complaint is that mine crackles if the volume is up too high. for me its not a problem because our daughter is right down the hall so i can hear her w/o the monitor, but i like to see what she's doing, if she might settle herself and go back to sleep, etc.

long-distance baby monitors?




John 13:34


my grandmother is 87 years old and can't really move around. she lives with us. my family plans on going to the beach this summer, and my dad would feel at ease if we had a long-distance baby monitor that we could use (or more pref. a walkie talkie that didn't require her to push any buttons) while she stays in the motel. it would probably be about 300 yards or so. it's pretty close to the beach. is there any device like this?


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The Fisher Price Long Distance baby monitor (link below at Amazon) works only to about 100 yards (in actual use, about 75-80) and two years ago, this was the longest distance one we could find (my BIL was recovering from a stroke and my sister wanted it while working in garden). This was the longest distance baby monitor we could find. A walkie talkie is likely your best bet.




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Baby monitors?

Q. I'm looking for a baby monitor that is loud enough for me to hear while I am sleeping so my kids can get used to sleeping in their own cribs early on. There is no need to have one with video I already have one and I cannot get both of my twins on the picture even if I put the in the same crib.


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you can use pretty much any baby monitor, although if the babies are far enough away that you can't hear them crying in the night without a monitor, that's a long way to travel when they're waking several times in the night still. With my kids I always kept them in their crib in my room until they started only waking once in the night, and at that point, then I moved them into their own room. I don't mind making the trip across the hall if I only have to do it once, but if I'm up again and again and again, I don't want to have to go far.

Baby Monitors?




Katherine


Do they make a baby monitor that you can listen to two rooms at one time? My bff just had twins & she has a 2 yo. She needs a baby monitor that she can her dd's & ds. Has anyone ever had something like this & where did you get it?


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THey make them with two baby monitors in one package. Got mine at wal mart by fisher price!




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Thursday, April 24, 2014

video baby monitor for 18 month old? ?

Q. Ok, so my son is 18 months and in the mornings, i can never tell what he's up to.. Hes quiet then you hear him giggling, i'll get up to get him, and he's passed out again! So we're arguing about getting the video baby monitor to keep an eye on him in the morning and after naps. He's about to be moved into a toddler bed, and i'd like to know what the heck he'll be doing when he gets up.. Sooo do you think it's worth the money or just a simple waste?


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Why bother with a baby video monitor? He is 18 months old.

My brother and his wife had one with their child, it was at the side of their bed so they could see it easily - the funny thing was that if they looked past it, they could actually see the baby in bed! What a waste of good money, just to have the newest toy!

So, unless your room is on a different floor or is a long way from the baby's room, you really don't need one.

When did you stop using a baby monitor?

Q. This is a spin-off from Too Lazy To Use Spellcheck's question about still checking on your sleeping child.

We never used a baby monitor, mainly b/c our daughter slept in our room. Even when she took naps throughout the day, I was always in the same room or the next one.

A week ago I went to a friend's house. She took me into her bedroom to show me something and I noticed she had 2 baby monitors on her night stand. She saw me looking at them and said, "One is for the baby (a few months old) and one is for Sophie." Her daughter Sophie is 6 yrs old. I thought that was a little odd, but I didn't say anything.

When did you stop using a monitor? Did anyone continue to use one as their child was older?


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Didn't need or wanted to buy a baby monitor... at one point after having our second child we did consider it but after thinking it through we realized what we have known from the beginning and that it was not needed and would just be a waste of money. We don't need a device helping us monitoring our children when we are capable of doing it ourselves. We didn't have one for our first child so it make sense that we didn't need it for our second. From them being newborns to growing up to be a young child I find that we've always spent all our time watching over them constantly because giving them 100% of our attention our love is very important to us. We had our children because all our time spent making sure they are loved, feed, happy, etc is what we expect as parents now why would we want to leave them alone for minutes or hours to play by themselves? For us it is essential that we spend as much time as we can with our children, we live for them more than we live for ourselves. We are truly blessed to have our children in our lives and we intend to be the kind of parents that they need and want.




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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Baby registry must haves?

Q. I'm finishing up my baby registry. As a first time mom-to-be, I'm not sure if I have everything or not. I have the basics but what are some often overlooked must haves or essentials? Thanks for your answers!


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well, u can go to babies r us website and they have a list for ppl who are going to register..of course it has a lot of things on there that you don't need, but if you weed through you can get what you need out of it...the things i liked;found most useful, etc......

.i would def recommend:
a diaper genie 2; idk why ppl don't like them, there is NO smell in my dd 's room
changing table..will save your back, good for diap changes, clothes changes, sponge baths, etc and you have shelves to store your new baby must haves....i have canvas bins on the shelves to store things that are good to have in reach or easily available...
monitor--i like the graco imonitor, recently bought a second one for another room in the house bc i liked the other one so much, it has been working well for over 8 mos now, and it has good range, battery life, and i can hear EVERYTHING; never any interference....it works great..
boppy pillow with cotton covers, soft ones don't fit as well for some reason
lots of baby hangers, and baby hangers with clips to keep outfits together
primo euro bathtub
prince lionheart diaper depot and wipewarmer; ours works well and the wipes are still very warm when we get them to out dd's bottom; and she doesn't freak out when we are out and they aren't warmed, but seems to appreciate it when they are..
health kit: brush, comb, thermometer (not an ear one, not as accurate), nail clippers, etc.
baby meds, generic is just as good and a lot cheaper...desitin(or plain zinc oxide if you can find it)..not creamy, has less zinc ox in it....infant mylicon and tylenol
lots of diapers , make sure wherever you buy them will let you exchange them for a diff size if you need to even after the return period...brus let me do that, and buy a small pack of a couple brands to see which you prefer before you open the big boxes...wipes, lots of them, without alcohol or fragrance! we use swaddlers diapers and pampers sensitive wipes; no rashes, no reactions to their ingredients, diapers hold a lot when they have too and the netting tends to keep the wet off her bottom...
lots of baby washclothes, you may have to use them on baby's bum if it is really sensitive and gets a rash....and baby towels, but you could use your reg towels if money is an issue

swing, pref swings two ways and plugs in instead of batteries
bouncy seat
infant travel system! easy, easy, easy--we got the graco tour deluxe; it is great, folds with one hand, several seating positions, lays flat for sleep; has a big basket underneath and cup holders for mom and dad, one for baby , place for snacks for baby, and a 'pocket' up top for keys, cell phone, whatever you wanna put there...
play yard, get one with bassinet feature if you want to, easier to keep baby in your room for a while before putting them in crib in their room=we have chicco discovery and it is awesome, has more padding than most, easy to wash..machine wash, most are wipe down...very sturdy, has nightlight, vibration, etc and a flip up change table, has wooden slats that slide in under mattress for support...not that much more exp than the others and much better in my opinion
passys--she loves soothies and that is all she will take..
baby wash, again frag free, dye free
frag free , dye free laundry detergent
clothes hamper or basket
lingerie bag for socks, mittens, anything little so they don't get lost in the wash...
something to put baby toys in
extra toy links
lullaby cd and small cd player; my dd has come to love white noise, she naps with a fan and a womb bear; sleeps at night with a fan....
oh, mosquito cover for your infant carrier..it's where you can see in , baby can see out, but strangers cant just walk up and touch your baby, and they will!!!!!
all i can come up with now...LOL
diaper bags; big one for everything you may need, leave in car unless you will be somewhere a long time, and a small one to stick what you will need for a short run in so you don't have to haul the bigger one

if ffing:
avent formula dispenser; has better review than the ones made by sassy, and convert to a snack cup later...i loved it so much i bought a second one!
bottles--really liked playtex ventaire advanced when she was young, more pieces but it's easy to get them clean when the top and bottom comes off...and they vent through the bottom instead of the nip so no bubbles or foam going back up into baby's milk; they will leak if you don't put them together correctly, but we have had no probs with them and have never had to replace any parts on them..if u decide on them and have leaks, email me and i will explain how to keep them from leaking...:O)
bottle and nip brushes--i really like the ones by munchking that don't have a sponge on the end of the brush, they come in diff colors mixed with white and have a great nip brush in the handles....
drying racks--again, i really like munchkins...
formula mixer: i like dr brown's formula pitcher bc you don't shake it it is only abo

what is a good clear baby monitor?

Q. i have the most god awful baby monitor that has so much static i cant hear the baby. can anyone recommend a good clear monitor? if you do not know a good mone then tell me one that you have that's bad too so i don't buy that one. THANKS


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I have the safety 1st high definition baby monitor. It is great. It is so clear that even on the lowest volume I can hear the baby wake up, and at mid-high volume I can hear the baby breathe. It also has zero interference from radios, cell phones, wireless internet, etc. No static at all, great reception, and decent battery life. It's also only $60 compared to the other zero interference monitors.




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reviews for baby monitors?

Q. We are looking for a really good quality baby monitor and we want one that has nightvision (or infrared or whatever it's called) I've sen some that monitor the baby in the dark but most of them have LEDs on the camera. I don't want to shine a flood light on my baby at night. We just want something that works in the dark without a light. Can anybody recommend a good monitor?
Thanks! :o)


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I work retail and for the past 3 years I've been recommending this product


http://www.qvc.com/asp/frameset.asp?gopartner=X4190000&focus=http://secure.qvc.com/PartnerBridge.ASP?PartnerID=X4190000&ItemNumber=3538336&PartnerURL=http://www.readysetsports.com/entry.point?target=35fda0


* 2.36" color LCD monitor (Large and portable monitor display)
* Features built-in night light and lullabies to soothe baby
* Digital wireless technology means no interference (90% ofbaby monitors uses MHZ wavelenght in order to receive their signal or sound but they will fail because cordless phone, microwave ovens, car remote receivers and or garage door remotes just to name a few uses MHZ an eventually you monitor will stop working because it start getting the signal from the other appliances )
*Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) for privacy (because its digital it can't be picked up by
other digital accesories around your house or neighbors)
* Auto exposure on camera (no blurry shots)
* Maximum Distance: 500' line of sight (you can be 500ft away from baby)
* Automatic night vision activation on camera (nothing to explain here)
* Includes rechargeable battery (awesome feature)

Can you recommend a baby monitor (preferably a video monitor) that works from very long distances?




Linds


We just moved into a new house where our master bedroom is completely on the opposite side of the house from our son's room. The moniter that we have now works only sporadically (most of the time it flashes "out of range"). I really need one that will work well! It probably doesn't help that our bedroom is converted from the old garage, so there are literally 2 brick walls between our room and our son's room. Please help! Thank you!


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I have a Mobi and it works great in my house. My house isn't huge but I can be upstairs and my daughter's room is downstairs on the other side of the house and it is clear. During the day the pic is in color, but turns to black and white at night. The only static has been when we have it too close to our remote controls and cell phones. It will get fuzzy but we move the items and it is fine.

Not sure if it will work between brick walls, but I have been out in our garage on my treadmill and had no problem.


http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mobicam-Baby-Nursery-AV-Monitor/10263832




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could i be pregnant, answers please, i am going insane!?




Kylie G


ok i will give you as much details as i can... i tool my last pill, and started taking pregnancy vitamins on the 05.05.2011
my first period was on the 9.5.11
last one was on the 2.06.2011
in june we had intercourse on the following dates
9,14,16,18,19,20,23,26. and then 4.07.2011
its now the 6.07.2011 and still no period, i took a HPT on the 27.06.2011 and another on the 01.07.2011 both negative. but i still have no period, over the last week i get these slight cramps, (like i normally do before a period) but then nothing happens... they go away and then a day or so later i get them again... i really want to be pregnant, but i am guessing the tests say i am not so i am not..? but then i dont get my period so my brain keeps saying well.... if im not pregnant i want to get it so i can start trying again, if i am i want to know... this sucks!! its too early to go to a dr, if i do and they ask how late i am, its only a week they will probably say leave it another week or two... i just want an answer... is there anything i can try or any tips? please help, i know we havent been trying long but it breaks my heart every month i find out it wasnt successful... we have wanted a baby for about 3 years now, we have just got things together enough to have one...

thanks for your help.



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Im not sure where to find the information but I do know one of the ways i found that can indicate pregnancy is your temperature. If you get a digital thermometer it will give you an accurate read and monitor it over a few days. See what your basal temp should be and compare to what the pregnancy sites say.

Other than that its just a case of waiting to do the test,

<3
sh

Could I still be pregnant?







First off I will tell you my history: I have a healthy 8 year old son. In 2010 I was pregnant. At 7 weeks I lost my left fallopian tube. I went on to deliver my baby by c section and had the right tube tied. 6 hours later my daughter died. In 2011 I had a reversal on the right tube. Last June I finally became pregnant, only to lose it to a miscarriage at 5 weeks.
Now for my question. My period was due this past Wednesday. On Thursday I took a pregnancy test that had a faint positive. On Friday I took 2 more, one was digital. They both came back positive, one with the + sign the other said "Pregnant". Yesterday afternoon I took a nap and woke up having hot flashes and sweating. I went to the restroom and when I wiped there was light pink blood on the tissue. This happened several times. I went immediately to the ER. They did a pee test and a blood test. The doctor told me than my HCG level was 37 and it was way too low. He said there was no use in doing an ultrasound because nothing would show up. He said nothing would become of this pregnancy, told me he was sorry and sent me home. I haven't had any blood on my tissue since last night. I have had a little discomfort in my stomach but no cramping. It's more like I feel when my period is coming. I have felt this way off and on, even before I took the pregnancy test. Could the doctor be mistaken and could I still go on to have this baby?



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yes your doctor could be mistaken. while it is true that ANY amount of blood or low hcg levels is a bad sign it doesn't always mean the worse.

i would wait a week and monitor any further bleeding and take another test. because your hcg is only 37 if this is a miscarriage then that number should drop to an undetectable level relatively soon.
if your test is negative then i am sorry but your doctor would of been right, if it is still positive then take yet another test a week later and see what those results say.

I'm so sorry for your previous losses, i have my fingers crossed that this pregnancy will work out for you.




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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Suggestions on good baby monitors?

Q. I have a set of Fisher Price Sounds n Lights baby monitors, and their ability to pick up the tiniest sounds is great, but at random times they will just squeal extremely loud in a high pitched noise. It will even wake up my 5 week old daughter. She is a preemie, and she's only at 37 weeks now - so she's having stomach problems that hurt her, so the sleep she can get is precious for her.

Does anyone have any really good experience with a certain monitor? This is my first baby and I'm getting used to waking up to her cries - so I'd like the sensitivity of the monitors to be the same as these, I want to hear her LOUD and clear on the monitor. And the high pitches isn't due to other electronics, I just have an electronic clock in her room. Sometimes if you get close with a cell phone it'll do it - but 90% of the time it just does it randomly and loud loud loud!

Any mothers with advice, I'd appreciate it :)


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I'm going to recommend the Sony Baby Call Monitor. We purchased it because it was the only one on the market that would not affect the cell phone usage in the house (and we figured they were all pretty much the same otherwise). You can get it on Amazon.com for about $30: http://www.amazon.com/NTM-910YLW-Sony-Baby-Nursery-Monitor/dp/B000S35QLC/ref=br_it_dp_o_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1WDSCNEPMTGUH&coliid=I3CN073HZ5ZDKX
It also comes in a set with two receivers.

We liked it because you can adjust the sensitivity. There's a wheel on the side to adjust the volume of your baby's cry. This way, you can get used to her waking you up without being shocked out of your own sleep. Plus, our daughter made lots of noises in her sleep that kept us awake. We were able to set the volume so we didn't hear those noises, but did hear her crying.

The only experience they have with squealing, is if you unplug the baby's monitor from the wall. It's more of an alert system, so you hear the squeal on your end when someone's messing with the other monitor.

Also, the receiver gets real staticky when the microwave is on.

Question for Preemie moms...?

Q. What helped you get through the time spent in the NICU...besides the fact that your son/daughter was in there. I mean...sometimes it is just so hard! I don't mean to sound selfish at all, its just hard to sit there and watch all these mothers feeding their babies, and when they bring in the car seats, you know another baby is going home.

My daughter was born 3 months early, only 3 weeks ago. So I have a ways to go, at least another month or more(probably more). Anyone else gone through this? I don't know if I'm slightly depressed or not either...


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I know how you feel. Both of my girls were preemies. With my first daughter, we were able to hold her and she was fine, but with our second daughter (who is now 5 months old), we weren't able to hold her until she was about 4 days old, and then only for a little while, and it is so hard to hold your baby when they are on oxygen plus a dozen other monitors. It was really hard because we had our 2 year old at home and my husband had to go back to work and so I couldn't be with our newborn in the NICU all of the time because I had to take care of our 2 year old. You know, it was a rough pregnancy and I was in the hospital for a lot of it, but as miserable as I was while I was pregnant, I cried so often and wished for nothing more than to be back to being pregnant with my baby because at least then I could have her with me. It was a feeling of such distress. NICU in itself can be a stressful place with all of the monitors on your tiny little baby, and only being able to see your baby and hold them during certain times. You see all of these new moms on the regular maternity wing holding and cuddling their monitor-free newborns and you wish that you could be doing that with yours. You think to yourself, "I should be holding her and cuddling her, she shouldn't have to be in that incubator all alone hooked up to all of those wires and under that oxygen hood". You literally ache to hold your baby. And then when you are able to hold them and then the nurses tell you that it's time for your baby to go back in the incubator, this horrible feeling comes over you like you just want to hit the nurse - lol. Okay, so that's not a good thing, but that's how I felt. I hated having time constraints on when and how long I could hold my baby especailly after I wasn't allowed to hold her until she was 4 days old already and it's like you just want to cry. I just pretty much sat there by her side. But you do need to rest. Take this opportunity to rest up. Are you rooming at the hospital, or commuting from home? If you are staying at the hospital, then be sure to get some sleep in between sitting with your baby.
It's the scarriest thing in the world when one of the stats on your baby's monitors drops and then the loud beepers start going off - your heart just freezes. Prayer helped me too. It helped a lot. They didn't know if my little one was going to make it through the first night and then when she did they said it was a miracle. I'll never forget that though, when the doctor came into our room and I asked him if our baby was going to make it and he said "I don't know". Ugh - I'll never forget those words. Then she developed pneumonia and had to be in even longer. It's heck, I'll agree. Just develop your support system. Get to know the nurses. They are there to talk to too. Be very involved with your baby's care. Do as much as you can. Be as invloved as you can. I remember when we were able to hold our daughter, her heart rate and O2 levels would stabilize... that was the coolest thing in the world. Lean on your husband or significant other for support, and the staff too. That's what they are there for.
I know you feel like you just want to scream, cry, and throw a fit. I know I did. You feel helpless and jealous even when other parents come in to take their babies home and you're thinking "is it ever going to be my turn?" It's so hard. If you think that you are depressed at all, be SURE to talk to a trusted nurse about it - they will help you out with that! It is so important to get help. Have yourself a good crying too. Take a shower, lock the bathroom door and just have a good old fashioned fit. It helps. Sounds childish, but it helps. God bless sweetie and I'll keep ya and your little one in my prayers. E-mail me please, if you want to talk ....




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Monday, April 21, 2014

I have been TTC for over a year?

Q. Took out my Mirena in June 2011.
Got pregnant in Jan 2012, lost my baby 7 weeks in.
Haven't been able to get pregnant since.
Any ideas/ tips?
anyone?


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I've heard of people having great luck with the clear blue fertility monitor! good luck!

Me and my partner are trying to have baby but its nt coming along so easy !?

Q. I would like to hear from the woman who have PCOS and have had children im very interested in knowing how it happened. my partner and i are having difficulties and dont know what to do. PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome)


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ok, firstly I am aware I am not a woman :) but my wife has PCOS.

She started taking clomid 50mg (cycle days 3-8) last year, we got pregnant twice and unfortunately lost both (2012 was a rough year).

This year the 50mg wasn't working, upped to 100mg still not working consistently. So they put her on metformin too (500mg twice daily). We went for an ultrasound to look for follicles on cycle day, no mature follicles but some tiny ones. I asked if she could ovulate late and the drs told me it should make her ovulate on day 14. Great, now what do we do? About a week later she gets the egg white mucous (I know tmi) and I said "hey why not, what we got to lose"... we did a pregnancy test negative. So she takes progesterone to restart cycle and gets 'flu' and throwing up a few days later . The regular dr kept asking "are you sure you're not pregnant?" so we did a test POSITIVE ! I guess they were wrong, you can ovulate late.

Today we saw our 19 week baby girl wiggling around on ultrasound.

Sorry for the long story, first they'll try either metformin or clomid, or both but it may take awhile to find the correct dose, find a reproductive endocrinologist not just a OB/GYN and if you do get pregnant do what I did insist on taking progesterone through first trimester, or as worst monitor your levels closely. I beleive that, and we kept taking metformin too, saved our baby this time :) There is a high risk of miscarriage with PCOS, like 40% but progesterone brings it down to the same rate as everyone else, I think 16%.




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Where can i get a good baby monitor with 2 cameras?

Q. I am having twins next month! Very excited yey!! :) Well, i want to have a baby monitor with two cameras soi can put one in sleeping room and the other one in playing room. I'd really appreciate any help regarding this. My budget is flexible so looking for good ones. thanks in advance.


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Make sure to read the review of the baby monitor before purchasing one. Amazon has very good baby monitors with 2 cameras, So make sure to check them too.

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I am researching monitors. I am looking for one with a camera, but I know some of them work better than others. Any suggestions on which one gives the best picture? Which one has less static? I've heard so many different reviews. I found one that I really like....

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2943603&fromRegistryNumber=44067222&product_skn=760504

But the price is a bit high. I am also looking for 1 that has the option to add a 2nd camera. I have a 3 year old daughter also, and it would be nice to be able to watch her too.



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We own this camera and overall LOVE it. We really like the fact that the screen is large. We tend to get a clear picture although sometimes there is some flickering. We remedy this by just moving it a little bit. It does not pose much of a nuisance for us. We can also move it around the house and not worry about it sucking up a ton of batteries (this was a major issue with our previous monitor - it just gobbled up batteries). We have never gotten images of other people. No issue there.

Warning though: It does not have the best audio. The lowest setting is somewhat loud for my tastes. However, we did not care about the audio as we can hear our baby cry just fine. Also, there are also only two channels with this monitor so you don't have a lot of room to search for a better connection.

If you want great audio to go with the screen, I would recommend looking into some monitors with small screens. The only downside to those is the battery issue.

On a final note, I would absolutely recommend investing in a video monitor. We used to have a regular audio monitor but kept rushing in every time we heard the baby cry. Unfortunately, many times she was just yelling in her sleep and we were the ones waking her up. The video monitor allows us to see if she is really awake or just in transition sleep. Lately, she has been rolling over in her sleep and it allows me to keep track of her. Great purchase!




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Mommys on the go - monitors?

Q. Does anyone know of a monitor I can leave with a baby sitter and see it on my phone ? Is there such thing. !?


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There are many Internet cameras but you need to have a connection to the Internet, most likely broadband (cable, DSL phone line, satellite) Internet Service Provider (ISP).
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-Wireless-N-Internet-Monitoring-Camera/dp/B002OHDFOA
http://www.hammacher.com/Product/Default.aspx?sku=81289
There are iPhone or Android phone apps that can be run to take periodic pictures and send them automatically to your smart phone by email or other means. I am not a smart phone user but I am sure you can search for those. http://www.pcworld.com/article/242576/how_to_use_your_ios_or_android_smartphone_or_tablet_as_a_wireless_network_camera.html

A program that I can video call from Android phone to laptop with webcam?

Q. I want to use my cell phone with my laptop as a baby monitor for my newborn so that I can set the laptop up with the webcam on the baby & then I can watch it on my cell phone. Something similar to Skype but not Skype because it won't work with my phone. At least I can't figure out how to. Thanks!


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gmail has video chat similar to skype. but then like skype, you'd still have to teach your baby to hit the "accept call" button when you call into your laptop.




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Suggestions on good baby monitors?

Q. I have a set of Fisher Price Sounds n Lights baby monitors, and their ability to pick up the tiniest sounds is great, but at random times they will just squeal extremely loud in a high pitched noise. It will even wake up my 5 week old daughter. She is a preemie, and she's only at 37 weeks now - so she's having stomach problems that hurt her, so the sleep she can get is precious for her.

Does anyone have any really good experience with a certain monitor? This is my first baby and I'm getting used to waking up to her cries - so I'd like the sensitivity of the monitors to be the same as these, I want to hear her LOUD and clear on the monitor. And the high pitches isn't due to other electronics, I just have an electronic clock in her room. Sometimes if you get close with a cell phone it'll do it - but 90% of the time it just does it randomly and loud loud loud!

Any mothers with advice, I'd appreciate it :)


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I'm going to recommend the Sony Baby Call Monitor. We purchased it because it was the only one on the market that would not affect the cell phone usage in the house (and we figured they were all pretty much the same otherwise). You can get it on Amazon.com for about $30: http://www.amazon.com/NTM-910YLW-Sony-Baby-Nursery-Monitor/dp/B000S35QLC/ref=br_it_dp_o_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1WDSCNEPMTGUH&coliid=I3CN073HZ5ZDKX
It also comes in a set with two receivers.

We liked it because you can adjust the sensitivity. There's a wheel on the side to adjust the volume of your baby's cry. This way, you can get used to her waking you up without being shocked out of your own sleep. Plus, our daughter made lots of noises in her sleep that kept us awake. We were able to set the volume so we didn't hear those noises, but did hear her crying.

The only experience they have with squealing, is if you unplug the baby's monitor from the wall. It's more of an alert system, so you hear the squeal on your end when someone's messing with the other monitor.

Also, the receiver gets real staticky when the microwave is on.

Question for Preemie moms...?

Q. What helped you get through the time spent in the NICU...besides the fact that your son/daughter was in there. I mean...sometimes it is just so hard! I don't mean to sound selfish at all, its just hard to sit there and watch all these mothers feeding their babies, and when they bring in the car seats, you know another baby is going home.

My daughter was born 3 months early, only 3 weeks ago. So I have a ways to go, at least another month or more(probably more). Anyone else gone through this? I don't know if I'm slightly depressed or not either...


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I know how you feel. Both of my girls were preemies. With my first daughter, we were able to hold her and she was fine, but with our second daughter (who is now 5 months old), we weren't able to hold her until she was about 4 days old, and then only for a little while, and it is so hard to hold your baby when they are on oxygen plus a dozen other monitors. It was really hard because we had our 2 year old at home and my husband had to go back to work and so I couldn't be with our newborn in the NICU all of the time because I had to take care of our 2 year old. You know, it was a rough pregnancy and I was in the hospital for a lot of it, but as miserable as I was while I was pregnant, I cried so often and wished for nothing more than to be back to being pregnant with my baby because at least then I could have her with me. It was a feeling of such distress. NICU in itself can be a stressful place with all of the monitors on your tiny little baby, and only being able to see your baby and hold them during certain times. You see all of these new moms on the regular maternity wing holding and cuddling their monitor-free newborns and you wish that you could be doing that with yours. You think to yourself, "I should be holding her and cuddling her, she shouldn't have to be in that incubator all alone hooked up to all of those wires and under that oxygen hood". You literally ache to hold your baby. And then when you are able to hold them and then the nurses tell you that it's time for your baby to go back in the incubator, this horrible feeling comes over you like you just want to hit the nurse - lol. Okay, so that's not a good thing, but that's how I felt. I hated having time constraints on when and how long I could hold my baby especailly after I wasn't allowed to hold her until she was 4 days old already and it's like you just want to cry. I just pretty much sat there by her side. But you do need to rest. Take this opportunity to rest up. Are you rooming at the hospital, or commuting from home? If you are staying at the hospital, then be sure to get some sleep in between sitting with your baby.
It's the scarriest thing in the world when one of the stats on your baby's monitors drops and then the loud beepers start going off - your heart just freezes. Prayer helped me too. It helped a lot. They didn't know if my little one was going to make it through the first night and then when she did they said it was a miracle. I'll never forget that though, when the doctor came into our room and I asked him if our baby was going to make it and he said "I don't know". Ugh - I'll never forget those words. Then she developed pneumonia and had to be in even longer. It's heck, I'll agree. Just develop your support system. Get to know the nurses. They are there to talk to too. Be very involved with your baby's care. Do as much as you can. Be as invloved as you can. I remember when we were able to hold our daughter, her heart rate and O2 levels would stabilize... that was the coolest thing in the world. Lean on your husband or significant other for support, and the staff too. That's what they are there for.
I know you feel like you just want to scream, cry, and throw a fit. I know I did. You feel helpless and jealous even when other parents come in to take their babies home and you're thinking "is it ever going to be my turn?" It's so hard. If you think that you are depressed at all, be SURE to talk to a trusted nurse about it - they will help you out with that! It is so important to get help. Have yourself a good crying too. Take a shower, lock the bathroom door and just have a good old fashioned fit. It helps. Sounds childish, but it helps. God bless sweetie and I'll keep ya and your little one in my prayers. E-mail me please, if you want to talk ....




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care worker with elderly....can anyone mention some SKILLS?







I need this 4 my placement report...and i cannot find any...thx?


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I have worked thru Hospice and on my own and for a National Company. I have certs in medicine assistance, cpr and first aid. You will need to read well, show compassion, do bathing and change diapers and move your client around often to avoid bed sores. Read to them and do laundry and cook and clean and using a baby monitor will give you peace of mind. You need to nap when they nap--if you are doing in home care. You need to know how to deal with friends and relatives, know how to deal with death and what to do when it occurs and have a strong heart and broad shoulders. I have also cooked and cared for mental patients in a private facility. You need to know that their privacy counts. You may have to clean up some horrid messes without a peep. Common Sense is very important.

Has anyone seen the show "The Baby Borrowers" ?

Q. For those who have seen it, what are your thoughts?

For those who are unaware of what it's about, please read below and tell me what you think?

Each week a teenage couple aged 18-20 will set up a home and become parents beginning with a baby, then a toddler, pre-teens, teenagers, and finally elderly adults over the course of one month. The couples will participate in pre-natal classes prior to the arrival of the baby, every three days the couples will advance to the next stage. Some couples may have an only child while some may have the responsibility of taking care of siblings.[1] There are no eliminations or prizes (with the exception of experience).

Married couples volunteered to participate in the experiment by letting the teenage couple "borrow" their child. They would deliver the child to their home, offer advice about how to respond in certain situations and gave a manual with instructions (i.e. child likes/dislikes, favorite food or toys, when to feed them, etc.) The couples cared for the child (or children) away from their parents for 3 days. The parents stayed across the street in a home and were able to monitor their child and the couple on surveillance video that was set up all around the home. If at any time they felt they were needed or wanted to help, they were able to step in. A professional nanny also stayed with the couple and their child and monitored them. The nanny was only allowed to "shadow" to ensure the safety of the child and could only come forth in the event of an emergency. Once the age turned to the teenagers, there was no more parent or nanny monitoring.
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I think it's a good idea. Like most of us, I just don't think teenagers put alot of thought into what parenting will actually be like. They live life with their head in the clouds and when told that it's not right for having babies at 15, one of their justification is 'Girls did it in the old days". Well, they were also married, had nothing else/weren't allowed to DO anything else and didn't need two incomes to survive.

I'm not bashing accidental teen mothers so for those of you who are, please don't be offended. I'm simply saying that teen girls who DO want to get pregnant.. the naivety is just incredibly frustrating.
There is no monetary gain, simply experience and hopefully a valuable lesson.


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I think it's good for the teens but I don't think it's healthy for the loaned out babies. It's stressful and confusing for them to be taken from their home and put with strangers like that who don't know what they are doing. I mean I know their parents are in the next house watching them on TV and can intervene at anytime, but the babies don't know that and would still be confused.




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Does this look like a good camera from these specifications?

Q. Metrics

Dimensions (WxHxD): 119.1mm x 76.5mm x79.8mm / 4.69"x3.02"x3.14"
Weight: Approximately 390 grams without battery and SD memory card (0.86 pounds) / approximately 499 grams with battery and SD memory card (1.10 pounds)
Optics

Camera effective pixels: 16.1 megapixels
Sensor size/total pixels/filter: 1/2.33-inch CCD sensor/16.4 total megapixels/primary-color filter
Aperture: F3.1â5.8 / two-step (F3.1/F8.9(W) / F5.8/F16.7 (T))
Optical Zoom: 21x
Focal Length: f=4.5â94.5mm (25â525mm in 35mm equivalent) / (27â567mm in 35mm equivalent in video recording)
Extra optical zoom (EZ): 26.5x (4:3/10M), 37.8x (4:3/5M), 48.5x (4:3/under 3M)
Lens: 12 elements in nine groups/(three aspherical lenses/five aspherical surfaces)
Optical image stabilizer: O.I.S. (on/off)
Digital zoom: 4x
Focusing area: Normal: Wide 30 centimetersâinfinity/tele 200 centimetersâinfinity/AF macro/intelligent auto/motion picture wide 2 centimetersâinfinity /tele 60 centimetersâinfinity
AF assist lamp: Yes (on/off)
Focus: Normal, AF macro, macro zoom/continuous AF (only for motion picture)/AF tracking
AF metering: Face/AF tracking/one area/nine area/spot
Shutter speed: Approximately 15â1/2000 seconds
Recording

File Format: Still image: JPEG(DCF/Exif2.3)/motion picture: quick time motion JPEG
Mode dial/mode button: Intelligent auto, P, M, SCN, motion picture, portrait, scenery, sports
Still-image scene mode: Panorama shot, night portrait, night scenery, food, baby (birthday only), sunset, high sensitivity
Continuous-shooting mode: Full-resolution image, 1.2 frames/second
Motion-picture recording (*2): [HD video] / 1280x720 pixels, 30 frames per second (HD/motion JPEG) / [STD video] / 640x480 pixels, 30 frames per second (VGA/motion JPEG) / 320x240 pixels, 30 frames per second (QVGA/motion JPEG)
Exposure: Program AE, manual
Exposure compensation: 1/3 EV step, +/-3 EV
Auto (AE) bracketing: 1/3 - 3 EV step, Max.+/-3EV, three frames
Light metering: Multiple
ISO sensitivity: Auto/100/200/400/800/1600 high-sensitivity mode (ISO 1600â6400)
Still-picture recording: [1:1] / 3456x3456 (12M) / [4:3] / 4608x3456 (16M) / 3648x2736 (10M EZ) / 2560x1920 (5M EZ) / 2048x1536 (3M EZ) / 640x480 (0.3M EZ) / [3:2] / 4608x3072 (14M) / [16:9] / 4608x2592 (12M)
Image quality: Fine/standard
White balance: Auto/daylight/cloudy/shade/incandescent/white set
Color mode/color effect/my color: color mode: standard, vivid ï¼normal only), black and white, sepia
Digital redeye correction: Yes
Self Timer: 2 seconds/10 seconds
Playback

Playback mode: Normal playback, slideshow, category, calendar playback
Thumbnails/zoomed playback: 12, 30 thumbnails/yes
Calendar display/dual-image playback: Yes/no
Set favorites/rotate image: No/no
Show histogram: Yes
DPOF print setting/set protection: No/yes
Resize/cropping/aspect conv./leveling: Yes/yes/no/no
Copy/title edit/text stamp: Yes/no/no
Cut animation: No
Video divide: No
PictBridge support: Single/multi/all
Setup

OSD Language: English, Spanish
Others

LDC monitor: 3.0"(7.5cm) TFT screen LCD display (460K dots) / field of view : approximately 100% / off, power-LCD mode, auto power-LCD mode, high-angle mode
Built-in flash: Auto, auto/redeye reduction, forced on, slow sync/redeye reduction, forced off, / 0.6â6.8m (wide/ISO auto), 0.6â3.6m (tele/ISO auto)
Recording media: Built-in memory, SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card
Built-in memory: Approximately 109MB
Microphone/speaker: Mono/mono
Interface: AV output (NTSC), USB multi
Power: AA battery/Ni-MH battery x 4
Battery life: 380 pictures (AA battery)(CIPA standard)
Included software: Photo fun studio 8.2 LE / Adobe Reader
Standard accessories: Four alkaline AA batteries, AV cable, USB cable, shoulder strap, CD-ROM, lens cap, lens-cap string
It's the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20K


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Sounds rather bad to me.

Here are the pieces of information that turn me off:

"Camera effective pixels: 16.1 megapixels"
Too many MP. That causes needlessly much image noise in low light situations. MP are NOT a measure of image quality!

"Optical Zoom: 21x
Focal Length: f=4.5â94.5mm (25â525mm in 35mm equivalent) / (27â567mm in 35mm equivalent in video recording)"

Such excessive optical zoon is detrimental to image quality.

"Aperture: F3.1â5.8 / two-step (F3.1/F8.9(W) / F5.8/F16.7 (T))"
These maximum aperture figures are rather poor. This further excarbates any problems in low light situations or to sustain sufficient shutter speeds at extreme zoom.
Low numbers are better here.

Then again, these specs may perhaps be reasonable for a superzoom camera - but that type of camera usually sacrifices image quality for convenience. These cameras offer the worse image quality compared to other point and shoot cameras at the same price figure.

would i be able to save if...?




seanny c.


if i view my friend over webcam,would i be able to save his image?if so,how?thanks!!!!


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Latest News from Enjoin

For Immediate Release

April 15, 2005
Enjoin Develops Peace of Mind Technology

The newest product offered by Indianapolis-based Enjoin, LLC, provides a do-it-yourself video monitoring solution for businesses, homeowners, and parents.

Enjoin has developed Eyecopia, a feature-rich PC-based software application that works with off-the-shelf web cameras to provide a monitoring solution with video and audio recording capabilities. The application utilizes innovative motion detection technology to automatically record video events as they occur. This eliminates the need to constantly watch a video feed for activity.

The software simplifies the management of collected video events through a unique categorization system. Users are given simple, yet flexible options for reviewing, sorting and archiving these events, by removing the time-consuming data management issues typically associated with video monitoring systems.
Advanced alert features keep business owners informed while they are away.

In addition to unique categorization capabilities, the program utilizes customizable notification functions to keep the user informed at all times. Notifications can be sent in a variety of ways:

* Email messages with photo or video attachments of the motion events
* Text messages to SMS-capable devices, such as cell phones and pagers
* Secure network notification to Eyecopia Remoteâ¢, a freeware program from Enjoin

The Eyecopia Remote monitoring application runs on remote computers. It receives motion-detection event notifications and displays a live view of any Eyecopia monitoring system for which the user is an authorized contact. Eyecopia allows users to share this experience with their family and friends without fear of unwanted access. The user always has the final word over who is watching their Eyecopia system.

The combination of Eyecopia and Eyecopia Remote are perfect for office use, particularly those offices with a lobby separated from employee work areas.
Get extra assurance that homes are protected with Eyecopia.

Homeowners enjoy the peace of mind Eyecopia brings them when away from their homes. Whether at work or on vacation, Eyecopia's flexible notification schedules allow users to stay informed wherever they go. In addition, monitoring schedules allow users to set times during the day to monitor for activity. Eyecopia helps guard homes and provides alerts about meaningful activities around the home such as the delivery of an important package.
Parents find comfort knowing everyone is safe at home.

With Eyecopia's customizable alert features, parents are notified when the kids return from school, as well as other activities around the house. Parents can receive alerts via email while at work and cell phone text messages while they are on their way home in the evening. Work-at-home parents appreciate the convenience of using Eyecopia as a baby monitor.
Everyone can find a fun use for Eyecopia.

Although Eyecopia offers many security-related advantages, hobbyists have found fun uses for the application as well.

* Avid nature-lovers place wireless cameras in discreet locations to monitor wildlife activity.
* College students keep an eye on their dorm room while in class.
* Pet owners find out what their pets really do all day.

The software is available for trial download at the product website, www.eyecopia.com.
About Enjoin, LLC

Enjoin, LLC is an Indianapolis-based software development company specializing in digital multimedia management. More information can be found at www.enjoinllc.com.




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