Baby Heart Monitor?

Q. I bought a baby heart monitor, I don't know if it was because it was cheap (20 dollars), but it said that i would be able to hear kicking and hiccups and stuff. I am only 4 months pregnant and it says you wont be able to hear the heart beat until 5. I was just getting ansy and wanted to make sure everything is still OK. We tried it on my belly and I heard lots of noises, then we tried it on my boyfriend and heard the exact same noises. Do they even work??
After reading your answers I guess my 20 dollars could have been better spent on CRAVINGS!

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yea-some of them dont work until 8th or 9th month-it really just depends on how strong your babys heartbeat is.
and you have to be very precise & know exactly where baby's heartbeat is to actually find it .

9 times out of 10--the heartbeat you are hearing is your own.
next time you are at your doctors and he/she checks for baby's heartbeat-try to remember exactly where he heard/found it

personally I think they are a waste of money
you could always take yours to your next appt though and if the doctor or nurse has a free minute--ask them if they can find the heartbeat using whatever monitor you got.

Fuzzy baby monitors.. normal?

youbet-its

Are baby monitors supposed to sound really fuzzy? I thought maybe I just had the monitor out of range, but i tried it right in his bedroom next to the other one and it still did it.. also I am sure it is on the right channel.

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Our baby monitor is three years old and gets fuzzy occasionally. I think it's the the end of the cord that plugs into the monitor. If we take it out and put it back in, it usually works. We got some gift money for our baby, who is due in November, we're going to put that aside for a new one, as we will probably quit using it with our three-year-old. However, he'll be rooming with me or us for several months after he is born.

When our monitor has its fuzzy moments, and it's not getting unfuzzy, I just make sure I can hear noises from her bedroom to hear her. (Also, her bedroom is over the living room where I sit while she is napping and I can generally hear her through the floor/ceiling.)

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Apnea Monitor for sids?

seniorita

Lost our little girl last year and are expecting again. We are looking into apnea monitors, looks like the medical ones are all around four thousand dollars. I don't like the idea of placing this baby away in a crib by his or herself, would prefer a side sleeper or moses basket approach. It appears as though I must place the baby in a crib alone though, if we are going to buy the cheaper models.
Any experience or advice? We would be open to renting a medically sound model, just don't have an extra 4k lying around right now.
Thanks
Cindy C- She was sleeping next to me when I found her, so I still need a monitor.
Thanks

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Firstly I'm so so sorry for your loss. I have a tommee tippee sensor monitor it has a sensor that goes under the mattress and a box thing at the side of my bed it flashes green everytime baby moves so when he breaths it has an alarm that goes off if there's no movement for 20 seconds. It may not be the same as the apnea monitors but it works well for me and eases my mind a little it also has a hand held monitor that's portable that has the flashing lights too if I remember rightly it cost around £40 from asda which is a fraction of the cost of some of the others on the market. I'm not sure where you are living but feel free to get in touch if I can help you get hold of one or get one sent to you, good luck and congratulations xxx

what do you recommend, for a baby monitor?

Lala

dont call me a troll just because of my question history, its a shared family account for the girls in the family. now to my question, do you recommend a video baby monitor, or just audio. i dont know anybody who has had a video monitor, but if you had one how did it work out for you? i feel like a video one would stress me out, like id be looking at it all the time, but an audio one, you can just keep it right next to you, and you dont even have to worry about a thing, youll just know. but then again, your baby would be safer witht the video and audio i guess? i dont know. i guess it just decreases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, (sids). but any opinions would be greatly appriciated.
it may reduce the risk of suffication or something of that nature

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I used an audio monitor with my first baby. 2nd time round, I didn't bother with one, although I did leave bedroom and living room doors open, in case she awoke. Personally if you follow the Health visitors advice on safe sleeping positions etc, and have a well ventilated (but not cold) bed room for your baby/child, everything should be fine.

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