My two months kid suffering from Branchial sinus disorder?

sriraja_sr

Dear doctors/Pediatrician surgeons,

Recently we found a hole below the neck.When we consulted doctor he told us this is called "Branchial sinus". He said that this has to go under surgery. But we suggested us to wait for 3 more months. I am very much worried, such 2 month small baby going under surgery make me worried. When i asked doctors, he says this is minimal and mild.No need to worry at all.

I request in this yahoo give me some kind of incite on this disorder
1. What is real cause of this disorder & can at be operated for infant also.?
2. How serious is this? will it effect my baby in future? what kind of precausions i should take care?
3. Can it be cured by medicines? or is surgery must?

thanks you all

Answer
Dear Member,

It appears that your baby may have a branchial cleft sinus, which is a developmental issue that is not all that uncommon in newborns. Up to 30% of congenital neck masses in babies are due to branchial cleft anomalies. While it is true that surgery is often required for definitive therapy, the actual disorder itself is benign.

What is a branchial cleft sinus? Although the wording is quite confusing, the principle is actually fairly simple. Believe it or not, all mammals resemble the early stages of fishes during very early gestation. In fact, very early on during development, humans have structures that resemble the gills seen in fish. However, we clearly donât have gills, so what is really going on? The process of going from a fertilized egg to a fully developed baby human is an extraordinarily complex process that has remained fairly conserved throughout many species.

In humans the head & neck area develops in a series of arches of tissue; however, between each arch lies a depression, much like a fissure or a pit. Normally, these will regress (as we donât quite walk around with gills) and disappear. However, occasionally, some of these small little holes will persist and create small cavities or tracts within the neck. By themselves, these sinuses, cysts, or tracts, are harmless. The problem is that they have a strong tendency to get infected. When that happens, because these sinuses are located fairly deep in the neck, there is the potential for an abscess to form that can interfere with the airway, breathing, and swallowing.

There are a variety of different types of branchial cleft cysts, sinuses, or tracts (fistulas). They are categorized depending on which cleft is causing the problem; thus there are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th branchial cleft anomalies. By far, the most common one is the 2nd branchial cleft cyst or sinus, which is probably what your child has. These cysts or sinuses can be fairly superficial or very deeply located within the neck. Your doctor may want to obtain some imaging, such as a CT scan, to investigate this further. Depending on the type of cyst, your doctor may recommend excision as soon as possible versus within 2-3 years.

Currently, there is much debate regarding when is the best time to perform surgery for this problem; some proponents of doing surgery right away claim that this will remove the sinus or cyst before it gets infected and becomes much more problematic. Those in favor of waiting 2-3 years to perform the surgery claim that neck surgery in infants is potentially more dangerous. Regardless, surgeries are successfully performed commonly in infants & toddlers to remove such cysts. Your best bet is to sit down with your doctor and discuss your concerns regarding the surgery; let him/her explain to you how deep the sinus is and exactly what the surgery would entail. No surgery is free of possible risks and complications, and any surgeon that fails to cover them in detail is not facilitating informed consent by the patientâs parents.
Another possible alternative is to seek the opinion of a second pediatric head & neck surgeon. Often, surgeons can have different views on how to best manage the same disorder because of differences they have received during their training. Find out if they also recommend surgery at such an early point or if they would prefer to monitor and wait. There is no need to rush into a decision, consider all aspects of this, including the benefits & risks.

Fortunately, you may rest assured that this problem is often easily treated with surgery and does not represent anything that would prevent your child from developing into a beautiful, healthy, and fully functional individual. However, it is not something that can be treated with medicine, as the sinus tract will not disappear without surgery. Things to watch out for, which are very important, include looking out for any swelling or redness in the neck, as these may point to the development of an abscess.

Best of luck


References:

1.Cummings Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery, 5th ed. Chapter 45 âEpistaxisâ.
2.Acierno SP. âCongenital Cervical Cysts, Sinuses and Fistulaeâ. Otolaryngol Clin N Am 40 (2007) 161â176

your body after baby?

tulips7

I had children at ages 18 and 20 and lost the weight pretty much right away. Im now 30 and my son was born 8 days ago. I weighed 153 when he was born and now Im at 137. Im still wearing my maternity clothes and I hate the way I look. My belly still looks 4 months pregnant. I am breastfeeding and eating healthy. When did you lose the weight after baby and get back into your old clothes? How did you do it? Am I being too hard on myself? I have a great pilates video but I was told not to do it before 6 weeks. Thanks everybody :)
I was 120 before I got pregnant and would like to get back to that weight

Answer
Okay...I only started five Mondays ago and All I do is walk one hour every morning. I wear a calorie counter monitor to loose weight by the numbers. I have already lost two pant size and 27 pounds. I am a woman and have three kids and this is the method I use when I gain weight.. I am now at a size two and everyone is always amazed that I have had three kids. This is what I do below when I throw on a few extra pounds. It always works..No diet pills, no energy drinks..just me walking and getting the water I need. Of course I watch what I eat and the Lean Cuisine meals are great for that since the calories per box are 180 to 380 per box. Just make sure you eat healthy every three to four hours so your body will perform at its max.


Here it is:

Helpful Tips for weight loss:

1)A good way to loose weight is to use a calorie counter watch

Keep to a 1,200 food intake

Add 1,200 plus 3,500 (equals one pound of fat) ...and that is the total amount of calories you need to burn each day. Its actually really easy once you start watching the numbers and it doesn't seem like work or exercise. Its just a matter of changing the way you think about loosing weight.

I use this method when i gain some pounds. The first time I did this I went from 168 to 127

2) Most people do not get enough water in their system. Water is your body's principal chemical component, comprising, on average

Has anyone used a video baby monitor?

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Pregnant w

How do they work?
What are the pros and cons?
I am thinking about buying one that you can have two monitors and see two rooms at once and was wondering how many people prefer it.

Answer
Congrats on baby #2!

I couldn't live with out my video monitor!! I have the Summer Infant Day & Night Handheld Color Video Monitor. The picture is so clear both at night and during the day. I love being able to check on my baby with out waking her. I don't even have to get out of bed unless she really needs me! I think if I only had the audio, I would have been getting up a lot more often to investigate every sound, especially during the first few months. The handheld part has a button on top so you can turn off the video screen if the light bothers you at night. Then if you hear something you feel you need to check on, simply click the button and the video comes back on. I read the reviews for this product. Many people say they could not get a signal. I never had a problem. I also read that they can interfere with wi-fi. My husband is a web developer... he never would have allowed wi-fi interference!

I highly recommend this monitor to all my friends. The only con I can think of is that I have had to change the channel due to static. Seriously, it's a flick of a button and I've had to do it maybe 3 times in 7 months. No biggie! I know you can get an extra camera for this monitor, but I don't need one yet. Here is what one person commented: "We bought a second camera to go with the monitor we already had. I love being able to switch back and forth between my two kids' rooms. Only issue is if the monitor is too close to one camera, you can have interference when trying to check on the other one."

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2265802

Hope this helps.

How do my husband and I agree on handling nighttime waking of baby?

Chrystal M

My husband decided last night at 3:00 a.m. that he was "tired of this sh*t" and turned our 10-month-old daughter's baby monitor off. I was furious. To me, that's making nighttime wakings totally my responsibility.

I already work 60-65 hours per week and have her with me at my business (own my own business). He says "it's time she slept through the night". Fine. I wish she would.

Right now she's teething and miserable and up 2-3 times a night for all of 5-7 minutes a time. Big deal, right? Well it's not a big deal unless you're the one doing it every night. Add that to having her all day at work and usually being the one feeding her dinner & bathing her. My husband gets home from work and helps a lot around the house but well after baby's bedtime so he rarely sees her during the week.

What in the world can we do to agree on this situation? How do I get him to understand he's putting it ALL on me.
I don't think you understand my question or maybe I didn't explain well: How do we agree on this -- I think we still need to respond to her cries. He thinks she's old enough to "cry it out" even if she is teething. I can't let her just lay there and cry, and now he wants to turn the monitor off. We HAVE to come to an understanding.

He's a wonderful help around the house, so please don't call him a lazy jerk who doesn't help. He does. His work schedule makes it hard for him to do things during the week with the baby.

How can we agree on how to handle her nighttime wakings, especially right now -- while she's teething?

I guess what I'm asking is this: When is it appropriate to let her cry it out? I think never. He thinks now. Alternatively, how do we get her to sleep through the night?

So many of our friends with babies younger than ours already have them sleeping through the night -- or they're lying to us and telling us they are :(

Answer
When my wife and I were both working we alternated nights. Now I stay home with the kids and I get up with our 10 month old every night, every time he gets up. I'm a little sleepy during the day but she has a lot more concentrating to do at work, than me at home.

I'll tell ya, up until a month and half ago, the 10 month old was miserable. Not going to sleep, up all night, then the doc taught me "the trick" and I could not be more thankful. When he is getting sleepy, he goes right in the crib, even if he is still awake. Then if he wakes up at all, I go in, put the pacifier back in, soothe him for a minute (just til he's not crying) and leave...wait a minute...if he's still fussing do it again...wait two minutes, and so on. It took about a week and a half, but now he goes right to sleep and rarely wakes up at night, it he does it is just long enough for me to put the pacifier back in.

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How do you get back to horses after having kids?

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horsin1787

I'm a stay at home momma to two wonder kids, but I really miss riding. Just wondering how other horsey moms do it.

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It is not easy to juggle ;-) I have 4 girls, they are 7yo twins, 5yo and 3yo.

I found it particularly hard to get back into riding after my twins. I was fine for the initial 3 months and bought a new dressage horse and was even back having lessons.

Unfortunately one had a brain haemorrhage and I was not able to ride for virtually 2 years. We live on our own large property and my horses are at home with me. However I have no family support near by (we are in a rural area) or anyone that can watch my children for me to ride.

Once I had made my decision to get back in the saddle on a regular basis, I needed to find a way to make it work without inconveniencing my husband too much as he is busy on the farm.

I took one of the paddocks right beside my house and turned it into an arena. This way I was close enough to the house that the baby monitor worked. I have one with a LCD screen and sound, so I never missed anything and could literally get off the horse and into the house in the time it would take someone to get up the stairs. A 2 hour nap was plenty of time to ride.

I built a child proof pool fence play area between my house and arena. I could watch them play while I was riding and they could sit there if they wished and watch me riding. A great way to desensitize a horse to trampolines and other child noises ;-)

As the girls got older it certainly got easier when they were going to school. Although I still have one at home during the day, one child is easier for hubby to take in the tractor or for me to arrange to ride on days he is doing work he can have a toddler with him in safety.

I'm counting down to next year because she will be in preschool and I will be able to have regular set lesson days (unless kids are sick).

~ My main way of being out with the horses with only one child (way too hard with twins) is to get the 3yo involved also. If I'm leading horses I throw her on top of the quietest one (with a helmet), she comes with me to rug and unrug twice a day and when my older girls are riding I put her on the Shetland so she is apart of the action also.

You have not said how old your children are? If they are older then get some lessons for them also, it is lovely to ride with your children. If they are younger and you don't have someone to mind them, then leave them in the pram at the gate. I spent many hours at the gate of the dressage arena while my mum was riding.

My mum rode with all 3 of us kids and never missed a beat in competition (eventing). Dad was a truck driver so he did not mind us much. She either had us in the pram at the gate or on the front of the saddle with quieter horses. We were all 5 years apart, so she got one child off to school and then had the next one arrive ;-)

If your riding at a lesson school, I would seriously ask the people if they had someone available to watch your children while you had a 30 minute lesson. You pay the staff member for their time, it should only be their hourly wage and would not be much. Any smart business person would do this on a fortnightly or monthly basis until your kids are at school. They get business and have not lost money if you have paid the staff member. Worth a shot!

If you don't have support and are riding at a place that wont allow you to have the child on site. Don't forget about community based programs for child care. There are a few around that will offer parents respite care for people with multiple children, children with disabilities or single parents. I don't know if any of those fit your situation, but it is worth looking what is available in your area.

Last but not least, ask hubby for some "me" time. I'm happier when I'm physically active and riding. It keeps me strong physically and mentally. The benefits run right through the family home when your feeling good about yourself and fulfilled.

Good luck ;-)

Does anyone know where I could find a double baby monitor?

Auntie M

I need to find a double baby monitor for my sisters new house. She has 2 babies (16 month and 3 month) and needs a double monitor. What I mean is 2 receivers and 2 speakers that all work together so she can put a receiver in each of the babies rooms and 1 speaker upstairs and one downstairs. If anyone knows where I could find one online or in a store that would be great thanks :)

Answer
As far as I have been able to find, there is no such thing. You can't have two transmitters because they use the same radio frequencies - the signals interfere with each other so you just get static on the receiver. Same thing applies if you try buying two different sets of monitors - one for each baby - because ALL baby monitors share the same narrow range of frequencies due to government regulation of the radio frequencies.

My solution is to have one conventional baby monitor with 2 receivers (for one kid) and one intercom set for the other kid. The intercoms I'm using are a 3-piece set I bought from radio shack. They plug into the wall and will work 2-ways. You set the one in the baby's room to "lock" and turn the other ones on and it works just like a baby monitor. Since the baby monitor is wireless and the intercoms send the signal through the electrical wires of the house, the signals don't interfere with each other.

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How do I organize chores better for my family?

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scott w

My kids are 8, 5, and 2 years of age. We also have an 18 year old from our church staying with us.

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I would say that the ages of your kids are so different that a rotating chart would be kind of unreasonable. You can give them chores that are appropriate for their ages now, and teach them things as they grow into different chores.

For the two year old, you MAY get a bed made if it is a "big kid" bed instead of a crib which they couldn't reach. You can put mattress on the floor, or you can put a complete bed more in the middle so the child can get around it to reach the covers. Keep bedding limited to a fitted sheet and a comforter and settle for less than perfect work and the child will feel big and learn/improve as they go.

Other chores for tiny ones:

They can sort socks if they are different enough, like ankles and full length, or different colors or patterns. They can also put dirty clothes in the laundry basket for you to carry. They can also pick up their own toys, perhaps in a catchall container for you to put in the right place if you have extremely organized toy areas.

When you are cleaning, more for supervision than anything, give the baby a spray bottle full of water and a rag, or a small broom. Then while you are really cleaning, they can "help" you and imitate your movements, spray things, pretend. It may take longer, and you may have to clean up sprays of water but you will get good time with your child, a chance for him to learn and get used to the habit of cleaning, and this is a great opportunity for you to praise him for work well done.

The five-year old can be put in charge of setting the table (you put everything ON the table, they spread it around) making own bed, picking up own toys, perhaps organizing the toddler's toys. They can also sort their own clothes, put them away, helping with pets, sort recycling. They can monitor things like garbage and hampers being full, soap dispensers out, etc, (too complicated or heavy for a little one to do it, and yet easy to recognize the chore) and then YOU do it when they let you know...how's that for a switch?? By listening to and following their "directions" you role model the respect you want from them.

The 8 yr old can be in charge of spot cleaning bathrooms, clearing the table, sweeping, vacuuming, carrying dirty clothes to the washer, helping keep an eye on the little ones, checking the mailbox, weeding the flower bed (show them what you want pulled each time), watering the plants, helping with pets. Put them in charge of letting you know when their kid-friendly food needs to be restocked and writing a list for the fridge before you shop.

The 18 yr old can help with almost anything, I guess this would depend on your trust level with the kid since this sounds temporary and/or like a mentoring situation. If the kid is allowed to drive you can get help with kids' activities and transportation, taking kids out for haircuts, etc, and small outings while you relax, pick up/take to school, babysitting, cook one night a week, help with any part of the laundry process, mowing the grass, helping with garden, taking the cars for gas, lube, and helping detail the family vehicles, bathing the other kids and the pets, etc.

To organize these, I would draw up a chore chart that assigns each kid to two or three daily chores and a weekly chore, perhaps a monthly chore if their jobs can go that long. They do their daily chores every day, and they do one different weekly chore every weekday and a monthly chore on a weekend afternoon each month. So you see that a child can learn a lot of different age appropriate skills.

Some random hints:

Try to get dad on board with a few duties as well. Teaches that housework isn't just woman's work, promotes unity in the family.

Try to do as much as possible as a team. If there is a certain half-hour or so when everyone is home, no TV, no homework maybe some loud crazy music to motivate, then everybody can knock out most of the chores at one time and help each other finish until all the jobs are done and everyone can relax. This way, kids are around to see how other jobs are being done, can pinch hit if someone is sick, and can grow into other tasks, and learn compassion and teamwork by helping each OTHER. Set a timer for 5 minute increments until all the chores are done...at the end of each 5 minutes (or between chores) everyone pauses for a booty wiggle and high fives to keep the motivation and attention spans in check. Make it an enthusiastic fun time.

Another big tip in particular is that all the kids no matter what age should be involved somehow in the kitchen and learning how to cook. Every night you can assign a younger "helper" and let them do whatever is age appropriate. The toddler can dump ingredients in the bowl and be your taste tester. The middle kids can open packaging, shape cookie dough and place on the pan, help with choosing side dishes, help stir, prepare things in the microwave, etc. The oldest can help with menu planning, cooking, and shopping, organizing the pantry, and cleanup. Again, you are probably not going to be making record time in the kitchen with little ones around but it IS quality time and teaching time, and you are getting them used to helping out.

To role model respect and confidence, lways say please and thank you when asking and acknowledging hard work. Relax your standards so they can meet them.

Also keep the big picture in mind. The reason you should be giving chores to children, far more important than helping YOU out, is to give them the training of life skills, the praise that builds self-esteem, and the chance to be needed for their contribution that they are making by helping out the family. This promotes each child's self-worth, sense of belonging and inclusion, self- and other respect, and confidence. You should never punish with chores...it derails that whole train.

DON'T go behind a kid right after they do a less than perfect job, this will teach kids that it really doesn't matter whether they do their job or not...and that they don't measure up...which in the long run causes deeper issues in the family and more work for you, more resistance from them.

Some cleaning tips for the family:

Reduce the amount of linens that are in circulation. There is no reason why you can't wash sheets and put them back on the bed and this saves folding and putting the laundered ones away. Of course keep some extra sheets around for those nights when there is a crisis of some sort...flu, bedwetting, etc. Also keep towels in check, teach kids to hang and reuse their towels, wash once or twice a week. You may set up a color coding system so everyone uses their own color of linens...and then you know who left their towel on the floor.

Another random tip for getting kids to help, make jobs as easy as possible. Starts with an organized home where everything belongs in a certain place, and where smaller systems are easy to use for everyone...for instance, hampers do NOT need lids! Without a lid, kids can toss their laundry in, instead of having to walk over, open the hamper, and drop their clothing inside.

Another system that may need some help is setting up homework areas and quick-to-get places by the entrance for stuff that is always coming in and out of the house. I have heard these called "launchpads" and what it is is a bench, a row of old mismatched chairs, bins, etc lined up by the door...this area is for school backpacks, gym bag, instruments, 1 jacket, 1 pr of shoes, library books, rented videos, borrowed items that need returned, etc, and maybe a mirror on the door so you can all check your appearance before you leave. For you it means your purse, briefcase, cell phone and charger, car keys, etc. That's where all these grab and go items LIVE when not in use, and this cuts down morning scrambles a LOT.

Containerize your stuff. Even on surfaces. When stuff is in a tray, a basket, or bin, then even if you don't feel like messing with each item, you can move the whole thing and clean up under/around it. Also helps keep order by defining a specific place where things should go.

More than you probably wanted, hope this info helps you.

What are some signs for our Lab going into labor?

stace-face

How should we prepare? We know it could be this week or next week. The vet checked her, but couldn't be more specific. I am worried about leaving her home with my kids 12 and 14, while I work. I can get home in about 20 minutes, but I would like to let them know what signs to watch for. Thank you.

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Please speak vet, and arrange for them to have coverage for you to call when the time comes - you don't want to find out they're closed when you need help the most.

Dog gestation period is around 59-63 days or thereabouts - deliveries on eitehr side of that can mean problems.

Feed her regular food in the same amount up until around two weeks before she should be due; then, transition her to puppy food, and give her a full big bowl of it to pick at. She'll need the calories and the extra vitamins, and will not have very much room to store it, so she'll need to snack. She will also need a big bowl of clean water.

This is the time to set up her nursery, and put her in it to get used to the idea - she will be a mom, not a pet, and needs to be treated as such - not a lot of extra attention, and she wil;l want a lot of newspapers to rip up and nest with the week or at least the few days before she delivers. You'll want ALL of the recycling piles you can find, just newpapers, and a couple of recycle bags to fill - you may take half of what she has ripped up, no more - that's her 'stuff'.

The week before, you also need to take her temperature and watch for it to dip about a degree, and then go back up. the dip occurs around 24 hours before delivery. Most dogs deliver at night, starting in early evening - and the party goes all night...but it could be anytime.

By the way, it's not a good sign if your vet didn't tell you to do this- you might want to ask around and see if there is another vet who is up on broodbitches and whelping puppies. Not all of them see anyone before the puppies come for their first shots - it's just not part of their practice.

email me if you need more, and do make plans for the puppies starting now - if they are of a breed, and you do not have proper homes for them, contact a breed rescue for a courtesy listing after they are born for help placing them.

I would get a baby monitor, and tell the kids that whatever happens, leave her alone if she sounds like she is making grunting noises - stay OUT of the room, and she should always be in there alone, with NO other animals. Just have them call you, and she will be fine. No yelling, banging around, or other loud or abrupt noises.

Most problems occur when they are already into labor a bit unless they have been straining for too long, and if they call you so you can just get home, most likely you'll be there to monitor the really important parts.

For some really good classic info on the 'stuff' you need, go to:

SolaGratiaKennels (Dot) Googlepages (dot) com

Then click on resources and "Have a pregnant dog and don't know what to do"

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What are some signs for our Lab going into labor?

Q. How should we prepare? We know it could be this week or next week. The vet checked her, but couldn't be more specific. I am worried about leaving her home with my kids 12 and 14, while I work. I can get home in about 20 minutes, but I would like to let them know what signs to watch for. Thank you.

A. Please speak vet, and arrange for them to have coverage for you to call when the time comes - you don't want to find out they're closed when you need help the most.

Dog gestation period is around 59-63 days or thereabouts - deliveries on eitehr side of that can mean problems.

Feed her regular food in the same amount up until around two weeks before she should be due; then, transition her to puppy food, and give her a full big bowl of it to pick at. She'll need the calories and the extra vitamins, and will not have very much room to store it, so she'll need to snack. She will also need a big bowl of clean water.

This is the time to set up her nursery, and put her in it to get used to the idea - she will be a mom, not a pet, and needs to be treated as such - not a lot of extra attention, and she wil;l want a lot of newspapers to rip up and nest with the week or at least the few days before she delivers. You'll want ALL of the recycling piles you can find, just newpapers, and a couple of recycle bags to fill - you may take half of what she has ripped up, no more - that's her 'stuff'.

The week before, you also need to take her temperature and watch for it to dip about a degree, and then go back up. the dip occurs around 24 hours before delivery. Most dogs deliver at night, starting in early evening - and the party goes all night...but it could be anytime.

By the way, it's not a good sign if your vet didn't tell you to do this- you might want to ask around and see if there is another vet who is up on broodbitches and whelping puppies. Not all of them see anyone before the puppies come for their first shots - it's just not part of their practice.

email me if you need more, and do make plans for the puppies starting now - if they are of a breed, and you do not have proper homes for them, contact a breed rescue for a courtesy listing after they are born for help placing them.

I would get a baby monitor, and tell the kids that whatever happens, leave her alone if she sounds like she is making grunting noises - stay OUT of the room, and she should always be in there alone, with NO other animals. Just have them call you, and she will be fine. No yelling, banging around, or other loud or abrupt noises.

Most problems occur when they are already into labor a bit unless they have been straining for too long, and if they call you so you can just get home, most likely you'll be there to monitor the really important parts.

For some really good classic info on the 'stuff' you need, go to:

SolaGratiaKennels (Dot) Googlepages (dot) com

Then click on resources and "Have a pregnant dog and don't know what to do"

Original Question

Has anyone used a video baby monitor?

Q. How do they work?
What are the pros and cons?
I am thinking about buying one that you can have two monitors and see two rooms at once and was wondering how many people prefer it.

A. Congrats on baby #2!

I couldn't live with out my video monitor!! I have the Summer Infant Day & Night Handheld Color Video Monitor. The picture is so clear both at night and during the day. I love being able to check on my baby with out waking her. I don't even have to get out of bed unless she really needs me! I think if I only had the audio, I would have been getting up a lot more often to investigate every sound, especially during the first few months. The handheld part has a button on top so you can turn off the video screen if the light bothers you at night. Then if you hear something you feel you need to check on, simply click the button and the video comes back on. I read the reviews for this product. Many people say they could not get a signal. I never had a problem. I also read that they can interfere with wi-fi. My husband is a web developer... he never would have allowed wi-fi interference!

I highly recommend this monitor to all my friends. The only con I can think of is that I have had to change the channel due to static. Seriously, it's a flick of a button and I've had to do it maybe 3 times in 7 months. No biggie! I know you can get an extra camera for this monitor, but I don't need one yet. Here is what one person commented: "We bought a second camera to go with the monitor we already had. I love being able to switch back and forth between my two kids' rooms. Only issue is if the monitor is too close to one camera, you can have interference when trying to check on the other one."

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2265802

Hope this helps.

Original Question

Does anyone know of a cordless child monitor that keeps up with 4 children?

Q. I need something that I carry so I can hear them at all times. We have a few "friends" that I need to keep a close eye (or ear) on! I guess I'm looking for a base for me. One that I can push a button to talk to all four kids. And four recievers that are always on. If their's are on at all times, they won't have to figure out how to communicate with me; I'll always hear them anyway. Thanks!

A. Ignore the first two posters...

I, am 19 and have 3 older sisters... You need to monitor you're children and a cell isn't going to do it.

I don't know of any monitors that can monitor 4 different channels at once... Fischer Price has many cordless monitors that can monitor 2 at a time, you can check out their website for that, or even go to your local gadgets store and ask there.

I think you are looking for 2 way radios though so that you can talk back. I have no help there other than there are some baby monitors with a talk back botton on the baby's end, that might help. Babys R'us usually can help you with that.

britany

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