lilchuckyb
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I'm not sure if you are asking about the safety to the child of having a monitor on 24/7? There are a few actual safety concerns that you might consider. For example, babies are always in danger of electrocution and/or strangulation if electrical cords are within reach. If the monitor is on a bedside table, the young child could grab the cord and become entrapped. If the child were to chew on the cord, there is the danger of electrocution.
I don't know the actual physical harm to the child of these stray electrical currents in the air. (There is a name for this, but it escapes me.) I tend not to worry about those things.
The greatest danger I see to having and relying on a monitor 24/7 is the temptation to leave your child unattended for long periods of time. This can result in neglect to the child, and even in modest amounts this can seriously effect the development of your child.
Another danger is that a monitor works on only a couple of frequencies, which makes it very easy for neighbors to pick up the signals coming from your home. In terms of the least amount of "danger", this could cause static and annoyance to your neighbors. However, it does allow them to hear your family's private conversations and could alert intruders to your presence in or absence from your home.
I have relied on baby monitors a great deal in my experience raising our seven children. The monitors in my experience have been most helpful at nap time and bed time to help me in knowing if the other kids are quiet enough for the baby to sleep.
Use the monitor to your best advantage, but be aware of its position in the room and the fact that you are transmitting to the world. I wish you all the best in raising your young one.
I'm not sure if you are asking about the safety to the child of having a monitor on 24/7? There are a few actual safety concerns that you might consider. For example, babies are always in danger of electrocution and/or strangulation if electrical cords are within reach. If the monitor is on a bedside table, the young child could grab the cord and become entrapped. If the child were to chew on the cord, there is the danger of electrocution.
I don't know the actual physical harm to the child of these stray electrical currents in the air. (There is a name for this, but it escapes me.) I tend not to worry about those things.
The greatest danger I see to having and relying on a monitor 24/7 is the temptation to leave your child unattended for long periods of time. This can result in neglect to the child, and even in modest amounts this can seriously effect the development of your child.
Another danger is that a monitor works on only a couple of frequencies, which makes it very easy for neighbors to pick up the signals coming from your home. In terms of the least amount of "danger", this could cause static and annoyance to your neighbors. However, it does allow them to hear your family's private conversations and could alert intruders to your presence in or absence from your home.
I have relied on baby monitors a great deal in my experience raising our seven children. The monitors in my experience have been most helpful at nap time and bed time to help me in knowing if the other kids are quiet enough for the baby to sleep.
Use the monitor to your best advantage, but be aware of its position in the room and the fact that you are transmitting to the world. I wish you all the best in raising your young one.
Are there any good baby monitors out there?
Finn
We are looking for a good, secure, low static monitor for our upcoming arrival. We also have a older son who we still use a monitor for, but that monitor is going out. Anyone have a two room system, or use two seperate monitors? If so what brands work well together?
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We use the Angelcare Sight, Sound, and Movement Monitor. It's definitely pricey but wonderful because aside from having the breathing and movement detected, we can also see what's going on. When we did use only a sound monitor, we ran into our son's room with every sound he made (except he makes lots of sounds in his sleep, even cries out in his sleep), so with this we can look and see if he's awake or asleep before going in his room. Plus there's a talkback feature on it, so if he's really fussing when he wakes up, we can assure him over the monitor as we walk to his room. It is a secure monitor and on the quiet side. It also has a voice activation feature, but I'm not crazy about it because sound (even voice) cuts in and out with it. Either way, you can barely hear the white noise it lets off without the voice activation feature.
We use the Angelcare Sight, Sound, and Movement Monitor. It's definitely pricey but wonderful because aside from having the breathing and movement detected, we can also see what's going on. When we did use only a sound monitor, we ran into our son's room with every sound he made (except he makes lots of sounds in his sleep, even cries out in his sleep), so with this we can look and see if he's awake or asleep before going in his room. Plus there's a talkback feature on it, so if he's really fussing when he wakes up, we can assure him over the monitor as we walk to his room. It is a secure monitor and on the quiet side. It also has a voice activation feature, but I'm not crazy about it because sound (even voice) cuts in and out with it. Either way, you can barely hear the white noise it lets off without the voice activation feature.
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