Baby Monitors - What's Most Important For You?

| Saturday, February 11, 2012
By Madeleine Gatty


You are a parent looking to buy a baby monitor, but it turned out to not be as not as easy as it looks! Now there are different manufacturers, different brands, different sizes and shapes and styles.

You'll quickly discover there's a lot of stress and information overload. Of course you want to monitor your baby when you're not in the room, and you don't know which product is the best for your situation. You're studying prices and are unsure about them. You could easily spend hours inside a store looking at all the different models and systems. So many people start getting overwhelmed and a bit frustrated. But there's no need to worry! So let's talk about how to determine which monitor system will be great for your baby and you.

What size monitor are you looking for? You may be looking for something which is small and won't get in the way, but of course that also depends on how much space you have in your home. If you want a more extensive system, you may need to find a way to make more room for it because it may be larger, however if you have a larger home or apartment, then you could easily fit a larger system into your home.

If you are lucky enough to have this happen, you would be getting just what you need without having to spend a dime! Be sure to ask for specific pros and cons from your friends. Reviews like "it's okay" aren't going to do you a whole lot of good! How much surveillance are you looking for? Some parents prefer the comfort of a system which can track literally everything that is going on while they are not in the room, down to the last detail.

These are all questions to ask yourself when it is time to buy. Also, if you are only going to be using the monitor in one room, you should take note that a larger monitor is welcome, but if you will be moving your baby around different rooms frequently, then a more lightweight and portable model would be suitable. You may have to research this beyond just asking around. Look for ratings in publications like Consumer Reports and find which brands they recommend.

Now while these more extensive systems are nice for added protection, they also eat up a lot of your time, and can prevent you from getting any work done, which is why some parents may still choose a more simple system, such as an "audio only" monitor.

Did you know that other devices in your home can interfere with your baby monitor? Do you have cordless phones...do you have cell phones...Radios, because you will want to choose a baby monitor that operates on a different frequency than the other devices in your home. Choosing a monitor which operates on various frequencies can help solve this issue, and will also prevent your devices from malfunctioning.

This might sound like a small thing, but choose a system that will let you know when its batteries are running low. Of course you'll need to either change batteries or charge them, you won't want the unit to stop working during the night. You'll save time and worry with a feature like that.

Remember that the type of monitor you will need depends on your whole family, and once you know what you want, all you need to do after this is find the right monitor which can do what you need it to do, and you'll finally be set!




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