How To Select The Perfect Baby Monitor

Baby monitors are electronic device used to ensure safety of your baby. The monitor has a transmitter with a microphone and a receiver with speakers. This helps you to move around the house and do other household chores rather than sit right next to the baby. The transmitter is placed near the baby in the nursery and the parents have the receiver with them. With the development of technology, various kinds of monitors are available and they can be classified as:

One Way and Two Way Devices

The simple models are audio based. A one way monitor transmits sounds from the baby’s room to the receiver and the parent can go and check on the baby. A two way device enables the parent to pacify baby without having to rush to the nursery. These are especially handy during the night when you and the baby are in different rooms. Some of these devices have lights to let you know of any sounds coming from the baby’s room even when the volume is turned low.

Devices With Video Feature

The next level from audio is the device with video features. With this equipment, you can hear and see the baby at the same time and parents are very satisfied with this. A camera is fixed in the room and the parent has a monitor where they can see the baby’s image. These can be transferred to a television or a computer. You can also add night vision feature to this device to see image clearly in the dark.

Baby Monitors With Sensors

They are called so because they have an extra element apart from the transmitter and receiver. This is called a sensory pad which is fixed in the crib below the mattress. Time is set to this to sense the baby’s motion typically 20 seconds (but can differ with different brands (please check details) after which if no motion is detected an alarm would go off. The sensory pad catches very slight sounds too.

You can see many features in each of these devices which are unique in nature. You have to choose the most appropriate keeping your needs in mind. Some have more than one receiver so you can just leave them in different places as against carry it wherever you go inside the house. A few enable to store your child’s favorite music and play back to soothe the baby. Some have rechargeable batteries for longer life. The camera devices have night vision feature which provide good image in the dark.

Having various electrical appliances around the house may interrupt the signals from the baby monitor and if people next doors are also using such devices then the signals can be picked up. You may want to be careful about what you speak. Most parents are happy with the monitor with audio feature. Some parents anxious about the child suffocating or extreme heat opt for the device with video feature.