BABY MONITORS & CAMERAS

You should look for various specialised features when buying a baby monitor. Baby monitors come in all shapes, sizes and costs, but not all will suit your wants or requirements. You should have a clear picture in mind of what you want and need from your baby monitor and ask a helpful shop assistant what baby monitor features match your lifestyle and your baby’s schedule. Smart baby monitors mean connected, which allows for mobile device connection, WIFI compatibility and comes with various apps and features. Smart monitors are user-friendly and have excellent features for further peace of mind.

The first physical baby monitor features are the mounting options which depend on where you are placing the baby monitor in the room. The preferred location is wall-mounted in a corner near the ceiling for a complete view of the room. The second most common location is placed high on a shelf. Where you wish to mount your baby monitor will determine what mountain options your pick; choose from options such as a flex mount or the wall mount.

The next baby monitor feature to look for is a Motorised Camera vs Fixed camera and Multi-camera capabilities. Motorized pan-and-tilt controls allow you to swivel the camera from afar to view the whole room. Fixed baby monitors have no movement. Whereas, with multi-camera capabilities, you can add many cameras to your device to view your baby and their nursery from multiple angles.

The third features to look for on a baby monitor are camera quality, night vision and zoom. Full HD 1080p provides crisp, tremendous-quality pictures and allows you to zoom without quality loss. Night vision allows you to view your baby at night when their blinds are down, and lights are off during day naps. It is not essential to have a coloured night vision baby monitor, but night vision is a welcomed baby monitor feature to look for.

Lastly, but no less important, night lights and sounds help babies fall asleep faster.

You do not need two baby monitors, but it is always best and more convenient to have more than one monitor. Two monitors are great for busy or work-from-home parents that need to keep a careful eye on their baby, night and day, from anywhere in their home without the inconvenience of moving the baby monitor from room to room to suit the time of day. Two-baby monitors are also great for parents with more than one child who want to watch over two children simultaneously in different areas. You may have a newborn and a toddler with differing schedules; with two baby monitors, you can keep an eye on two rooms, from the playroom with your toddler to the nursery with your newborn.

Two baby monitors are not the same as a monitor with two cameras. A baby monitor with multiple cameras allows you to view the baby’s room from various angles and alerts you if your child is moving around or making noises.

Parents use baby monitors for added peace of mind, flexibility and safety. Baby monitors come with various features that allow parents to check on their baby using the video monitor and the option to soothe their baby from afar without the need to go into the nursery and disturb their sleep. Other baby monitor features go far beyond just viewing your baby but also allow the parents to check if the baby is moving and warm enough with motion detection, room temperature display, infrared night-vision capability and FHSS digital wireless technology for complete control and peace of mind. Baby monitors are also great for new or anxious parents who need reassurance that their babies are safe and okay during the night or day without constantly physically checking. A baby monitor is great for baby self-soothing practice and allows you to see if your baby is just stirring and can soothe themselves back to sleep without disturbing them. Busy or work-from-home parents use baby monitors for flexibility, allowing them to still be there when they physically cannot with mobile device connection, WIFI compatibility and various apps and features. Baby monitors are user-friendly and have amazing features for further peace of mind.

There is no general rule for how long you should use a baby monitor. It is up to your discretion and when you are comfortable. Although it is recommended, breathing movement baby monitors should only be used on healthy infants up to 12 months of age. Video/Audio Baby monitors can be used at the parent’s discretion up to 5 years of age. Evidence suggests that not using baby monitors earlier encourages a child’s independence and helps both parents and child develop healthier sleeping habits.