1/29/2012

Important Things To Consider When Purchasing A Baby Monitor

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By Charli Dowie


When you were young, you may have used your parents baby monitor to secretly tap into the phone conversations your neighbors were having, and that was pretty much the most advanced thing a baby monitor could do. However, if you were to review baby monitors today, you would find that they can do much more than simply transmit or pick up sounds. And even more advanced monitoring is done with video.

Some systems even have video monitoring. Choosing the right monitor, can therefore be difficult and often times confusing, because the options are virtually limitless!

How big do you want your monitor to actually be?

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. How will you be using the monitor...will you need something that you can carry around with you...do you lose portable items easily?

These are all questions to ask yourself when it is time to buy. It really all depends on whether or not you will be in one room as well, generally , if you will only be using it in one room, a larger monitor is welcomed, and if you will be moving around a lot, then something lightweight will work better.

How much monitoring do you want to do? You may find your mind at ease with a system which can track every little thing that happens while you are away from your infant. Other parents may find more comfort in not knowing every little noise or movement that comes from the room when they are not in it, because they find that kind of monitoring system to be nerve racking and overbearing. But if you are looking for a system that has added monitoring to feel secure, you will want to look into systems which have audio and video features.

You may find that more extensive systems eat up a lot of your time and defeat the purpose of a monitoring system, because while you are outside of the room, you are still spending all of your time watching your baby...which means you get nothing else done. Do not confuse your parenting abilities with the type of monitor you choose, because you are choosing this monitor to be able to leave the room and get tasks done, but also so that you can still take care of your child; so the monitor should be one that allows you to actually get your work done in the first place.

An alarm for low batteries is not only convenient, but it's a good safety measure for your baby. Of course you don't want the batteries to die during the night, so you'll need a reminder to charge the receiver or replace batteries. Hey, it will eliminate another worry in your life.

These are just a few things to keep in mind when you are choosing which baby monitoring system is right for your home. The bottom line is you should choose on what is best for you, overall. You may prefer a long battery life.

Or - having a visual monitoring system in place may be of greatest concern.




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