https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:48:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2021104 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 20:44:46 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2021104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Meridian: Infant Optics DXR-5. We like it a lot and you can add additional cameras (up to 4) for multiple rooms. The only thing I don't love about it is that it really sucks up your wireless bandwidth, but I suspect that most video ones do that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020943 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:32:35 +0000 Vegmama 2020943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not the kind of person that could have a video monitor. I would literally bring it everywhere and never put it down. I knew this about myself, so we opted for the cheapest, simple sound monitor. </p> <p>@LBee: Haha! Nothing like a baby's glowing eyes at 2:00 am to mess with you! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020932 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:20:41 +0000 Anagram 2020932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to watch it constantly--but ours broke when LO was around 12 months, and I parent much better without it! I think if we had a bigger place with multiple stories, I would have more use for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020929 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:17:23 +0000 Meridian 2020929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs.shinerbock: that sounds like a cool feature, what model is yours? We may need to return the one we got as the software sucks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020914 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:07:27 +0000 MrsMccarthy 2020914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If we had one I would because I'm obsessive! I would also want sound. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020911 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:06:58 +0000 hotchildinthecity 2020911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I turn the sound off because he's right down the hall so there's no point. We don't leave it on...we just check every once in a while or if he makes noise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020873 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:38:37 +0000 nana87 2020873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep the sound on for when we're watching TV or something in the living room because it's easier to hear her that way. I turn it off at night though, otherwise all the sounds the radiator in her room makes wake me/keep me from getting into a deep sleep. I don't usually watch it anymore, only quick checks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020851 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:18:44 +0000 Mae 2020851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep I pretty much always keep the sound on. I stare at it while she is falling asleep then I generally just set it next to me and glance at it every so often. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020838 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:09:36 +0000 Corduroy 2020838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house isn't big so we can hear LO. We only turn the monitor on when hear her and want to see what she's up to - like if she's really up for the day. I don't think we've turned the volume on since she was a week old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020819 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:51:51 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2020819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours has a sleep mode that turns off the video and sound if there is movement or irregular noise (i.e. not from the white noise) so we keep it on that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020817 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:48:12 +0000 Cherrybee 2020817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like to keep the screen on during the evening but the sound off. At night, we are in the room next door so I keep sound and screen off, flicking it on if I hear her making noise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020807 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:44:03 +0000 blackbird 2020807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's fun :) But we keep the sound off because she's down the hall--we can hear her if she is crying for sure. We'll check it when she's going down for a nap because she has a habit of throwing everything out of her bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020804 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:40:50 +0000 SeptMomma12 2020804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We keep the sound off because he's right across the hall. I check the video once before I go to bed, but that's really it. He's 2 though - I definitely checked it more often as a baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020801 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:39:08 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2020801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>no sound...we have a small house and I can hear big noises. I only leave the video on when lo is playing in his room alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020797 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:34:08 +0000 Littlebit 2020797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: lol at creeper baby.</p> <p>We keep our sound on. I don't know why - I can hear him loud and clear through the wall! I only turn the screen on when I want to sneak a peak or during naps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020795 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:32:28 +0000 Mamasig 2020795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my 1st child, I did. This time, I just check it every so often. I keep it at the lowest level when I'm asleep. </p> <p>With your next child you'll be too tired to check it all the time or let it wake you up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020776 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:13:03 +0000 LuLu Mom 2020776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to do both, and then I turned the sound off and just kept the video on, and then I finally reversed it and turned video off and kept sound low. I've already decided this next child I'm going back to a classic one, I'm selling mine as it was keeping me from getting necessary sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020775 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:12:46 +0000 LBee 2020775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We keep the sound off. There are lights at the top of ours that go from green to orange to red if he starts fussing / crying. His room is near ours and we are WELL AWARE if he's unhappy, too. </p> <p>And yes, I'm a baby stalker. If I wake-up in the middle of the night I will often check the monitor. He will sometimes really freak me out and be awake at like 2 AM just looking around his room. Creeper baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020774 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:12:28 +0000 Smurfette 2020774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I keep the sound on since her room is on the other side of the house from our bedroom. I just keep it on the lowest volume. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-constantly-watch-your-video-monitor-amp-do-you-keep-the-sound-on#post-2020768 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:10:16 +0000 Meridian 2020768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just got a video monitor over the weekend, and we can't stop watching it! I feel so stalker-ish. Right now I'm just watching LO kick around in his crib with his eyes open, even though I put him down about 45 mins ago! </p> <p>We keep the sound on, but I've heard a lot of people don't? </p>