https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:30:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-53598 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:03:54 +0000 lavender 53598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We plan on to. We registered for a Tommee Tippee video monitor.</p> <p><a href="http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12067031&#038;searchURL=false" rel="nofollow">http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12067031&#038;searchURL=false</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-53400 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:22:43 +0000 Clementine 53400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>just purchased the motorola video monitor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-53375 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:53:06 +0000 CameronsMomma 53375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a video monitor given to us, but it has to be hooked up to a TV so we also have a regular monitor. The video one is hooked up to our only TV which is in the living room on the main floor. It'll be nice when the hubs is still up and I've gone to bed so he can watch Cameron and let me sleep a little longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-53074 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:13:28 +0000 BSB 53074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Found a deal for the Motorola video monitor for only $60 shipped. <a href="http://www.frugalcouponliving.com/2012/01/16/motorola-baby-video-monitor-65-shipped/" rel="nofollow">http://www.frugalcouponliving.com/2012/01/16/motorola-baby-video-monitor-65-shipped/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-15141 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:36:14 +0000 sorrycharlie 15141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The family I nannied for used the older model of this<br /> <a href="http://www.summerinfant.com/Products/Monitoring/Video-Monitors/Day-Night®-Flat-Screen-Color-Video-Monitor.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.summerinfant.com/Products/Monitoring/Video-Monitors/Day-Night®-Flat-Screen-Color-Video-Monitor.aspx</a></p> <p>It was a life saver. They bought it for the older one the day she escaped her crib and it's still in her room to keep an eye on her. Still works great over 2 years later. </p> <p>Funnily enough they never switched it to their new baby's room. We definitely plan to register for one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-15127 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:00:50 +0000 amy 15127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have the angel care and after 2 false alarms I took it out. I got so freaked out that I couldn't leave the room while she was sleeping for a week after each incident. I never used it for my son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-9033 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:55:27 +0000 BSB 9033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm, I read articles that said video monitor wasn't necessary. I was looking at the Angelcare one with the pad and I thought that was a good idea.</p> <p>My husband was diagnosed with asthma at 6 month old. His mother found him not breathing and blue. I'm really afraid of that. </p> <p>I thought the Angelcare one would be good but now that I think of it, would the motion sensor detect any breathing issues? If our child has asthma, our child maybe moving just not breathing. </p> <p>Now the video monitor sounds like a better idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8979 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:12:30 +0000 LivsMama 8979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes! Its a 100% necessity for us since Liv is a noisy sleeper and typically a quiet waker-upper (you get my gist.) We have the Summer Infant BabyTouch monitor and LOVE it. Its our second video monitor, we didnt like the first one (anotehr SI model, dont remember the na,me. It had a stationary screen, which sucked, and the reception was terrible.) We use it in conjunction with our AngelCare motion sensor. I need them both for peace of mind </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8870 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:33:37 +0000 amy 8870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had the summer infant day night handheld but that died after 2 years bought a new version and then that one started to loose visual only the audio was working after a 6 months, when baby 2 arrived I bought the summer infant digital color handheld and that worked till he was 17 months and it wouldn't charge anymore. So now I just bought the Levena 501 with 2 cameras so I can have one in each room and only one handheld. I'm not sure what my opinion is yet, it by far has the best night vision of any of the camera's i owned but I've only had it up and running for 5 days now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8737 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:52:59 +0000 yin 8737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No video monitor or audio one for us. People give us a strange look when we tell them we don't have one. My LO's nursery is at the top of the stairs and right across from our room. I can hear him from anywhere in the house except for the garage. </p> <p>I will admit that it was difficult not having a monitor when we were sleep training. He would constantly bump his head against the side of the crib. Now he can roll over from both sides and knows how to correct himself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8721 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:39:23 +0000 Maysprout 8721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the idea and I think we'll use it more and more, especially as she becomes more mobile but right now we haven't used it too much. I like it because it lets me check on her from afar and she has super mommy senses and will stir sometimes if I come too close, so it's a good way to ease my paranoia without disturbing her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8664 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:08:16 +0000 Mrs. Marbles 8664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the Lorex and only used it when trying to sleep train E. We like that you can cut to all the different cameras (we have two) and also speak through the camera. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8641 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:22:29 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 8641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope we didn't have one and we did just fine. Sure seeing him would of been nice... but a simple monitor did the trick for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8639 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:54:11 +0000 Andrea 8639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I don't know how we could live without one either. It has been so helpful to know about our daughter's sleep habits and has also saved us countless unnecessary trips into her room. We have this system:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Infant-Complete-Coverage-Handheld/dp/B001N44UVW/ref=sr_1_7?s=baby-products&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1320321049&#038;sr=1-7" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Infant-Complete-Coverage-Handheld/dp/B001N44UVW/ref=sr_1_7?s=baby-products&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1320321049&#038;sr=1-7</a></p> <p>However, it doesn't work all that well in our house. It gets a lot of interference from our 1 million wireless devices I guess so we can never have the volume on because it is just static. But my friend has the same system in her apartment with no issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8630 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 02:50:18 +0000 looch 8630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have this, we chose it because the video portion is handheld. We didn't want one of those big TV like monitors that have to stay in one place.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Digital-Video-Baby-Monitor/dp/B0041Q2V5G" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Digital-Video-Baby-Monitor/dp/B0041Q2V5G</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8601 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:05:33 +0000 Red 8601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thought about it but in the end, we just went with an audio monitor. Occasionally, when I hear all sorts of babbling on the monitor, I'd wonder what she's doing but most of the time the audio is sufficient :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8597 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:46:35 +0000 chopsuey 8597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our video monitor's #2 on our must have baby list. #1 is the car seat.<br /> We actually bought a cheap one.. but it's awesome.<br /> The monitor's huge (mini tv) but it's built like a rock. </p> <p><a href="http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2437590" rel="nofollow">http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2437590</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8581 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:07:39 +0000 mrs. wagon 8581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yesss!! probably our #1 most used baby product. We have the summer infant day to night (not the digital one) and it's been great, but the battery is starting to die and the sound goes out sometimes. My bro and sis-in-law have the same one but 3 years older, and theirs only works plugged in and the sound is VERY bad (if you touch it the sound stops working) so they have it plugged in at a certain place and never touch it. so I'm thinking with the next baby I'll buy the same brand but one with two monitors (one screen, one handset) and that way we can have one kid on each channel, and the screen by our bed and the handset downstairs. Hopefully those will last til our kids are grown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-use-a-video-monitor#post-8578 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:59:06 +0000 Mrs. Bee 8578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A video monitor was one of the things I couldn't live without when Charlie was a baby. It was essential during sleep training, and for me to check to see that he was breathing!</p> <p>I've been through three different video monitors (they sucked or broke down), and just purchased my 4th one today. I'm creating a guide to video monitors and would love to hear... do you use a video monitor? Do you have one that you actually love? </p>