https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:05:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-moving-what-baby-monitor-should-we-get#post-2227765 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:06:09 +0000 ladybee 2227765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: that's what we are planning for baby 2. Just make sure to get one with pan and tilt. I don't have that now and I hate it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-moving-what-baby-monitor-should-we-get#post-2227749 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:53:00 +0000 looch 2227749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: My husband always gets really good deals on them, so I think if you have a device on which to monitor the camera, they work out better, price wise. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-moving-what-baby-monitor-should-we-get#post-2227701 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 12:19:48 +0000 daniellemybelle 2227701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. High Heels: @ladybee: @bushelandapeck: Y'all are making me think we should just get the Motorola with the two cameras and be done with it!</p> <p>@avivoca: But then how will I spy on her when she's in the playroom? :)</p> <p>@looch: We are pretty tech savvy... but we have just one older generation iPad so I am not sure how that would work? I need to research it. Are they less expensive than a video monitor? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-moving-what-baby-monitor-should-we-get#post-2227362 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 07:35:21 +0000 bushelandapeck 2227362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our Motorola with the two cameras. That's my vote! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-moving-what-baby-monitor-should-we-get#post-2227358 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 07:29:15 +0000 avivoca 2227358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vote for the old-school audio. We have a Motorola one and it is much better than our video monitor, in terms of range and quality. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-moving-what-baby-monitor-should-we-get#post-2227341 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 06:43:31 +0000 ladybee 2227341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd get a monitor with two cameras. I don't think it's crazy to think you can things in other rooms if LO is safe in her playroom and you're checking in. At this point, we use the camera to watch LO talk to his animals in the morning. I love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-moving-what-baby-monitor-should-we-get#post-2227333 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 06:20:55 +0000 looch 2227333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you guys tech saavy at all? You can look into Foscams, we have several sprinkled through out the house and we monitor them via a Kindle Fire.</p> <p>Our playroom is on the lower level of our house and I often peek in on what my son is doing down there if I can't hear him. It's funny, we didn't begin using a video monitor until we were well into the toddler years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-moving-what-baby-monitor-should-we-get#post-2227304 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 02:54:15 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2227304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love having a video monitor. We have the motorola one with two heads. It becomes useful too in the toddler and older years as they fight bedtime bc a quick glance helps me determine if I need to go in and put my foot down, or stay back and let them settle down on their own (they share a room so sometimes it's cute spying on them reading to each other, or playing quietly together before settling into bed. Then there are times when I spy my son trying to pull down a picture frame, or smearing butt cream all over himself - yes, this really happened). I also think its cute watching them through the baby monitor singing lullabies together, and things like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/were-moving-what-baby-monitor-should-we-get#post-2227284 Sun, 05 Jul 2015 23:52:48 +0000 daniellemybelle 2227284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the last year or so, we have not used a monitor at all. I know, gasp. Ours was a piece of crap and we couldn't get it to work in our new house so we gave up. It was fine because our room was next to LO's - we left both doors open and could hear her perfectly.</p> <p>In our next house, the master bedroom is downstairs and the two other bedrooms are upstairs. It kind of sucks but we really like this house otherwise. It's a rental, too, so it's not permanent. Still, we are going to need a monitor.</p> <p>I've been pretty against video monitors and said I would not have one for a future LO because I became unhealthily obsessed with ours when LO was an infant. I really think we would do just fine with a simple, old-school audio monitor. She's almost 2 and STTN 99% of the time.</p> <p>HOWEVER - I am considering getting a video monitor with two cameras, because there is a play room space upstairs. Is it crazy to think we could set up one of the cameras in the playroom and I could go do things downstairs for short periods and watch LO?</p> <p>Another consideration is that we are absolutely bleeding money right now with the move. Of course, we have help from my husband's company but I am trying to not go bonkers buying everything under the sun right now.</p> <p>So what do you think - pony up for a video monitor or just get the basic one? </p>