https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 11:06:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712713 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:52:30 +0000 pl0508 1712713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>same as what @lawbee posted </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712676 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:36:29 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1712676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mounted the corner where the wall meets the ceiling which is almost directly over his bed and we can pan his entire room. Our camera came with mounting hardware.</p> <p>The only issue is the cord goes down along the wall to plug it in, and J loves to pull the cord out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712653 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:29:19 +0000 Charm54 1712653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the closet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712650 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:28:53 +0000 Foodnerd81 1712650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is mounted on the wall above the crib, with the same view as Lawbee. The wire is pulled across to the corner and tacked/taped down. She can't reach it there now, but I am afraid it's a matter of time. The wire used to just run straight down and it was tacked down, but she started plucking at it once she could stand up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712647 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:27:58 +0000 pui 1712647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Well, I think I'll still staple it just to be extra safe. Plus it'll look nicer if I staple it along the edges of the ceiling :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712640 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:25:23 +0000 lawbee11 1712640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: If you're moving in a year then I wouldn't worry about the cord...it's only a safety concern once your LO is mobile or can pull up and reach for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712628 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:20:06 +0000 pui 1712628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: This would be ideal but that's more then we want to take on since we're moving in a year or so! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712621 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:17:33 +0000 spaniellove 1712621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: I think my DH put in an outlet close to the ceiling where he wanted to install the camera. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712612 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:16:25 +0000 Littlebit 1712612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: @lawbee11: Gotcha. I don't know if we could do it, but we have a techy neighbor who could possibly help us out. Thank you both!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712585 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:06:21 +0000 MapleMoose 1712585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have it on a shelf high above the rocker across from the crib. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712578 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:04:33 +0000 pui 1712578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: @yellowbird: I figured I could run the cord across the ceiling and then behind a piece of furniture to plug it in (stapling the cord to the wall all along the way so it can't be pulled and use one of those outlet plug cover things). I might even screw a hole through a wall and plug it in to an outlet in our bedroom </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712545 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:52:45 +0000 lawbee11 1712545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit: My DH is pretty tech savvy so he handled it. He was able to do it easily/quickly, but if I had to do it I'm not sure if I could have. I think I remember reading an Amazon review that had pretty detailed instructions re: the easiest way to do it. There are some baby monitors (I think Motorola has one) that allow you to have iPhone viewing, but they are way more $$$. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712540 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:51:55 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1712540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit: No clue, DH did it all! (and its not done yet) But he is a software developer, so I wouldn't trust his definition of "tricky". I remember him installing a similar one for his sister and had some issues getting it to work on Wifi though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712532 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:47:54 +0000 Littlebit 1712532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: oh ok! You use it also. Same question, was it tricky for y'all to install? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712531 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:47:19 +0000 Littlebit 1712531@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: I looked into that one, but heard it's pretty tricky to install...did you have a problem with that? My husband and I can manage phones/computers ok, but we certainly aren't tech savvy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712529 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:46:50 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1712529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit: This is the camera: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F5CTTAU/ref=oh_details_o06_s02_i00?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F5CTTAU/ref=oh_details_o06_s02_i00?ie=UTF8&#038;psc=1</a> Not sure what app DH plans to use yet, he was testing a few and none were perfect. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712516 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:40:26 +0000 lawbee11 1712516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yellowbird: For us the outlet is on the same wall as the camera and her crib is up against that wall, so it runs between the crib and the wall. </p> <p>@Littlebit: We have a Foscam &amp; use the FoscamPro app. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712507 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:37:45 +0000 Littlebit 1712507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: @lawbee11: sorry to thread jack, but which monitors do y'all have? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712449 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:14:54 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1712449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would worry the most about how you are going to plug the camera in and keep that cord safe first. Let that kinda decide how to mount it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712413 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:54:40 +0000 illumina 1712413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's on top of her wardrobe, looking down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712411 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:53:53 +0000 yellowbird 1712411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How do you baby proof the cord hanging down to the plug? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712362 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:30:44 +0000 lawbee11 1712362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Someone: Ours broadcasts to an app on our phones/iPads as well :) I took that pic while sitting at my desk at work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712351 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:28:47 +0000 Alivoo01 1712351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's mounted on the wall with a screw similar to @Lawbee11's </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712347 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:28:05 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1712347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got a camera that broadcasts to an app on our phones and lets us reposition it. So we're going to point it so the best view is at the crib, but it should be able to move around the room well.</p> <p>It has 2-way sound too, so I'm fully expecting DH to randomly talk to me in the middle of the day from work just for fun :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712310 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:16:51 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1712310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mounted on the wall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712308 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:16:16 +0000 septca 1712308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours has a nail hole in the back for mounting it on the wall. The view looks very similar to what @lawbee11 posted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712301 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:15:19 +0000 clover 1712301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Corner of the room above the door with heavy duty command strips. Good view of crib and can rotate the camera to see the rest of the room if ever needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712298 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:14:34 +0000 lawbee11 1712298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's mounted to the wall next to her crib and looks down at the crib. The rest of her room is to the left so we can pan it over if necessary. Here's the current view: </p> [attach=1395/14/n7h6ga.600x450.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712295 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:14:22 +0000 looch 1712295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had an armoire in the room (no closet) that was perpendicular to the crib. It was up there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-do-you-put-the-camera-for-your-video-monitor#post-1712283 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:12:11 +0000 Smurfette 1712283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was on the corner of the crib with velcro but once we lowered the crib and she was pulling up, it is now on the wall with a nail and velcro. </p>