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We have two kids and have lived in three different houses and haven't used a monitor. Our houses have varied in size (1100-2500 square feet) but we don't shut doors so I've never had a problem hearing either baby crying.

We bedshare and MUST use a monitor! She's in bed by 8 most nights and we don't go in till 10-11 so I need to make sure she doesn't suddenly wake up and tries to climb off our really highi bed.

We only used one for a few months when we put our son in his own room at around 4 months. But we stopped because his room is so close that I could hear him without it & it was disrupting my sleep. We did use it occasionally, like if he was napping and we were out in the yard, or when visiting my parents who have a bigger house.

We didn't have one until my oldest was two. The nursery is far from the playroom and I couldn't hear the baby.

My current nanny family (and all my former ones) do not use them. Most of my babysitting families do not use them either but a few do. Most of the time I just forget to even look at them. One family has cameras set up through their small one story house. It weird a me out esp since the mom stays at home and they almost never have a babysitter. My nanny kid and I were doing a play date there once and the two kids (4 and 5) were playing in kid's bedroom where all the toys were. The mom and I were in the kitchen (around the corner from bedroom) and she had to check the vid to check on them? Seriously? We could hear them playing and all she had to was walk around the corner to see them. Weird! I won't use them with my kids but I might make an exception if I have a child has major health issues. The video cameras really creep me out and I just don't see a need.

We don't use one and never have. We moved from a two bedroom condo to a 5 level split. I have never felt the need for one - you can hear them just fine.

We didn't/don't for babies. DS is 9 months and his is still in the box. I use my 3 yo's daily. I like to know if she stayed in bed and when she actually fell asleep for her nap so I can guess what time she will wake up. It lives on the charger in the kitchen.

We never used it much - Maybe a few months after she went into her own room, but could do without. We only use it now at nap time to make sure she doesn't climb out when she isn't going down easily. I do like being able to tell her to get down when she throws a leg over!

We have a video one but I rarely use it now at 11 months. I basically only use it first thing in the morning if I hear her stir. "Is she really awake or just moving around". Earlier on i used it more at night to peek if she was sleep crying or angry/hungry crying. The monitor runs only on our phones and tablets.
I also set my phone on the terrace with the app running audio only if I'm working in the yard
Our apartment is compact. If she's awake I hear her and she only sleeps in her crib.
We have an audio one that we only use for travel when we stay in larger places.

I tried using it when she was really little, but found I didn't need it for conventional uses.
We lived in an apartment building, so I used it to bring with me when I put her in the playpen walked down the hall to the laundry room.
And I use it summer nights so I can go out in the backyard with my husband and our firepit and hear her if she wakes up.

Never with LO1. Her crib was in our bedroom until we moved at 14 months. We lived in a townhome and I could hear her from downstairs.

Lo2 is here and I've debated back and forth several times before finally buying one. It's been very convenient bc we live in a bigger house and well, there's a loud big sister to the mix. Although he's in our bedroom temporarily, when he moves into his nursery, it's also the farthest from our bedroom.