Up until this week our baby has only slept in her rock and play
in our room at night and her swing in the living room for naps. We have started having her nap in her crib and within the next month are planning on transitioning her to it at night also. We live in a two bedroom condo so its not very big but without a monitor I feel like all I get done is listen to see if she's awake and try to quietly peek in at her to make sure she's ok. And she's not loud enough to wake me up in the morning once we do move her to her crib. So the question is do we spend the extra money on a video monitor or not??
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Video times a million!
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I looooooooove my video monitor. seriously. it's more entertaining than tv (my dd has some seriously strange sleep habits).
and it eases my super-anxious mind
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I couldn't live without my video monitor.
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We have both. **Insert sheepish smile** The video monitor helped last night when I saw my swaddled LO flip over 3 times in her crib in 30 minutes. One of those times she didn't scream, so I would not have known.
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Video. We had an audio and made the switch later. So worth it!
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We just have an audio, and it works out just fine for us. I didn't want to get dependent on watching them on the video.
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We just have an audio, and as entertaining as they might be, like @meganmp: said, I didn't want to get dependent on being able to see her on video.
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We had audio only until 9 months when we finally got a video and I wished we just started off the video! VIDEO ALL THE WAY!
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I waited forever to buy a video monitor. It took us awhile before we moved her into her own room, and felt like we needed one because its not on the same floor. I do not know why I waited so long! You will use it until toddlerhood and beyond! It's well worth the money.
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Can't live without our video monitor!!
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We have a fairly small house, and we have audio only. For the first year I was so exhausted that I felt like I needed it to keep me from sleeping through his night wakings, now I only use it if he's sick or if I'm working in the yard during naps. We do just fine without video
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We just have an audio one and it gets the job done. I wish for many reasons though that we had a video one, and may still look into getting a used one (DD is 15 months).
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Love the video monitor. It was essential for sleep training!
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Video for sure!!!
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Couldn't live without my video monitor
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I didnt get a video until DD was 6 months and I wished I had gotten it sooner! We live in a one bedroom so I didn't think I needed one but once they start becoming more mobile in their cribs you will want to see what they are doing (without them seeing you). Must have!
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LOVE the video monitor. Now that M is mobile I feel so much better knowing what she's up to. Yesterday I saw her trying to pull to stand in the crib! I went up and got her and we lowered the mattress before bed. I was so glad I could see her.
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Video, it's nice to be able to check the monitor before running into lo's room. He moves a lot in his sleep. He also giggles and talks in his sleep. He totally got it from me, I sleep walk too.
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All of you video monitor fans are totally convincing me to spend the extra money and get video!
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lol I personally don't get why one would ever need a video monitor, but love reading all these posts for them. All in what you want, clearly either option are a great accessory!
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I really wanted to be a laid-back audio only type mom but I was won over by all the posters saying they ended up buying video as their babies got older and started to move around (and climb out).
Almost 6 months in I can say that I never obsessively watched the monitor. We only have it on as LO is falling asleep. It doesn't even come into our bedroom unless LO is really sick and then it gets turned on if she cries.
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My LO rarely falls asleep without crying. The video helps me distinguish whether or not he needs me to intervene. If he is standing up, we are in trouble. I swear the cries are the same, so I don't think i could tell without video. I did obsessively watch when we sleep trained and now usually watch when we first put him down, if I think he is going to struggle. If there were such a choice, I would rather have video with no sound than sound with no video.
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I got a video monitor when lo was 7 months old and I reckon it was the best investment we made. We had just moved lo into her own room (right next to ours) but I was up many times a night to check on her. I keep the monitor on throughout the night so if I wake up I can look to see she's ok and then go back to sleep. Its pretty fun to watch her uncomfortable sleeping positions!
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We're planning on using an audio monitor once baby arrives. Not to scare anyone, but just as a precaution, make sure your wireless internet has a secured password that cannot be easily hacked. The following article has been in recent news:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57598385/baby-monitor-hacked-spies-on-texas-child/
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Video. It's a necessary evil. It makes you compulsive but saves you from opening the door to check on them which equals wake up!
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Meh. I don't video is at all necessary. We used an audio one and not even for very long. I was hyper-aware of every noise she made. I swear I can hear her down the block.
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we also live in an apartment but video monitor makes life so much easier.
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Video for sure. I actually keep the sound off because I can hear her (room just down the hall) but I love being able to see her chest rise and fall during the night when I wake up!
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@BunInOven: that is so creepy and scary!!
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Video is crucial for me. Xander's often pretty quiet in the morning and is content to just play with his feet, but I like to know when he's up so I can get to him BEFORE he gets bored and starts wailing! I'm constantly checking our monitor to see if he's awake or not!
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We just have an audio one. As much as I would love a video monitor, and think its hysterical some of the pics I see people post of their LO's(I'm looking at you @sorrycharlie: lol) but I don't think it's necessary at all. We've done just fine with our audio only monitor
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Ditto to what @Rubies said. The audio only really was totally fine for a long time but when we ultimately wanted to sleep train, there was no way I could have done it without a video monitor. And now I have a rockstar sleeper and the ability to spy on her little sleepiness
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