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Old 05-03-2008, 06:35 PM
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I am overwhelmed with all the choices, does anyone have a recommendation on what i should or should not go after.
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Old 06-03-2008, 06:44 AM
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Some state of the art monitors enable you to work the monitor like a walkie talkie, i.e. you can talk into the monitor so that your baby can hear your voice. I have been told to ensure that you want the 'sound lights' to be in an arc or seperated, main reason because at long distances its hard to read the LCD lights when they are all bunched up. Most importantly ensure that its rechargeable! The price I was quoted for one with all the bells and whistles was $179, I ended up going for middle of the range which did everything but enable you to talk into the monitor, it cost $99.
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Thanks heaps, some good tips!
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Hi, I used a Phillips (bought it nearly 5 years ago for my first born) and it is still working fine. It is just a sound monitor, no pictures etc. What I found the best was at the time all my neighbours had babies and their monitors kept picking up static and other babies, and the phillips didnt.
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Old 28-03-2008, 10:29 PM
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Hi

We had the Angelcare Sound and Movement Sensor which was absolutely great.

It comes with a handset for the parents room so that you can hear your baby (adjustable volume), and it also has a movement sensor pad which is placed under the mattress where baby is sleeping and if there is no movement (ie breathing) for 20 seconds the monitor will sound it's alarm.

I know there are so many products available. We purchased the Angelcare because it was recommended to us by our friends, and now we're quite happy to recommend it.
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I didn't realise they had monitors that sophisticated!! I will look into this, thanks for the tip.
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