How long are you/have you been using your monitor? We have a small house and LO's room is right next door to the master bedroom, so we can hear him without the monitor, but I still like the miked sound of him on the monitor, because it's louder in case I'm in a deep sleep (which hasn't really ever happened). My H says it's time to stop the monitor because sometimes LO does a mini wakeup at 1 am and then goes right back to sleep, so there's no need for us to be woken up by that since he's not an infant anymore. I just like to have the information so that I can make a decision about what I want to do. Any thoughts/perspective?
Re: still using a monitor?
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We still use ours. We have a video monitor and I use it when DS naps mostly, just to check on him especially when in the shower or basement where I can't hear him. We share a wall with DS, so I have never used the monitor at night. DS has lings and he let's us know when he needs us.
Maybe keep the monitor volume off while you sleep that way if you roll over an check it you know, but it doesn't disturb DH.
I keep it on low. DS has asthma, and occasionally has attacks overnight, so I really need to be able to hear him (generally it manifests as coughing).
He's still a baby in my eyes, too-- he's in a crib and can't get out and get me if he needs help. I feel better knowing I can hear him if he's sick.
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We are still using the monitors for both. Even with rooms right next to/down the hall from us I still don't always hear them in the middle of the night without the monitors, and if I'm doing chores or watching TV during nap I can't always hear them over whatever noise I'm making or if I'm in the basement instead of upstairs.
We also found the monitor invaluable when moving DD1 out of the crib because we could tell when she was up and playing instead of in bed. Now both girls are in regular beds and in the same room, so having the monitor so we can hear them is even more helpful. Plus, DD1 is almost 3.5 and still doesn't reliably get out of bed and come get us when she needs something. Until both girls are able to do that we'll continue using a monitor in their room.
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My daughter is 18 months old and I still have our monitor on every night. It's turned down, but honestly, I think I've gotten too used to hearing her noise machine and I might need it to sleep too. Hahaha. I just feel more comfortable with it on.
Also, I babysat for a family a few months before my little girl was born and they still used their video monitors for their (then) 1 and 3 year old.
I don't use it overnight because I am a light sleeper and I hear him wake up from across the hall.
I do still use it during naps and when I first put him to bed and I'm downstairs--I turn it off when I go up to bed.