Product Spotlight 8/30: Baby Monitors

kbrown2385

This week we are discussing baby monitors. 

Please feel free to use the prompts below to try to share as much relevant info as you can in a format that is easy for those reading to absorb/respond to. If you'd like to recommend/ask questions about more than one product, please copy/paste the prompts as needed.  

For S+TMs:

• Favorite monitor(s):
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• Cost (either actual dollar amount, or just $, $$, $$$, etc.):
• What you like about it:
• What you don't like about it, if anything:
• Is there a monitor you didn’t use but are considering? Why?:
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For FTMs:

• Monitor(s) you're interested in:
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• Any questions about it/them for S+TMs?:

marebear15

With DD, I didn't use a monitor. I could hear her when she cried at night, and usually she napped around the house during the day. When she was older and I wanted to do yard work while she napped, I found myself stuck inside the house without a monitor. So this time, I'd like to try one!

• Monitor(s) you're interested in: Vtech Audio Baby Monitor
• Link/picture: https://www.target.com/p/vtech-digital-audio-baby-monitor-with-high-quality-sound-dm111/-/A-15090828
• Cost (either actual dollar amount, or just $, $$, $$$, etc.): $19
• Any questions about it/them for S+TMs?: Has anyone just used a sound monitor? 

kbrown2385

@marebear15 I used a sound only monitor with ds when he was a newborn and I loved it. We used it for probably the first year until a lightning strike broke the receiver but it was great. I decided on a sound one because I felt as a new mom I would have been looking at the video one constantly. It was better for my anxiety lol. I can’t link it because it’s probably not sold anymore, but it was great.

persnickity

We didn't use a monitor at first either. When DD was about 6 months old, we found a free app.

• Favorite monitor(s): Baby Monitor App
• Link/picture: https://www.babyphonemobile.com/eng/home
• Cost (either actual dollar amount, or just $, $$, $$$, etc.): Free for audio only
• What you like about it: It's free and easy to use when we travel
• What you don't like about it, if anything: the free version is over WiFi, so you can't go too far outside the house. The paid version changes that

brimarie91

I'm torn between 2 right now: 

• Monitor(s) you're interested in: Motorola Comfort 75 
• Link/picture: https://www.target.com/p/motorola-comfort75-5-34-video-baby-monitor/-/A-75573979
• Cost (either actual dollar amount, or just $, $$, $$$, etc.): $119
• Any questions about it/them for S+TMs?:

• Monitor(s) you're interested in: Infant Optics DXR-8
• Link/picture: https://www.target.com/p/infant-optics-video-baby-monitor-dxr-8/-/A-52918573
• Cost (either actual dollar amount, or just $, $$, $$$, etc.): $165
• Any questions about it/them for S+TMs?:

The Motorola is cheaper and has a longer range (1000 ft vs 700) but the Infant Optics looks easier to pan around the room and you can buy different lenses if needed for your space. I have a friend who has the Infant Optics and she loves it so that's a factor too... I don't know anyone who has the Motorola. 

leprechaunlady

Favorite monitor(s): we have a bt 6000 video monitorLink/picture:
Cost (either actual dollar amount, or just $, $$, $$$, etc.): £130What you like about it: it has great range, great picture, great sound. It has a load of extra features that we dont really use like music so we could probably go for a more basic version next time.What you don't like about it, if anything: it doesnt have the capability to add a camera which we would need if we want to keep one in dds room & the twins room. As it stands, we will need to get a second full set.Is there a monitor you didn’t use but are considering? Why?:Additional thoughts: we didnt want one which operated via an internet connection or with an app & this one ticks all the boxes.