They seem to do everything but sing and dance! Here we are babysitting at Dd2s house, I can see 2 month old Oliver's chest moving so I know he is breathing, I can hear every sound. I'm still going up to check though, old habits die hard I suppose. How on earth did we manage without? (Tongue in cheek).
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I remember us having a basic model andwhen I heard eldest out of bed I pressed the intercom button and told him to get back in bed , there was silence then running feet and he burst in the kitchen door , face white as a sheet ............ Mummy the wall spoke to me !
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Aggie - that is an absolute classic! Wonderful.
Actually, I like baby monitors. DIL2 still uses a pressure monitor and a cctv-type monitor on GD2's cot (she's 16 months) because some friends of theirs nearly lost their baby when she stopped breathing and it was only a comment from her big brother that made mum check - and phone for an ambulance immediately! The baby was in intensive care for a few days, but it could have turned out so differently."Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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I think anything that keeps Baby safe is good in my book , I remember when Josh was a baby and staying with us he managed to roll of the pressure pad onto the only bit of the cot it didn't reach (typical) right up to the cot bars the alarm went off I have never woke up jumping out of bed running as quick as I did with fright
well at least we knew it worked 
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Ben still has a monitor for his heart and his breathing and we had a similar situation with him as Oma. It was the first time he was in a bed at ours and sharing a room with Joe. He also moved off the mat. After that mummy and daddy sourced a larger mat to stop the same thing happening. I have to say that the alarm went off at 2am and neither of us got back to sleep that night!
He has a new type of monitor now, you don't hear him breathing but if the breathing sequence changes or the heartbeat changes the alarm goes off. Of course as we haven't had him on a sleepover for a long time which is sad but understandable.If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go togetherComment
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Oh dear, I seem to have made you think I don't think they are necessary, I do, of course.Women are like tea bags; you never know how strong they are until they are put in hot water.
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Not at all Grauntie. I know what you mean. GS2 is 9mth old now & we have a monitor for when he sleeps over. We just have a basic one as he has no special needs, ie, heart /breathing probs. When DD2 was choosing a monitor DD1 suggested a type of monitor for her but it wasn't a video cam one. It's all down to personal choice. I can't even recall ever having one. 😉"Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them....your smile, your hope, and your courage."
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Grauntie I don't think that at all. Of course in Ben's case it is a medical necessity but we had a monitor for the other two as well but just basic ones.If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go togetherComment
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I supppose even the basic ones have got more sophisticated. I think GS1's (who's nearly 12) was just audio. GD2's is a colour monitor that still shows a picture when the room is very dark. She's also moved off the pressure pad several times and each times, and each time I find myself breaking the land-speed record to get upstairs to check on her! lol"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognise how good things really are. "
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Sorry, but I've not even heard of a pressure pad. Is it used just for younger babies & children with medical problems?"Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them....your smile, your hope, and your courage."
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No Mamar it can be used for all babies I think its a safety net for lots of parents and grand parents , we had them for the boys for our own peace of mind for a couple of years , I didn't have them for my children but then again they were not around then , times have changed and if the equipment is there I see no harm in using it even if it did scare the life out of me
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You are funny Oma. (In a good way). I'll ask my DD2 about it next time we meet.. 😉"Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them....your smile, your hope, and your courage."
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