MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: skard on November 17, 2013, 10:01:56 pm
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Anyone got advice or recommendations for a particularly good baby monitor setup? What's especially advantageous and so on, hoping some experienced dads can chip in :grin:
Ideally I'd like something that links up to an app for when I am away to work, and with a good night vision camera so it can double up as a driveway camera (so needs a decent sized SD card capability).
Cheers
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Even with a decent monitor one Dave i was up and down the stairs like a man possessed :signLOL:
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Much you selling it for? :grin:
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going cheap just supply with cups of tea :grin:
Good to meet your mate with the t5 the other week
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Aye it's come a long way in a short time, he'll have it gone in a few months no doubt.
What monitors you got Andy?
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Aye it's come a long way in a short time, he'll have it gone in a few months no doubt.
What monitors you got Andy?
We had one like a Tomy TF525 Digital Baby Monitor but i wish we got one with a camera to stop me running in and out.Buying a monitor is a mine field infact its harder than moving home :signLOL:Settling on one that feels right for you and your needs is key
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Aye I am pretty good with tech stuff but coupling that with useful practical baby stuff has me in disarray!
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this is a good site for info of actual parents
http://www.mumsnet.com/reviews/nursery/baby-monitors
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Nice, cheers.
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100% Get one with a camera built in to it, it will save you going up and down the stairs all the time .............. I remember once when the camera was set up in the bedroom and i went up for a sly ham shank and didnt realise the camera ws still on, anyway the Mrs gave me a right ear bashing !!! Dam Cameras :mad:
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By all means buy a monitor/alarm thingy that goes off if your baby stops moving/breathing.
Get an audio monitor if you are going to be along way from your baby's bedroom (like I'm on the ground floor and my daughter is on the second floor)
Other than that, if your baby needs you it will let you know.
Don't worry/panic to much, checking on the baby every 5 mins won't do yourself or the baby any good.
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The wife really wants them, so they'll definitely have a video feature. Too much choice though!
100% Get one with a camera built in to it, it will save you going up and down the stairs all the time .............. I remember once when the camera was set up in the bedroom and i went up for a sly ham shank and didnt realise the camera ws still on, anyway the Mrs gave me a right ear bashing !!! Dam Cameras :mad:
Haha that's some admission to make!
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the best of it was there is a function on the monitor where you can actually play a song to the baby, at the touch of a button, to comfort it if it wakes up. (All this is done from the screen from down the stairs) Anyhoo, she pushed it !!!! so i was up the stairs having the time of my life listening to twinkle, twinkle little star......... still, it would be rude of me not to finish wouldnt it !!!
:drool: :grin:
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100% Get one with a camera built in to it, it will save you going up and down the stairs all the time .............. I remember once when the camera was set up in the bedroom and i went up for a sly ham shank and didnt realise the camera ws still on, anyway the Mrs gave me a right ear bashing !!! Dam Cameras :mad:
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Looking back we wish we'd got one with a camera, not because we were worried when he was small it would be brilliant around at the minute (he's 18mths) just to see what the hell he gets up to at night because some of the noises he makes do have you wondering!!!!!
We had the Tomy one without camera but with movement pad which we found really comforting, until he rolled off it and the alarm goes off.
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This is the Monitor we have, a BT1000 Camera monitor. It isnt an 'App' type item but for the money (£92) is very good even if the temp shows slightly higher than it actually is. (I have another temp monitor in the nursery as well)
http://www.tesco.com/direct/bt-digital-video-baby-monitor-1000/213-6942.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=213-6942&kpid=213-6942
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I initially went for a samsung one that could connect via skype so i could see the little one when i was offshore but that was no longer available so was sent an SEW-3037 was good for ages.. but the camera has stopped sending sound to the parent unit after 6mths.. not much use to be honest but its getting replaced so thats alright..
other than that its a decent unit!
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I was actually looking online at that very model yesterday, will look more into it :happy2:
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angelcare for us,
comes with a mat for motion and breathing about £50
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Cheers for the suggestion, keep 'em coming
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As a new dad i thought i would add my bit.
We looked at video monitors, but decided againt it as
1, expensive
2, got to have a stable internet connection at home, so no good when i go visit family and friends where i sometimes have to stay in a hotel. or my mums place where she has no internet.
We decided on this unit which we got for £50 from home and bargins
http://www.boots.com/en/Tommee-Tippee-Closer-to-Nature-Digital-Baby-Monitor-with-Sensor-Pad_1180346?CAWELAID=761715074&cm_mmc=pla-_-google-_-Boots+Beauty-_-Beauty+-+PLAs&kw=%7Bkeyword%7D&cagpspn=pla
It is superb, simply to use and easy to hear the little one.
As for running up and down, well we have a moses basket in living room as well, so when she goes to sleep during the day she is in there. We only use her moses basket in bedroom for night time, so she knows difference from night and day. We only use the unit at night when she goes to bed. All babies will gurgle and disturb during the night and they will let you know when they are up when they cry, thats when you go check, and the occasional check during the evening.
No need to run every time you hear a wimper, but you will learn that from experience.
Good luck my friend. :happy2: