Angelcare Baby Movement Monitor, White
- Nursery unit, movement sensor pad
- Plastique
- Movement monitor
Movement Monitor by Angelcare – 1 unit
List Price: $ 69.99
Price:
Angelcare Baby Movement Monitor, White
Movement Monitor by Angelcare – 1 unit
List Price: $ 69.99
Price:
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Just the basics for peace of mind,
I have to say, I love this monitor. I will admit that when I had my first child, monitors like these seemed silly to me. I mean, Isn’t that part of learning to be a parent– just eventually trusting that your child is ok without monitoring them every second? Well, when my second child was diagnosed with laryngomalacia and her airway would close on her, I started to think a monitor like this was a good idea. The pediatrician recommended against it (she thought there would be too many false alarms. etc.), but I got it anyway and I am so glad! It has enabled me to sleep so much better and to sleep my daughter on her tummy (a position that helps her breathing) because I know she is being monitored. The logistics of it are this: The pad is under the baby’s mattress and leads directly to the monitoring device so the device is in the room with the baby. This is the basic model, it just monitors movement, no sound monitoring or temperature (I have no idea why you would need this) like with the other models. You can just use a regular baby monitor with it if you are in another room to make sure you hear the sound if it goes off. It has a very handy warning blip that goes off if the monitor detects no movement for 15 seconds (e.g. you picked the baby up without turing the monitor off) so you can turn it off before the alarm sounds (at 20 seconds). The alarm is like an alarm clock, loud, but not crazy-loud. We have been using it for two months now (our daughter is three months old) and have had no false alarms. From what I read, people start getting false alarms at around six months of age, when the babies are really mobile and can move far off the monitor. Since the risk of SIDS (and my daughter’s issue) greatly decreases by six months of age this isn’t a problem for me.
REVIEW UPDATE: My daughter is now 7 months old and we have had to adjust the sensitivity dial all the way to the most sensitive setting (in increments over the last few months), but things are still going well. We will get a false alarm every once in a while (once a month or so), but I figure every day we get to use this gizmo is a bonus now since I thought we would need to ditch it by now. Plus, we have the monitor located pretty precariously and my three-year old has knocked it down MANY times (with pieces even popping off) and it’s still working. Very pleased.
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|Can’t put a price on peace of mind!,
We are first time parents and this was recommended by grandparents. My first thought was, seriously, isn’t that going a bit overboard? But we decided to get it (and saved the box so we could ship it back when we decided it wasn’t worth the money). We have not shipped it back and have started recommending it to our friends. Our son has slept in his crib in his own room since he was a month old. It isn’t far from our room, but far enough you can’t hear him breathing.
First, I have to admit that we have had several ‘false’ alarms, mostly because he was able to move far enough off the angel pad that it could no longer sense him. BUT…even with the false alarms, I love it. Because I know, without a doubt, that if the angel pad is not going off, my son is breathing. The false alarms stopped since our son hit 12 pounds. I don’t know if this is how it is for everyone, but I think it is because he is heavy enough that even if he rolls around and is no longer directly on the angel pad, it can still sense his movement. He is now six months old and we haven’t had a false alarm for a long time…at least three months.
I can not describe how wonderful the peace of mind is when he is sleeping in his room with the door closed that I know he is fine. Our son is a sleeper, and has been since he was very young. But the first time he slept ten hours straight, I still had to think….OMG is he okay? And then I think of the angel pad, and know that he is fine. I sleep so much better! Even if I wake up in the middle of the night, I can go right back to sleep without checking on him, because I know he is just fine.
My aunt lost a child to SIDS over 30 years ago, and I can’t imagine in this day and age, with the technology available, to have that happen. I would rather get up once a week with a false alarm than lose my child.
The battery life is great, we have been using this five months and haven’t changed the batteries. The alarm sounds like an alarm clock and comes through the regular baby monitor. Must get a board to go under the mattress. We went to Home Depot and they cut the board to size right there and we took it home and put it in…no problems. As for turning it on and off…it becomes second nature. I would recommend the ‘light’ mode vs. the ‘tick’ mode…every time the baby moves, it gives you an indication in one of the two ways. The problem with the ‘tick’ mode is the noise comes through the baby monitor and is very annoying!
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|peace of mind for first time mom,
We kept our son in a bassinet in our bedroom till he was 6 months old (because of breastfeeding and it is supposed to reduce the risk of sids). He had terrible reflux and slept poorly even in a reclined position. I was so paranoid and reluctant to put him in his own room and crib so once I saw this I thought it may ease my mind. It is kinda pricey but I feel it is totally worth it. A video monitor is nice- but you have to be watching it lol!We already had a sound monitor so the basic model angelcare movement monitor suited out needs perfectly. We have used it for a week and no false alarms (although I can see how they happen easily). One thing to note is that if your crib has a spring base bottom that you will need to buy a piece of plywood or board. They instruction state two different things about this- one part says the board must be the entire size of crib and another section states that the board must be 13 x 13. I went with the smaller measurements and it works fine. We tested the monitor different ways and it definitely is sensitive. Basically it works like this- a small sensor pad goes under the mattress (oh- and it does not work under an all foam mattress fyi) and the monitor plugs into that. The monitor needs batteries to work (3 AAA batteries). So you cant take the monitor with you- it stays next to the crib. Once movement is not detected for 20 seconds it sets off an alarm (like an alarm clock beeping- its not very loud). So you will need a second monitor to inform of the beeping (we use a sound monitor). I noticed though that the monitor senses the movements about 3 seconds after they happen (a green light flashes with each movement or you can turn on the “tik” feature which makes a sound with each movement). And even the slightest touch sets it off. I highly recommend this product- as neurotic as my friends made me think I was- i think it is worth the peace of mind.
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