Peace of mind.. It’s what every parent wants when it comes to the safety of their child. When my first baby was an infant, she slept in my room, right next to me, and I STILL woke up every hour to check on her. With so many sad SIDS stories, and the fear of something going wrong at night, I had a hard time taking my infant out of my room. When she was 6 months old, I finally felt that she could be moved to her crib. I watched her each night from the camera, but the picture wasn’t clear and I couldn’t see if she was breathing. At that time, it was one of the best we could purchase. Many times throughout the night I would make my way into her room to make sure she was okay, despite having a baby monitor.
With my new baby, I find myself leaving her in her crib more often. My toddler is a little rough with her, so I feel that the safest place for her right now is in the crib. When meals have to be made or laundry has to get washed, I have to have the option of watching my baby to make sure she is safe in her crib. The VTech Safe & Sound Baby Monitor is my best tool when my infant is in her bed. When she is sleeping, I can actually zoom in and check to make sure her belly is rising and falling- something I could never do with my old monitor. Other great features of the VTech Safe & Sound monitor are the talk back feature and the lullabies. If I’m in the basement doing laundry, I can talk through my end of the monitor and reassure my baby that I will be right up to take care of her. If she’s happily playing in her crib, the Safe & Sound baby monitor plays lullabies to keep her company.
With Baby Safety Month in full swing, it is a great time to think about what concerns you have as a parent when it comes to the safety of your child. Check out the results to compare your thoughts with others!
I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of VTech and received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for my participation.
A monitor is my piece of mind. I am absolutely terrified of SIDS and love having my eyes on my baby even when she’s not in the room with me.
Definitely worth the price of a good monitor for peace of mind. One with a good battery life, a good camera, a good image and one that the baby can hear your voice and you can hear in the room.
Or rather than battery life, one that holds a charge.
I had an old one that I could hear the baby but couldn;t see her.
I didn’t use one with my kids. I could hear them from any room.
Gosh how i wish I had things like this back when mine were little. I was up throughout most night, just to check to make sure my babies were ok and breathing. It was horrifying and something like this would make life so much easier. These are just the nicest inventions ever!
I have been searching for a good baby monitor. I just had a baby a few weeks ago and he is preemie so I am consistently getting out of bed just to make sure he is breathing.
We have this exact monitor for our toddler and love it!
I love the VTech brand, so I know that this one is probably good! :):)
I like that you can talk back in there. Your voice would probably be quite comforting.
I never used a baby monitor.
I don’t know what I’d do without a video baby monitor. It is our peace of mind.
I never used a baby monitor with my son. I realized I really didn’t need one. I can see why in many cases parents do, though.
I want something that is reliable.
These are really neat. I wish I had a video monitor when my kids were babies.
price and ease of use
It’s pretty amazing how technology has changed since I had my kids. To me a video monitor is a must-have baby item.
There’s nothing like a baby monitor to give peace of mind.
I never really used monitors though if I had a video one I might 🙂
We just got this monitor and I absolutely love it!
That is one awesome monitor. When my boys were young, it was just the old crackly ones that you could barely hear from the other room.
What an awesome monitor! Great review too.
We had a regular baby monitor for sound. Nothing fancy with a video monitor.
One that is very sensitive to sound.
That is the exact monitor I want! I found with the regular monitors it has a bunch of static and I can’t see my baby as with a video monitor. This would have been great with our first and a must have for our 2nd.
I don’t believe in baby monitors. I think as parents, it’s up to YOU to BE a parent and WATCH your kids…
My parents never used em, and I would want my baby to be near me. I’m NOT going to trust in some “gadget” to tell me what’s happening with my babies…what if the batteries go out in it? I see parents all the time using gadgets like this and TV’s as babysitters..and people don’t want to watch their babies anymore, it seems…
I have been looking for a great baby shower gift for my friends baby shower I don’t want to give the usual clothes and bottles and she has all the furniture. This is something I will get her thank you for the review. I wish I had something like this when My kids were babies.
I think these monitors, with their added features, are great (and sometimes necessary) gifts for any and all new parents. I want to get one for my new grandson. 🙂
A video monitor is a must have for me now. I didn’t have one with my older daughter and thought they were unnecessary luxury item – not true anymore. I have a camera in each girl’s room and I find peace of mind knowing I can see and talk to them at any time.