Movement monitor question

So I've been looking at Angelcare monitors on eBay, only to discover that
there are actually two different manufacturers making a monitor with this
name. I like the sound of the Safety 1st monitor, because it has a visual
cue for the baby's movements; but the BebeSounds monitor is the only one
I've seen reviews for (all quite good).

Jody, wasn't it you who had one of these? Do you mind me asking which one?
And if anybody has comments on the Safety 1st monitor, good or bad, I'd
love to hear them!

TIA,

Liz & Emily (5/25/04)

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"No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and
spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable - and we believe they
can do it again." -- John F. Kennedy, 6/10/1963

On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 19:17:51 +0000 (UTC), (Elizabeth
H Bonesteel) wrote:

So I've been looking at Angelcare monitors on eBay, only to discover that
there are actually two different manufacturers making a monitor with this
name. I like the sound of the Safety 1st monitor, because it has a visual
cue for the baby's movements; but the BebeSounds monitor is the only one
I've seen reviews for (all quite good).

Jody, wasn't it you who had one of these? Do you mind me asking which one?
And if anybody has comments on the Safety 1st monitor, good or bad, I'd
love to hear them!

The only thing I've heard is that they can sometimes be *too*
sensitive therefore going off and have parents jumping unnecessarily.
Although, there could be settings to keep this sort of thing from
happening.

Carla
Mom to Victor Paul born 5.16.04
www.victorpictures.com --See him here!

In article ,
shixa wrote:
The only thing I've heard is that they can sometimes be *too*
sensitive therefore going off and have parents jumping unnecessarily.
Although, there could be settings to keep this sort of thing from
happening.

I've heard this too, mostly on the Amazon reviews of the BebeSounds
monitor. It seems to happen with kids who move around a lot in the
crib and end up outside the range of the pad. It's one of the
reservations I have about getting one - false alarms will make me
crazier than getting up every hour, I think!

Liz & Emily (5/25/04)
--

"No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and
spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable - and we believe they
can do it again." -- John F. Kennedy, 6/10/1963

Elizabeth H Bonesteel wrote in message
...
In article ,
shixa wrote:
The only thing I've heard is that they can sometimes be *too*
sensitive therefore going off and have parents jumping unnecessarily.
Although, there could be settings to keep this sort of thing from
happening.

I've heard this too, mostly on the Amazon reviews of the BebeSounds
monitor. It seems to happen with kids who move around a lot in the
crib and end up outside the range of the pad. It's one of the
reservations I have about getting one - false alarms will make me
crazier than getting up every hour, I think!

Liz & Emily (5/25/04)
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I've the Johnsons &Johnson's one. I love it. Used it with #1 until she
moved into her bed at 2.5. Had less than a dozen alarms (other than when I
forgot to switch it off and picked her out!)
Have used it with #2 (9months now)too. It's a great way of telling me when
she's climbed out and is roaming round the floor :-) Haven't had any alarms
when she's been asleep though.
I loved it for the reassurance it gave me-also I could tell how deeply
asleep she was by how often the sensor went. 1 flash every 4
seconds-wouldn't be woken by hoovering under her bed... 2

Elizabeth H Bonesteel wrote in message
...
In article ,
shixa wrote:
The only thing I've heard is that they can sometimes be *too*
sensitive therefore going off and have parents jumping unnecessarily.
Although, there could be settings to keep this sort of thing from
happening.

I've heard this too, mostly on the Amazon reviews of the BebeSounds
monitor. It seems to happen with kids who move around a lot in the
crib and end up outside the range of the pad. It's one of the
reservations I have about getting one - false alarms will make me
crazier than getting up every hour, I think!

Liz & Emily (5/25/04)
--
I've the Johnsons &Johnson's one. I love it. Used it with #1 until she
moved into her bed at 2.5. Had less than a dozen alarms (other than when I
forgot to switch it off and picked her out!)
Have used it with #2 (9months now)too. It's a great way of telling me when
she's climbed out and is roaming round the floor :-) Haven't had any alarms
when she's been asleep though.
I loved it for the reassurance it gave me-also I could tell how deeply
asleep she was by how often the sensor went. 1 flash every 4
seconds-wouldn't be woken by hoovering under her bed... 2 flashes every
second-move quietly!
Oh... and I also like the themperature appearing on the parent monitor.
Debbie

Elizabeth H Bonesteel wrote in message
...
In article ,
shixa wrote:
The only thing I've heard is that they can sometimes be *too*
sensitive therefore going off and have parents jumping unnecessarily.
Although, there could be settings to keep this sort of thing from
happening.

I've heard this too, mostly on the Amazon reviews of the BebeSounds
monitor. It seems to happen with kids who move around a lot in the
crib and end up outside the range of the pad. It's one of the
reservations I have about getting one - false alarms will make me
crazier than getting up every hour, I think!

Liz & Emily (5/25/04)
--
I've the Johnsons &Johnson's one. I love it. Used it with #1 until she
moved into her bed at 2.5. Had less than a dozen alarms (other than when I
forgot to switch it off and picked her out!)
Have used it with #2 (9months now)too. It's a great way of telling me when
she's climbed out and is roaming round the floor :-) Haven't had any alarms
when she's been asleep though.
I loved it for the reassurance it gave me-also I could tell how deeply
asleep she was by how often the sensor went. 1 flash every 4
seconds-wouldn't be woken by hoovering under her bed... 2 flashes every
second-move quietly!
Oh... and I also like the themperature appearing on the parent monitor.
Debbie

Elizabeth H Bonesteel wrote in message
...
In article ,
shixa wrote:
The only thing I've heard is that they can sometimes be *too*
sensitive therefore going off and have parents jumping unnecessarily.
Although, there could be settings to keep this sort of thing from
happening.

I've heard this too, mostly on the Amazon reviews of the BebeSounds
monitor. It seems to happen with kids who move around a lot in the
crib and end up outside the range of the pad. It's one of the
reservations I have about getting one - false alarms will make me
crazier than getting up every hour, I think!

Liz & Emily (5/25/04)
--
I've the Johnsons &Johnson's one. I love it. Used it with #1 until she
moved into her bed at 2.5. Had less than a dozen alarms (other than when I
forgot to switch it off and picked her out!)
Have used it with #2 (9months now)too. It's a great way of telling me when
she's climbed out and is roaming round the floor :-) Haven't had any alarms
when she's been asleep though.
I loved it for the reassurance it gave me-also I could tell how deeply
asleep she was by how often the sensor went. 1 flash every 4
seconds-wouldn't be woken by hoovering under her bed... 2 flashes every
second-move quietly!
Oh... and I also like the themperature appearing on the parent monitor.
Debbie

Welches wrote in message
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oops-not sure how that happened...
Debbie

On Wed, 4 Aug 2004 19:17:51 +0000 (UTC), (Elizabeth
H Bonesteel) wrote:

So I've been looking at Angelcare monitors on eBay, only to discover that
there are actually two different manufacturers making a monitor with this
name. I like the sound of the Safety 1st monitor, because it has a visual
cue for the baby's movements; but the BebeSounds monitor is the only one
I've seen reviews for (all quite good).

Jody, wasn't it you who had one of these? Do you mind me asking which one?
And if anybody has comments on the Safety 1st monitor, good or bad, I'd
love to hear them!



I had the AngelCare one. We had the one that included the sound
monitor first but ended up returning it because the sound monitor
picked up lots of interference and just wasn't very good. I returned
it and was able to buy the AngelCare movement-only monitor and a Sony
sound monitor. We used it for about 9 months and only had a few
alarms. I don't think we had any until about 5 months or so. I really
liked it.

Manda