Re:When baby monitors fail to be smart
by LeifCarrotson on Thursday February 22, 2018 @10:47AM
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They don't help with breathing issues.
Where a (video-capable, audio-muted) monitor helps with my 1-year-old is that I can see at a glance whether he's just fighting a loosing battle with sleep, or if he has won that battle, is standing up and sleep has lost this battle.
If it's the former, I dare not open the door. If it's the latter, I need to go in and rock him back to sleep. Having this tool has saved him and I from many cranky, nap-deprived days.
And, btw, it's a dumb monitor with a ~400 foot range. All 3 neighbors within range are trusted to watch the kid - if they want to help, great!
Where a (video-capable, audio-muted) monitor helps with my 1-year-old is that I can see at a glance whether he's just fighting a loosing battle with sleep, or if he has won that battle, is standing up and sleep has lost this battle.
If it's the former, I dare not open the door. If it's the latter, I need to go in and rock him back to sleep. Having this tool has saved him and I from many cranky, nap-deprived days.
And, btw, it's a dumb monitor with a ~400 foot range. All 3 neighbors within range are trusted to watch the kid - if they want to help, great!