Baby Breathing Monitor Guidelines
Imagine sleeping…
…Sleeping with the peace of mind that comes with knowing that your baby is sleeping and breathing better than you are.
And how do you know this? While your baby sleeps, there are very subtle rises and lowering if the chest and rib cage. You might not be able to see this, but that’s fine…a good baby breathing monitor can.
In fact, did you know that another name for baby breathing monitor is baby movement monitor? Baby movement monitors are called movement monitors because a good baby movement monitor detects (senses) the small movements that are associated with your child’s breathing, such as the expanding and contracting of the rib cage.
If you’re looking for the perfect baby breathing montiror, you’ve come to the right place. On this page, you’ll will discover the 7 guidelines you should consider while shopping for a baby movement monitor.
Keep in mind that we’ve listed these 7 Guidelines in reverse chronological order—that is, counting down from the least tot he most important question you must ask yourself when considering a movement monitor for you baby.
So, without further ado, let’s start the countdown!
Guideline #7: What are some of the weaknesses or concerns I should be aware of?
Here are a few concerns parents expressed:
Can the radio interference harm the baby? This one is really for th emost paranoid of parents. Virtually all readio electronic devices that are sold through retail are FCC-compliant.
In a larger crib (or sleeping area), your baby can roll out of the effective coverage area of the monitor’s sensors. This can lead to a false alarm, because since your baby is out of sensor range, the sensors won’t detect any movement, causing the monitoring system, to notify you that something’s wrong.
But hey…what’s a false alarm for some reassurance that your monitor’s working well…?
…A more serious concern is…
A very sensitive monitor can mistake the movement of something else (a large dog, a sibling) for the movement of your baby. This is potentially serious, because if your baby stops breathing/moving while theres a pet or sibling moving nearby…
Guideline #6: How durable is it?
This is a minor one, but you want to be sure that your monitor will last for a while….
Guideline #5: Range
You want to be sure that if you move about the house with your monitor’s receiver, you’re always in range.
Guideline #4: Battery
Wouldn’t it be a disaster to get a movement monitor only to find out—too late—that the reason why your breathing monitor failed to work was because the battery was low, and it didn’t notify you?
Nowadays, a lot of monitoring devices have battery strength display meters, lights, or indicators. However, it’s always good to check this before you buy.
Guideline #3: Is it safe and/or approved by the appropriate governing bodies?
FCC compliance and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) are the 2 essentials here.
Guideline #2: What about brand reputation?
That’s obviously very important. The Angelcare by Graco has a solid reputation. The final, most important Guideline is…
Guideline #1: What have other parents said about Graco’s Angelcare Movement Sensor?
The best way to know something (other than having it yourself) is to ask someone who has one…
Our baby boy had RSV at 6 weeks old. However, it wasn’t bad enough to go into the hospital right away. At about 4 am one night, the monitor went off. We rushed into his room, to find the worst: he wasn’t breathing! Luckily, we got there with enough time that were able to get to get our little one breathing again. After that, he was admitted to the hospital for over a week. If it hadn’t been for this monitor, he would have stopped breathing…we wouldn’t known in time, and we wouldn’t have been able to save his life. Never mind that it’s “expensive…” we now have a living, breathing baby!