Baby monitor allows you to monitor your sleeping baby while you’re away from him/her and dealing with other things in your home. This portable handheld device operates within a selected radio frequency band to send sound from the nursery room to a receiver. Each monitor consists of a transmitter (baby unit) and one or more receivers (parent units). However, there are wide selections of baby monitor out there, varied from their types and features.



A baby monitor is a great way for parents to feel at ease when they can't be in the same room as their baby.  At night you can sleep in another room while still being able to hear or see when your baby wakes to be changed or fed.  During the day it can give you the freedom of doing other things around the house during nap time. Many parents find monitors useful from birth well into the toddler years.

Baby Monitor Types

Audio Baby Monitors

There are two types of audio baby monitors: analog and digital. Analog baby monitors traditionally were subject to lots of interference from other household items that gave off a wireless signal. While this still can be true of cheaper analog monitors, today most have more than one channel enabling you to select one that has lessens interference. Some analog baby monitors have better costumer reviews than others. They are Graco Ultra Clear II, Fisher Price Private Connection, Evenflo Whisper Connect, and Tomy Baby Link. To guarantee an interference free transmission and reception you will need a , such as , , , etc



Video baby monitors give obvious added benefits such as seeing if your baby has come out of their blanket, or if your baby is sleeping in an awkward position etc. It has a video camera and a monitor screen to see your baby and to hear his sound. These baby monitor may also be useful for older children so you can remotely check on them if they are playing by themselves in another room. and has more video baby monitor models than other brands. They also get the most high rating.

Also known as movement sensor baby monitor, respiratory, or apnea monitor. If you have to worry about sleep apnea (babies forget to breathe while sleeping) that can lead to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), a baby breathing monitor will be useful. It consists of a sensitive pad that go underneath your baby's mattress. These monitors will continually detect your baby's breathing or movement, and alarming if your baby stops breathing in a certain period of time or if the breathing rate slows. Respisense, Angelcare, and BabySense are several trust able brands for a Baby Breathing Monitor. They're used a lot in hospitals and advised by doctors.

Parents with hearing difficulties should seek out baby monitors with additional features such as visible signals which indicate noise level such as LED lights, or even better, those baby monitors with a vibrating alert.

Parents with hearing difficulties should look for baby monitors with visual alert features such as LED lights that indicate noise level such, or even better, those baby monitors with a vibrating alert.