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Baby's Breath

What's New in Home Monitors and SIDS Research

By Belinda Clarke

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Juvenile products company, Safety 1st, offers the Child View Monitor and Television, which comes with a small camera that you mount to a wall or tabletop in your baby's room and direct at your baby in his or her crib. An auto night sensor allows the television to clearly display your baby even in the dark, and there is a mode selector so you can alternate between sound only, visual only or both. The television itself is mobile so you can move it from room to room and watch Baby from virtually anywhere in the house. The display and sound feature reaches up to 300 feet. Lastly, when you're done using the television, it converts to a regular TV for extended use.

"This monitor gave my husband and I that extra confidence as to how our baby was sleeping, not to mention it's just amazing to be able to see into your baby's crib while you're in a different room," says Kristin Blaugh, a Chicago mom. "A specific feature we really appreciated was the audio-only option. This was a perfect option for us when we went to sleep so we could still hear our baby but didn't have to be kept awake by the brightness of the monitor's picture."

For more information about the Child View TV monitor log on to www.safety1st.com.

Movement Monitoring
For parents who want to keep tabs on their baby's breathing during sleep, a company called Unisar offers a B裩Sounds® Angelcare® Movement Sensor with Sound Monitor. The sound monitor works like a normal sound monitor, up to 200 feet, but there is also the added movement sensor that sounds an alarm if no movement is detected by your baby for 20 seconds.

To detect movement (or lack of movement), parents place the under-the-mattress sensor pad between the mattress and the bottom of the crib. After 20 seconds of no movement, the nursery unit receives the alarm from the sensor pad and transmits it to the portable parents' unit. All other nursery sounds are picked up as well, so it also functions as a traditional sound monitor. Additionally, the sensor pad covers the entire surface of the mattress for full coverage of the sleeping area. Note that the bottom of the crib must have a hard, flat surface, so if your crib has springs, you must place a piece of Masonite (also sold by Unisar®) or plywood between the sensor pad and the springs.

Dino Favale, a first-time dad, says that he and his wife used the Angelcare® monitor and movement sensor in their son's crib and it helped them sleep better at night knowing their son was breathing fine. "We would definitely recommend it to parents who tend to worry about their babies at night," says Favale.

For information on the Angelcare® monitor and movement sensor log on to www.bebesounds.com

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