Monitors vs Wireless Networks

Hi All,

We have a 2 story house, with bedrooms down and living upstairs. We also have two curious cats so I imagine baby's bedroom door will be shut when sleeping. So I figure a monitor would be a good idea!

I've been busy reading threads about baby monitors here, and I see many recommend the Tommee TIppee or Angelcare monitors with the motion sensors. Cool.

We run our wireless network on 2.4GHz and 5GHz at once, plus we have cordless phones running on 1.9GHz, so I want to make sure all these frequencies won't clash. I haven't had much luck googling so far - I can find that they do have various frequency options, just not what those options are. Can anyone point me in the direction of where I can check on these specs?

Thanks in advance.

I find we get interference with ours if we place it too close to the wireless modem. Haven't put it by the cordless. The instructions for the Tommy Tippee one mention something about it not going if too near computers etc and we've had this problem.

I'll have to read the instructions again to get what it exactly says if you want.

We have DD's room set up so the cats can't get in but I have shut both of them in on occasion without realising (they are good at hiding!). But they since she's been here they have never jumped in her cot or moses basket despite playing in the cot (with the tinfoil and balloons I had in there to deter them) before she arrived.

So we don't have to have the door closed I have used 2 3m hooks, one on the door and one on the frame, that I join together using some chain. To stop the door closing completely we have a bit of fabric hanging over the top. It has worked really well so far except a few weeks ago with my sleep deprived brain I went into her room without unlatching the hook and snapped it off!

ETA we have a wireless network and cordless phone and we have had no problem with interference with our monitor it's just a basic avent one. We have had issues with our neighbours phone interfering though, I know it's theres because it only happens occasionally and never when they have been away.

Edited by EsmesMum

We have wireless internet, cordless phone, an angel care monitor for movement and a tommy tippee one for sound as the angel care monitor has always had really bad interference (this may be because it is second hand and quite a few years old however) At our old place the cordless had no issues but now at mum and dads it does, not sure why. The tommy tipee one has a little bit of interference but its bearable and we don;t use it at night.;

As for the cats we have two one sleeps on our bed because of the sun, the other on a couple of occasions has slept in the cot and only once has she jumped in with DD but we don;t think it hurt her maybe a slight scratch on the back of her head but she slept through it. Wasn't until DP went in and saw her that we knew. The cat has now taken to sleeping in the box where DD's nappies are though