Best Baby Monitor

Hi, we are looking at buying a first baby monitor. Could I get your ideas and opinions on whether or not we just need sound or if sound and movement is necessary? And which brand - versus cost?

Edited by Benez

Yep, same here - just using my eyes & ears (reliable *most* of the time)

Angelcare = AWESOME

I think it was $350 on special.... but I have NEVER used the movement part of it.... only the sound. So probably didn't need to spend soooo much money! But it's a fantastic monitor I couldn't be without it

I bought a Jolly Jumper one from trademe for $30 and it's just a sound one.   Works perfectly.

I had a Phillips one with Sam but I sold it as the layout of our house at the time meant I could hear him from everywhere.

Jamie is in my room right at the end of the house and with a noisy two year old, the tv, the dishwasher and the washing machine all going at once, I find it hard to hear him when he wakes up.

Have a look on Trademe if you want an angelcare one. They are heaps cheaper.

I second the angel care one.

I've got an Angelcare Sound and Movement monitor and it seems great.  I baught it second hand off Trademe as there was no way I could afford a new one.  I don't actually use the sound monitor (our house is small and I can hear her easily) but after being in NICU for 2 weeks I'm emotionally dependent on the movement monitor to tell me she's still breathing at night.  I think once she's older I'll use the sound monitor more.

Both Angelcare and Tomee tippee reasurance are good.
they both have sensors the Tommee tippee one is cheaper, and works in a similar manner.. (Had Angelcare for our daughter and have the Tomee Tippee version for our son)

Im a sensor pad fan but thats just to do with personal experience with DD ours saved her from a sids..

our angelcare is going off a lot..as it did to a lesser extent with DS1 so although i love it cause better to be safe than sorry it seems to be going off falsely and it's driving me mental..!:) but in general everyone i know with a monitor has an angelcare.

Hi, we had the tommee tippee monitor to start with but found it really noisey - might have just been some interferance around our house, but we returned it to the shop and they gave us a refund, apparently a couple of people had returned for the same reason. We now have a Philips Avent and it's brilliant, tells us the temperature in her room, can turn volume right down and just use the lights and you can turn on lullabies without actually going into the room - which has been very handy! Just noticed that babycity has $100 off them at the moment so only $150 - seems like a good deal to me.

Abi was in NICU for 10 days to start with and they said she didn't need a movement monitor at home ... but I can totally understand why some people get them for peace of mind!