Angelcare Sound and Movement monitor

Angel Care sound and movement monitor

My mum has given me some money to get this monitor, she's seen it advertised cheaper than what it's advertised for in the above link ($400, ouch...)

Anyway just wondering what everyone's opinion is on movement monitors? From what I understand they detect the child's breathing and therefore only go off if bubs stops breathing - that seems like a pretty handy thing to have right?

I guess my other question is, for those that have one, did you like it? or would just a sound monitor have been fine?

ETA: Just seen another forum discussing this, but if anyone does post then Thanks

Edited by nkap9

I personally love mine. It gives me one less thing to worry about during the night knowing that if something happened I would be alerted straight away. Without it I think I would be one of those mothers that would be constantly in checking my baby to make sure he was alright.    I still go in and check but I think that's more to do with wanting to stare at my little boy peacefully sleeping!!

It's a peace of mind thing for me I guess. And they are more expensive but if you can afford to get one (or if you can get one on special or cheaper!) then in my humble opinion I would get one.

Haha - that didn't take much at all!!    I'm pleased I can be so persuasive    

Lol thats a good idea about the note, I'd probably forget and it'd go off then with baby brain I'd panic

But yeah going to go have a look on TM now, my mums found one thats $250 which is a lot better than $400!

I have just bought a 401 off trademe, I know it will give me good peace of mind especially as we have a 2 storey house with living downstairs and bedrooms upstairs!

we are definately getting one (where did you see it so cheap Nic?). I have a friend who has one, last summer when her boy was 5m it went off. They checked on him, and he was fine. It did it again that night, checked on him again, and he was fine. It did it once the next night (and bubs was fine) they took it back to the shop saying something must be wrong with it as it keeps going off but bubs was fine, they couldnt find anything wrong with it so sent it off for testing, which it came back fine, nothing wrong. So they called the manufacturer who said well the alarm goes off if bubs stops breathing, most of the time when this happens its cos bub has gone into such a deep sleep that they forget to breath so the alarm wakes them up enough for their bodies to kick start breathing again (and if not then the parents are there by now seeing why its gone off) so it means it did its job.
Gave them a hell of a fright to think of it like that, so we are definitely getting one (just saving up the $ first)
So just a normal sound monitor wouldnt have done anything... (from my understanding of them)

Thanks Nicole
Hehe not surprised the lady looked shocked! I hope my baby doesnt do that, would scare the bejesus out of me!!

These are great. We had ours bought for us by my MIL when my daughter was born and honestly it saved her life on at least 3 occasions. The scariest was when she had pulled blanket down off the railing of the cot and was trying to smother herself with it at about 7 months old. It totally freaks me out to think of what would have happened if we didn't have it!
It also used to go off all the time right up until she was nearly 2. You would not believe how fast you can get out of bed in the middle of the night!

It is now being used for my son who is a much hardier baby than she was (if that makes sense) and the alarm hasn't once gone off yet (touch wood).

They're great. I used one for 18 months with my son and am now using it for my daughter. I use them even when baby is right beside our bed.

Oh and thanks for the advice and your experiences with it