Monitors

We have an Angelcare monitor as well. I agree that it cost a bomb, but it's been well worth it, as Em has breath-holding episodes (which don't harm her, but they are freaky and I like to know when she's having them). My best friend also has an Angelcare monitor that she even used in her bassinet -- she got a special piece of plywood made to fit in it, as the sensor pads need a flat surface to sit on in order to work properly. She is super-paranoid and says she would never sleep at night if it wasn't on.

The only thing that annoys me about the Angelcare monitor is the click thing. It has a setting that makes a click when the baby is breathing -- I don't know if it clicks with every indrawn breath or rise of their chest or what. I turned that setting off on mine because it annoyed the he** out of me, clicking away in the background. When my friend visited me a couple of weeks ago for Em's birthday, she brought her monitor with her and would bring the parent unit into the living room when her baby was sleeping. By the end of the visit DH and I were ready to scream, as she left the clicking thing on REALLY loud and it drove us both INSANE!!!

I found that the parent unit has very clear reception, though -- I can actually hear her covers rustling and hear her breathing.