baby monitor

stella53

Does anyone know of a monitor that has a thermometer on as well and an alarm that sounds when the babies’ temperature goes up above a certain temperature?

elaine373

I know there are monitors with alarms when the babies room temperature goes up over a certain level. Did you mean this?

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/569840.html#3

Bun

Ours is s tommee tippee with pad. Try https://www.boots.co.uk, we got about £20 off. It has been invaluable and is still in use 2 years later.

callansdad

BT Digital Baby Monitor Plus, this is what i have. You can see the room temp from both units and gives an alert when too high/low, also has loads of features. I managed to get it for £50 when it was on offer from BT but you can pay anything up to £80 for it. Its purely digital and guarantees no interference (eg hearing music from the local pub or kids up the street). We have had no probs with it and i have tried 3 others before this. Stay clear of anything that isn't purely digital (eg, Tomy digital etc) as may get interference otherwise. HTH

Take a look here http://www.shop.bt.com/invt/ccn101

Crispy_Ambulance

I can understand why parents will want monitors that tell them about room temp and breathing etc. but stop and think a minute why you think you need them really?

These companies are playing on your anxieties as new parents. The only people I know who have used monitors with breathing sensors are those who have lost a baby previously to cot death and even then, there is no guarantee that this kind of monitor would have saved their babies.

Why would you need a monitor that tells you about the room temperature? Why would the baby's room temp change that much? Follow the back to sleep advice and make sure you don't overdress your baby. Pay attention to where your baby sleeps and don't rely on a piece of equipment that may malfunction and doesn't know your baby as well as you do.

There is no substitute for intuitive parenting - you will be the best parent to your baby because you are the best person to do it. You don't need overpriced equipment to do that for you.

I appreciate that new parents are anxious to get everything right and to keep their babies safe, but the only reason to have a baby monitor is if you will be far enough away from your baby when he or she is sleeping that you won't hear them crying.

Jay-Jay_4

Very well said Crispy Ambulance.

I have a BT digital and the reason I like it is because 1, it was free 2, you can play music from downstairs if baby (toddler) is unsettled 3, the sound is crystal clear and it's lovely listening to baby (toddler) chatting away before they fall asleep and 4, because it has a talkback facility so you can shout your husband/other children upstairs through it

There is no good reason that your baby's room will be madly too hot or icy cold. In summer the temperature raises and you may find that the alarm goes off constantly but there's nothing you can do to lower it. The sensitivity mats are not proven to prevent SID so they're really not worth having at all. If it's a serious risk then the hospital will give you a proper monitor.

These temperature/breathing sensor monitors are sold on parents insecurities but there isn't one proven case of them saving a baby's life.

Bun

We had a cot death in my family. It can run in families. If the baby stops breathing it will not necessarily cry.Whilst being sensible and trying not to fall into the trap of being told I needed all and sundry bought for my baby, I felt I needed to do all I could to try to keep any factors that were in my control in check. For the sake of a few pounds I don't feel this is unreasonable. It can be very difficult to judge the temperature of your baby's room, particularly if you don't have central heating. It is one less thing to worry about. Once the baby can kick off any excess covers, it isn't really a problem.

sooz

i have the bt digital too. totally fantastic, especially the talk back facility [when toddler wakes up in the middle of the night, and you have to remind him that everyone is still asleep - without getting out of bed]. it has the room temp too - my old non digital one did too, but this had to be switched off the first summer after my son was born, as the whole house was always too hot for it.

the instructions, on the bt one, do warn you that the temp antenna on the back of the baby unit [like a little probe/aerial] should NOT be used for taking baby's temperature! :eek:

stella53

Thanks for your replies, i need a monitor that indicates when the babies temperature rises above 38 degrees. It's for a friend of mine whose baby has epilepsy and when her temperature rises to 38 d she has convultions. i can only seem to find room temperature, not body temperature.

Jay-Jay_4

I'm not sure that there's a monitor on the market that will measure the childs temperature :undecided

Is your friends baby on anti convulsants and is she monitoring her diet? Her doctor should've told her how to manually monitor her temperature if she's prone to febrile convulsions rather than sending her off to find a way of managing it herself :undecided.

Bun

Jay-Jay is right, she really should seek clarification/assistance from her doctor with this if she is struggling.