Baby monitor for hearing impaired

[Carbis]

I have bad hearing and wear hearing aids during the day. I can pretty much sleep through anything at night so am really worried about not hearing my baby cry at night or if I’m in a different room. Can anyone recommend a monitor that would be suitable? I wear an Apple Watch and the vibration has been a game changer for alarms / knowing my phone is ringing. Could I get something to sync with it?

Have you had a look here?

www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/shop/alarms-and-alerts/baby-alarms/

There's a selection of them at the bottom of the page

One of them actually has a watch, although would mean you would have to wear two sometimes!

Thanks @Dipsydoodle. They maybe seem a little more low-tech than the standard ones I've looked at but maybe that's all I need!

I'd be interested in hearing if anyone has any experience of using any of these?

Hi @carbis. I'm recently retired from fire brigade community safety section. I am a level 2 BSL signer and used to install alerting and alarm equipment for the Deaf and Hard Of Hearing community. My brigade used to install one of two makes of smoke alarm systems. I'd say your best system would be the Bellman system, it is pretty comprehensive in it's range of equipment and interlinking capability. The wrist worn device can alert you to doorbell, smoke alarms, baby alarm and telephone ringing, with four different coloured icons to distinguish them and let you know which is activating..There is also a pager with a waist clip you can use for the same purposes. If you have a cochlear implant (in your skull, for those unfamiliar with them) you would wear the wrist device at night, as the under pillow "bed shaker" that would connect to the pager works off an electromagnet which can disorientate the implant user in an alarm event. It is a fairly costly system, but your local fire brigade should be able to provide and fit the smoke alarms, in my area's case it is free of charge.They would also carry out a free Home Fire Safety Visit by appointment. Local social services in some areas may provide the other Bellman components so it's worth asking them. Hope this helps, if I can offer any further info please let me know.

That’s really helpful, I’ll look into that. Thank you!

@ Carbis. My pleasure, you're welcome.

Being a hearing impaired or deaf parent, it is very challenging for them to look after their baby. It is very difficult to know when your little one needs you. And the same situation is here.
So, after reading dozens of reviews and forums, I found a review site babyozy.com/baby-monitor-for-deaf-parents/ that is dedicated to the baby monitor for deaf and I decided to buy VTech DM111 Audio Baby Monitor, that was the best decision. The best feature of the device is the vibration alert and 5-level sound indicator with the visual symbol.
I hope this will help you too!!!

As well as the information given above the major charities have links to monitors.

The deaf adults I know had babies before there was as much tech. I know one had the baby's crib right next to her bed so the baby movement would cause a vibration.

Your council may also have equipment to loan/hire. Helpful link to some baby monitors.

www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/shop/alarms-and-alerts/baby-alarms/#Baby%20Alarms

When it comes to parents who have hearing impairments, it is important to find a baby monitor with amazing visual features.
So, after reading a lot of reviews and forums, I found a review site babiesafety.com/baby-monitor-for-deaf-parents/ that is dedicated to the baby monitor for deaf and I decided to buy SereneLife SLBCAM550 Wireless Baby Monitor System, which includes an attractive rechargeable smartwatch. It features a 1.54-inch digital display that displays images and videos via a mounting camera. It has an alarm clock for the deaf, and the screen also displays time, date, and PTT voice messaging.
I hope this will help you too!!!

I'm trying to find a baby monitor that works for both hearing and deaf parents. I'm looking for one that we can use mainly as an audio monitor but if I was away for the night has some form of vibration that my husband can either put under his pillow at night or wear as a watch. Ideally we would prefer one that isn't connected via wifi but dont know if this is possible. Does anyone have any recommendations? A lot of the ones I've looked at with vibrations seem too big and bulky to go under a pillow.

The ones on the RNID website only seem to alert you if there is a noise and so cant use it as a standard monitor where I can listen to the baby. Am I looking for the impossible trying to find one that will work for both hearing and deaf parents?

Finding the best deaf parent's video monitor is not difficult at all. You could read any review sites to find the best ones. The one I used was newbabylove.com.