Which baby monitor to buy?

[Skater33]

Hi all!
Not an exciting post I'm afraid but I'm trawling the internet looking for the ideal baby monitor! Is it best to go with one that links to your phone or one that has its own monitor?! I'm undecided!!!
The one that has the best reviews so far is the Tommee Tippee Dreamview which has a monitor but annoyingly no mounting point!!! I really need to be able to attach it to a stand! Happy to consider all options if you have a particular one you would recommend?!
Many thanks!

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MNHQ Update
If you’re short on time and have landed here looking for similar recommendations, check out our guide to the best baby monitors 2024 - all of which have been tried, tested and fully reviewed by real parents.

Here's a quick look at top monitors recommended on this thread and elsewhere on Mumsnet:

• VTech Full Colour Video Baby Monitor
• Babysense 5.5” 1080p Full HD Split-Screen Baby Monitor
• LeapFrog Video Baby Monitor
• Maxi-Cosi See Pro Baby Monitor
• Nanit Pro Smart Baby Monitor

We hope this is helpful!

Hi, I’m in the same boat, currently 30 weeks pregnant. I have a 5 year old son, which when he was a baby I used a £150 Motorola monitor with a massive screen, ideal for range but the quality wasn’t great, it was in b&w, plus if your wifi went down so did the monitor! After that I bought a cheap stand alone surveillance camera which linked to your phone, this was great quality but meant you have to have your phone on all the time, which isn’t ideal when you want to actually use it, plus it had the same issue with the wifi, once it’s down it’s down. I’m looking for a monitor with a decent quality and decent sized screen which doesn’t use wifi. Plenty of research still to be done! Hope this helps.

Hi @Skater33 thanks for your thread! If you're still on the lookout for a baby monitor, you might find our round-up of MNers' best baby monitors helpful. Any thoughts or feedback on the article, let us know 💐

We have the VTech one. Does the job well, still using it 2 years later.

Hello! I had this issue but you can buy a mount for any monitor this is the one I have used and it's really secure. https://amzn.to/3vChTNW