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when did you stop using an angel care monitor?

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duckyisback · 13/04/2016 07:52

Ds has an angel care monitor with a sensor pad.

He's 16 months old now and we keep experiencing false alarms. I think it's as he likes to have a pillow (which is under his sheets) and he often sleeps across it.

Last night we had about 5 false alarms and it disturbs him when I have to shift him about the cot. I love having the monitor as I'm a worrier but the false alarms are driving me insane at night.

If you had one, when did you stop using the sensor pad?

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murphyslaws · 13/04/2016 07:54

As soon as she could move. About 6 months she was rolling around cot. Gave me heart failure five times a night.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 13/04/2016 07:56

We used it from about 4 months old when he was out of our bed and in his own room, until 5 months old! 😄

kally195 · 13/04/2016 08:01

As soon as she could stand up in the cot. Still use the monitor bit despite the fact that her standing at the door shouting mama really doesn't need a monitor but the heartbeat bit is long packed away.

But then she had a pillow (not under sheet) and duvet from about 10 months. I am a terrible mother :)

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duckyisback · 13/04/2016 08:32

Do you know where I can find the instructions to use it without the mat? Or is it as simple as just unplugging it?

I think ds would like a quilt but he's such a wriggler!

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RNBrie · 13/04/2016 08:35

You can't just unplug the pad. You need to use the select and mode button to just get the voice sensor icon. Google the instructions, they are available on line.

At 16 mo you don't need to keep the pillow under the sheet either, they can have a duvet and pillow over the age of 1.

MyBreadIsEggy · 13/04/2016 08:40

I stopped using it when DD could roll at about 4-5 months....gave me numerous mini heart attacks because of false alarms when she had rolled away from the sensor pad I've got a Motorola video monitor now.

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duckyisback · 13/04/2016 09:39

I've been looking at the moterola ones this morning, they're quite cheap at Argos.

Think I'm going to get one today. I'll spoil myself

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mrsjskelton · 13/04/2016 11:01

DD is still in a snuzpod in our room but I'm satisfied she's a healthy little girl and we've already discussed whether we'd even bother with a sensor pad. I might sell our angel monitor and invest in a video one.

BendydickCuminsnatch · 13/04/2016 11:53

If she's 16 months do you need a monitor at all now?

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duckyisback · 13/04/2016 12:46

I went and got a moterola one

I think we still need the monitor as you can't hear hardly anything through our walls and I'm an anxious wreck when it comes to ds

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minipie · 13/04/2016 16:57

I bought the angelcare monitor and we never ever used the sensor pad.

First 3 months she only slept on me

Then she was in moses basket, tilted for reflux, sensor pad didn't work

Then she went in cot and finally started to sleep... I was so knackered I was just grateful she was sleeping and forgot all about the sensor pad!

Highlove · 13/04/2016 18:26

Still using it...25 months.

She's a right little wriggler but we rarely get false alarms.

Chattymummyhere · 13/04/2016 19:12

I used it a bit as a sleep trainer with my ds so when we moved to toddler bed as the alarm would go off if he got out of bed to mess around. Dd1 not sure when we stopped using it. I must be one of the rare ones who the only time the alarm went off (without child leaving the bed) was when my ds actually stopped breathing.

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duckyisback · 13/04/2016 20:27

Omg chatty have gone and put it back on now.

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OrangePeels · 13/04/2016 20:30

We never had one. We had a baby monitor up to the point until she could cry loud enough for us to hear her - about 6 months. I never saw the need for anything else!

Newtobecomingamum · 13/04/2016 21:41

Omg Highlove me too! I used it on my son just past two. Not only did we use the sensor pad and monitor, but we also had an additional camera monitor too. Maybe a bit OTT but have me peace of mind at night.

Newtobecomingamum · 13/04/2016 21:43

Duck.. Just reread your post and you probably have the sensitively up too high. You can reduce it, ours never went off like that, especially that many times in one night. If you haven't still got the instruction manual, google how to reduce the sensitivity.

airhostess · 13/04/2016 23:05

I agree, reduce the sensitivity. My DS is 18mths old and we still use it.

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duckyisback · 14/04/2016 06:33

Thank you will have a look at the sensitivity! And am going to use the video monitor too.

Definitely gives me peace of mind, but the false alarms only seem to happen between 11-5am which is strange.

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butterfly86 · 14/04/2016 16:33

Dd is 22 months and we still use it I can't bring myself to turn it off!

Ohsotired123 · 18/04/2016 13:26

As soon as a week I think as it kept going off. The motororola one is the best.

Choceeclair123 · 18/04/2016 15:08

DD is 2.5 and we still use her Angel monitor and she is in a toddler bed. We also have video monitor.

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