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So, what age was your LO when you ditched the baby monitor?

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Washersaurus · 17/03/2007 20:19

Following a discussion with DH last night, I just wondered for how long people usually use their baby monitor to listen to their LO's when they are in bed.

I'm guily of keeping ours switched on at night even though DS' room is directly opposite ours...much to the annoyance of DH!

(DS is nearly 20mths)

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DumbledoresGirl · 17/03/2007 22:23

Never had one. When mine were little, we did not live in a big enough house to warrant one. I could always hear them even downstairs. Now, I suppose we do have a bigger house - or anyway, our stairs are somewhat separated from much of the downstairs so I can't hear them when I am downstairs, but by the time we moved here, ds3 was 2.

rolloneaster · 17/03/2007 22:47

heard eve ryone else babies but my own and more stuff that would make you blush unless you live in west wing i think you will hear wee one no probs havent read all of thread but good luck ditch

rolloneaster · 17/03/2007 22:47

heard eve ryone else babies but my own and more stuff that would make you blush unless you live in west wing i think you will hear wee one no probs havent read all of thread but good luck ditch

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Washersaurus · 17/03/2007 22:56

West wing, lol - our bedroom doors can't be more than ooooh say 1 metre apart, so small is our house

Thank you for all advice/opinions etc, am definitely leaving monitor turned off tonight

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Greensleeves · 17/03/2007 22:57

Mine are 4.7 and 2.8 and I wouldn't dream of getting rid of it.

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Washersaurus · 17/03/2007 22:59

drunkensailor - 13? surely that would be classed as evesdropping on them? I don't think DH would even let me consider it.

Mind you we have LO no.2 on the way in August so will probably have the monitor back on again in no time as my maternal paranoia emerges again.

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sunnysideup · 17/03/2007 23:45

ds was three I think when we stopped using it. Our house was small, thin walls, there's no way I would ever have missed even a quiet cry, but I had it anyway. When we had it I always had it turned up to max so I could hear ds' every breath - didn't find it easy to get rid of, but I did listen to reason eventually once he passed the baby stage! I loved hearing his breathing next to me monitors are great!

MuffinMclay · 18/03/2007 20:48

Ditched at 6 weeks old (bad mother alert).

CODalmighty · 18/03/2007 20:48

nevr had one

CODalmighty · 18/03/2007 20:49

GREENY BIN IT!!!

CODalmighty · 18/03/2007 20:49

farking nora get a grup

Themis · 18/03/2007 21:06

Never had one until we had a loft conversion done and children went to sleep up there . Eldest was about 2 yrs by then and youngest was just born, never used it for the baby, but ised it for the eldest when we were downstairs but turned it off when we went to bed.

came in very handy when I used to let DS2 sleep in the car on the driveway , whilst I unloaded the shopping , had a cup of tea , read a magazine etc , I could easily here him should he wake .

Still put it on when we have a babysitter so they can hear them should they wake ( never do ! ) as they are at the top of the house .

Themis · 18/03/2007 21:06

or even ' hear ' him

CODalmighty · 18/03/2007 21:07

4 and 7 year olds do not need a baby monitor
you are all hugely obsesive

kama · 18/03/2007 21:08

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CODalmighty · 18/03/2007 21:09

me oto
got hey can cry loud enogh]

Mercy · 18/03/2007 21:11

Up to about 18 months with both I think - maybe slightly longer with ds.

Why would yuo need a monitor for a 4 year old? (sorry haven't read the thread)

Mercy · 18/03/2007 21:12

or get out of bed and come charging into your room

CODalmighty · 18/03/2007 21:13

or say

"mummy i htink ia m going to be..................

barf

afetr all you sent hem to school wihtout a baby moitor

PinkTulips · 18/03/2007 21:19

dd is 2 and hasn't had one since it was moved in with ds when he was born and she was 18 months.

need it for ds as it broke a couple of weeks ago and despite the fact that we live in flats and can hear the neighbours kid all night on 2 occasions he was screaming for ages before we heard him

Dottydot · 18/03/2007 21:20

Ds1 - under 2 - ditched it before we moved house.

Ds2 - never used one - he's loud enough. If he wants us we know about it...

galaxy · 18/03/2007 21:26

dd is 4 and we still have hers on at night. Only because, we live in a 3 storey house and she's on the middle floor and we're on the top floor. As it has a talk back facility, it comes in handy for telling her to go back to sleep at 5 am in the morning!

FrannyandZooey · 18/03/2007 22:04

I don't think I "need" a monitor for a 4 year old, but I find it useful. I can hear ds when he calls to me the first time instead of having to wait for him to get loud enough to wake me up if I am in a deep sleep.

It has also alerted me one night to the fact he was having some difficulty breathing (chesty wheezy cough) so that by the time he woke up, coughing and spluttering and gasping for breath, I was already there in his room and could help him straight away.

Also as I said, ds slept with us for the first 3 years of his life, so the monitor has helped the transition from my point of view. I know co-sleeping isn't the usual choice, but if you have done it, it is nice to still feel a connection at night when your children move to their own room.

I don't think it's a necessity at all, but it has been useful for us. Not really sure why anyone would object to the use of one, for a young child?

nappyaddict · 18/03/2007 22:17

still using it for 8 month old ds and will probably continue using it until he is about 2. that's because we have a breathing monitor and i wouldn't hear it if it went off without the monitor.