at what age did you stop using a baby monitor?

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dd2 is nearly 17 months and i have been using her baby monitor all the time.she normally sleeps all night unless shes ill or teething.our house has high ceilings and we sit in the very back room of an evening,nowhere near the stairs.

this hasnt been a problem untill now,as dd3 is 7 weeks old and i have just started taking her upstairs in her moses basket after her last feed(she has one about 7.30/8pm then about 1.30am usually),rather than taking her up when we go to bed.

i cant have 2 baby monitors running due to interference,but im now worried i wont hear dd2 if she wakes up(shes in her own room and the baby is in our room).im sure,though,that with my other 3 children i didnt even use a monitor after the age of 1,although i was in smaller houses then.

am i being over protective?what is the normal age to stop using a baby listener??

Why not have the monitor on the landing so you can hear either of them, and then when you go to bed, put it in dd's room?

I still have the monitor for ds who is 19 months, and dd2 who is nearly 3.

Both mine were younger than two, if she sleeping through generally i would say it fine to just have one for baby.

the one i use for the baby has one of those breathing monitor things on so it has to be near the cot for the lead.

actually,i think i stopped using the monitor early with ds2 because he shared a room with ds1 who is 5 years older than him,and he could come and get me if ds2 was crying and i hadnt heard him.

How about putting your 7 week old in the same room as your 17 month old with a monitor that'd pick up both of them. Then, if you wanted, you could move your youngest into your room when you go to bed.
My ds2 has shared a room with ds1 since the day he was born and neither seems to notice when the other is crying at all so it's been no hassle them sharing at all (going to bed at the same time, night feeds, nappy changes, early morning waking and wakey wakey time). Bit shocked it's been so strightforward tbh.

I have one of those tv monitors for ds1 who is two. ds2 is 1 and i use a normal monitor for him.

I still go into ds1's room in the night to check he is ok though.

I don't think you can ever be too over protective, and only stop using one when you are comfortable

dd4 - I've never used one!!!!! We're in a small open plan house though and I'm a light sleeper

The one I use for ds2 picks up his breathing and an alarm goes off if no movement is picked up after 20 seconds, although he does have a habit of bunching himself up in the corner of his cot which makes it go off!

i am going to put dd3 in with dd2 at some point but i was going to wait untill she sleeps through as i dont really want her to wake dd2.

i should have thought ahead and tested to see if the monitor would pick up sounds from the room next door.but that would have required me to use my brain

cat64-,i think i should have phrased the title differently.

powder28-thats the one i have.i got it for dd2 as she was very ill when she was tiny and i would have sat staring at her for the first 6 months otherwise.i stopped using the breathing monitor when she was 1.

im glad im not abnormal in still using a monitor for a toddler.

24months

(big Georgian famrhouse though)

didn't use one for ds - he was deffo loud enough to be heard without a monitor - we live in a three storey house with kids on middle floor -
i think your dd1 no longer needs one but if it makes you happier you should use it

Diva, my monitor is still in it's bag! But my guys are so loud and if the baby is upstairs, I keep running up to check him (and I'm putting on weight too) Or I put ds1 on listening duty. Must get my monitor on the go though.

Your monitor would probably pick up any other crying upstairs I'm sure. And of course you need to be able to relax and know you'll hear your children if they need you.

Dva, i've got the same prob, I bought another monitor, it's digital so there is no interference.

ive already got 3 monitors,i really dont want to fork out for another one that i'll only need for a few weeks at the most.i think ill get the kids to help me test what can and cant be heard over the monitor in my room later