When to STOP using the baby monitor??

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DS is now 15months old. His room is just down the hall from ours.

Lately, he's been quite whingey in his sleep, nothing that requires us to get out of bed and see to him - just normal sleep noises I guess- he doesn't even wake up. However, although it doesn't bother me, as I'm deaf, DH is picking up everything on the monitor and as a result is waking up 3-4 times a night and although he doesn't have to get out, its making him very tired.

We were considering not using the monitor and just leaving our door open so that when he cries/coughs, we are still alerted to him, but DH won't be disturbed by every single snuffle, but we are feeling about not using the monitor...

Any experiences please?

Some of us might be helicopter parents Icod but at least my posts are vaguely intelligible.

But seriously, I have a monitor on for ds as a. he is still in a cot and b. I couldn't possibly hear him in the living room.

When he moves to a proper bed I shall, like others here, try and discourage him from getting out of bed.

Your views were rather harsh don't you think - live and let live.

"yes, leave the door open so they get disturbed by music noise or tv"
Ah but have you ever tested to see whether they would actually be disturbed by music noise or tv? I would hate to spend my evenings creeping about the house for fear of waking the kids.
I can't believe so many Mumsnetters live in palaces so big they can't hear a 2yr old yelling from his bed. Have honestly just measuerd and it is 50' from the end of my 4yr old DD's bed to the foot of mine and she wakes me from there every morning.

Surely the point to all this is that in some houses you can hear you children and in some you can't????

Sounds quite straight forward to me..........

Ooohh...didn't expect this many replies...nor a 'debate' about helicopter parents!!

Mind you, the climbing in and out thing has made me a bit about when he starts climbing out of his cot if we don't have monitor....will we only realise it when its too late and he's bashed himself on the floor???!!! arghh!!!

He does have a babygate across his room door though....and floor is carpeted.....

Stick a couple of pillows next to the cot , he'll soon learn.

Oooh now there is an idea.....

What's the betting we will forget they are there and I'll be posting on mnet in a few days

'Aibu that DH won't help with washing up cos I've got a broken arm from going arse over tip on cushions'....

lol!

Am still using a monitor in the evenings for ds, aged four. It's a three-storey house, his room is at the top, we simply wouldn't hear him without it. Don't care if someone calls me a helicopter parent, tbh, this is the way things are in my house and I'm not changing it because a couple of internet pixies say so.

Have never heard term helicopter parent before..... I don't like it....bloody hell, too much judging on this site at times!

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