Baby monitor - when did you get rid?

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Our DS is 3 and our baby monitor has just given up the ghost. My DH is happy to not have one but I feel I need it.

We wouldn't have to buy one, MIL looks after DS and we bought her one for when he napped there.

In the evenings DS is my responsibility but I worry I won't be able to hear him. I have AirPods in and DH plays games and chats with a headset on. At night DS is DH responsibility and we can have our doors open to hear DS if he cries.
I worry that if he wakes up crying we wont be able to hear him, I also have emetophobia so one worry is him sitting up and being sick in his bed and we have no idea what is going on. DS also doesn't get out of bed (it's amazing, like an invisible force field) he will stay in bed until we get him in the morning.

Advice on when you gave up yours? And if I'm being precious and don't need one.

No advice I’m afraid, both DC (5&2) still have them, because they’re on a different floor and have white noise in their rooms, so I want to make sure I hear them if they need me.

Never had one, maybe I just lived in tiny houses.

At 3, surely the child will come and find you if you don't respond?

I’ve never used one but I do hear my two if they wake. In your situation I’d probably keep using one

Never had one, unless you live in a mansion surely it's not essential ... certainly not for a 3 year old?

We still use one for our 4 year old op!

mines just turned 4 and we use it as we’re on a different floor. A few months ago he sussed out the getting out of bed thing so this might not be far off for you!

I think it depends on your home; we had one during the early evening until DD was about 3 then I realised I could hear her very easily in our new house and we stopped with having during the night very early on as we could always hear her. With second baby DS we didn’t have it beyond a year as again can hear him very easily.
i still have one for if we go away though as we’ve been to holiday homes where we couldn’t hear him

It doesn't matter.

If you want/need one, then have one.

Every setup will be different.

When they started shouting to me through it!

@paintitallover pretty much the same although DS was using it to request drinks

We kept ours until it packed up, when the kids were 7&4. Sound doesn't carry well in our house, and they used it to call us instead of getting out of bed. Particularly as my eldest is a very, very rigid thinker (ASD) and couldn't bring herself to get out of bed once she was in it because it was past bedtime!

You do what makes you all happier.

Until they actually came and found me if they woke up and needed something ( somewhere around 4 or 5). I don't have the best hearing and can't hear them if we're on separate floors.

Maybe 5 I think. Up to the point I felt she would reliably come and find me if she needed me

When they went to proper beds (and therefore were mobile - so could get up if they needed me). About two, in other words.

I didn't use one unless we were away from home and then only when the babies were tiny.There is nothing wrong with continuing to use one though if it means you can relax more easily.

6 months old because I could no longer function on 0 sleep, waking up every time noise came out if it. He was also in his own room then

This is exactly why DH has the nights and I now sleep with an eye mask!

Thank you all!