A baby monitor is a device that allows you to remotely check on your baby. By monitoring your baby you can safely do household chores and relax a bit while the baby sleeps. If it wakes up or is in discomfort you will be alerted directly through the monitor. The use of digital baby monitors has grown rapidly due to the positive security effects, ease of use and price tag that most can handle.

The name baby monitor is not entirely accurate since many parents find good use for the monitors with children all the way up to school age. Whichever way you use it, a digital baby monitor is a cheap and simple security product that provides ease of mind and sometimes helps save lives.

Digital baby monitors can be divided into three main groups: audio monitors, video monitors and heart rate / movement safety monitors. Most work with wireless communication where one remote is placed by the baby, the other by the parent. Some baby monitors can manage several signals and for twins it is usual to monitor each baby with their own transmitter sending to a single parent receiver. Many monitors have settings that allow you to set sleep timers and alerts.

Baby audio monitors only transmits sound and will probably find most use with parents of somewhat older kids. Heart-rate / movement monitors are mostly used with the youngest babies. Heartbeat monitors, or Doppler monitors are for prenatal use and allow you to hear the pre-born heartbeat.

Video baby monitors find use in both camps. A baby video monitor takes a video feed from a remote camera that is placed by the child and shows this on a parent screen. There are several types of baby video monitors with everything from simple hand held receivers with built-in small screens to exclusive sets with standalone big screens, or a combination of both. The small hand-held sets only provide a visual cue with their small screen but they are as portable as a phone and allow you to move about the house or garden.

Some digital baby monitors can provide a signal that you can open in a window on your computer while you work from home. If you are handy, you can build your own baby monitor setup with a webcam but the cost of the webcam, transmitter or room-to-room cables and dedicated software will often be on par with a dedicated system that also adds value with hand-held remotes.

We recommend you buy a fabricated digital baby monitor and not tinker with home-made solutions. Take a look at our categories for shopping recommendations.

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Birthdays are one of the most important events in our lives. This day signifies our arrival in the world and the celebration of it is a commemoration of that first time we came into the world. This is especially true for your precious baby.

Here are some tips to get that baby bash rolling and be the talk of baby land for a week or so. First, preparation of the baby bash is extremely important! Chose a theme for your party. Would you like your baby bash to be a sci-fi adventure? Or, do you want your baby bash to be a costume party? You might even rent an amusement park complete with the merry-go-round and a clown or two. Whatever you decide, the baby bash needs planning to keep it organized, as well as, assuring the safety of the guests.

The baby bash activities depend on the age of the baby. For one year olds, a clown can carry the party since the most important guests are little children. Also, magic shows and puppetry would also interest and entertain the children. Children two years old and older are already mobile and walk; a costume party or an amusement park theme is one solution to keep the kids happy. Balloons to keep them preoccupied, cotton candy to keep them busy, and lots and lots of kiddie food.

Second, send out the invitations in plenty of time. Babies are conversational pieces, but parent’s lives are incredibly busy. Thus, your network of friends probably increased since you met other moms and dads who have babies near your baby’s age. They are buddies and you swap babysitting time when you need to unwind and relax. Their kids are your guests in the baby bash and not the parents. Thus, gear the baby bash towards the kid’s enjoyment.

Third, prepare the food with the guests in mind. Since this is a kiddie party, include finger foods on your menu. Kids easily tire of food and so small portions are best. If possible, separate the food of the parents from the kids, if the parents were invited.

Sometimes, a baby bash becomes an adult get-together when there are no other babies invited.

Whatever you decided the baby bash must be like, keep in mind that the baby’s comfort is more important. Sometimes, there are babies who are afraid of clowns. You must have an alternative activity in mind in case this happens.

Fourth, post baby bash activities. After all the food, the favors and trimmings gone, it is time to clean up. The most convenient way to finish all the food left is to ask mothers to take home a portion of the food served. This not only minimizes food spoilage, the kids may start asking for food on the ride home. Sometimes kids play throughout the party and ignore the food. Once they have settled down, usually during the ride home, then they start to feel hunger pangs. Thus, you are helping keep the kids behaved during the ride home.

If you follow the above tips, then you will enjoy your baby bash and have fun. With planning, you avoid the strenuous and nerve-racking activity portrayed humorously in movies or TV. The other parents will enjoy it, as well.