Before You Buy A Digital Baby Monitor Read This

A digital baby monitor may be used to ensure the safety of a newborn baby. Parents can listen in to the baby's breathing and cries to gauge the situation, without having to be in the same room. Compared to analog, digital monitors offer superior sound quality and vision quality (for ones with video monitors). Yet, on the downside, some parents worry about electromagnetic radiation emanating from the monitors. Even though there has been no scientific evidence to support this claim, some view it as an unnecessary risk or feel the monitor should be placed far from the infant. Also, the digital monitors are higher in price, which may not make them suitable for every family.

There are many good, digital infant monitors to choose from. The Philips DECT baby monitor gets the highest reviews for sound clarity and offers special features, like parent-to-baby intercom functionality, alert lights, room temperature gauges, a night-light and soothing lullabies. The Summer Infant baby monitor offers video, night-vision, sound-alert lights and zoom and pan functionality. The Secure Sounds infant monitor Summer brand has also received positive reviews for limited interference and its stylish, contemporary design. The new Digitally Fresh digital baby monitor comes with a 1.5-inch color LCD baby monitor screen, a walkie-talkie/receiver and a security camera. The Graco baby monitor, called the "iMonitor," has multi-child monitoring features, an estimated 2,000-ft range, night vision and zoom. Mobi sells systems with unlimited receivers, wide camera angles, zoom, voice-activated video transmission and high-resolution screens. These high-end models run between $100 and $200.

Parents who are really concerned about security should consider a digital baby monitor, rather than analog. With analog it's possible that neighbors who are also using the same baby monitor system will be able to hear your infant's coos and cries. It's not that your baby is likely to be endangered by this, but that sort of invasiveness is creepy and disconcerting to a number of parents. Secondly, you should consider a digital baby monitor if you live in a busy neighborhood where a lot is going on. Cordless phones, TV signals, wireless internet signals, radio broadcasts, microwaves and even passing traffic can all cause excessive amounts of static to come through your monitor, which will make the whole system more trouble than it's worth.

If you're looking for a great baby shower gift for an expectant mother try a digital baby monitor. For less than $100, you can find a pretty decent baby monitoring system that does a good job. The parents will be able to go throughout the house and finish chores or relax, while knowing the baby is sleeping soundly. One of the worst things for new parents is not knowing how long the baby has been screaming for them because they were in another part of the house, out of earshot. Digital, as well as video baby monitors offer freedom, security and comfort, while providing the baby with the parental attentiveness he or she needs for happy development.