Installing baby monitors in home has become a necessity for modern parents. The importance of baby monitors in the east has also grown recently, primarily due to the increase in number of working parents. Using baby monitors is an easy and feasible means of keeping an eye on the baby when parents are not around. Hence, if you are also facing problems with balancing the needs of your babies and your work, you should opt for a baby monitor which will let you stay assured of your baby's safety.

Earlier baby monitors allowed parents to only gain access to the sounds made by the baby. However, some pricey and modern baby monitors also let the parents keep a watch on their baby with the help of video and movement detecting baby monitors while they work in any other room or go out of the house.

A baby monitor is extremely useful for those whose babies suffer from frequent health disorders like SIDS, choking etc. However, there are some oversensitive baby monitors in the market which alert the parents by sending signals even at the lightest sound or movement made by a healthy baby. This feature often turns out to be a nuisance for parents.

Movement detecting baby monitors Movement detecting baby monitors are extremely specialized and advanced and work on the principle of detecting the movements of the baby. The monitors of this variety come packed with a sensor attached mattress that is placed beneath the mattress or bed cover of the baby's bed, so that it can detect all the movements done by the baby while sleeping. The device also comes with a transmitter and receiver which is kept with the mother or the person in charge of the baby. This particular type of baby monitor sends an alert signal to the parent when the baby stops making any movement for over 20 seconds. This in turn helps the parent instantly relieve the baby in case of choking or sudden death syndrome (SIDS).

Audio baby monitors Audio baby monitors are the oldest of the types of baby monitors and are primarily used to monitor the sounds emitted by the baby. Traditional audio baby monitors were analogue monitors and used to emit the sounds in the form of radio waves. This in turn restricted their range of operation and opened up doors for improvement. Audio baby monitors are the cheapest of the lot and are generally recommended for non-working women.

Audio baby monitor Analogue audio baby monitors were the first of their kinds and were the first baby monitoring devices to be developed. Although audio baby monitors are pretty cheap compared to that of video and movement detecting baby monitors, they are not meant to be used from a long distance. Analogue audio monitors used to work on the principle of transmitting sound with the aid of radio waves. As a result, the analogue baby monitors used to lack the clarity and depth in the sound.

Sound detecting baby monitors also come with a receiver, wireless transmitter and a microphone, which detects the sounds made by the baby and alerts the parents. Although sound detecting baby monitors are comparatively cheaper than video or movement detecting baby monitors, they often turn out to be less efficient for using from a long distance.

Movement monitors Movement monitors work on the hypothesis of detecting baby movement. The beauty of using this product is that it triggers an alarm in the receiver present with the parents or baby sitter, whenever it fails to detect any significant baby movement for over 20 seconds. This feature has greatly helped combat the problem of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) in babies.