My baby usually ends up rolling into a corner of her crib in the night. Will this create false alarms?
252274
I haven't had ANY false alarm. I LOVE this! It was actually used in a research study!! Well worth the money. I LOVE that you can roll over and see it blinking to have peace of mind. As a NICU mom that came home with babies on medical monitors.. I feel this is just as good. Be careful of the sensitivity though. It can pick up fans and if the bassinet is close to your bed it can pick up your movements. So be sure to test it without the baby in while the fan is going and other regular movements around it. :-).
252275
It does for us every once inawhile. We started using the monitor that attaches to her diaper at about 6 months due to rolling. It also could be a matter of our mattress density. This item saved our daughters life when she stopped breating and we got her to start again due to alarm
2206226
Honestly, I don't have the unit under the mattress. I actually have it setting on the mattress in one of the corners of the crib and have the handle sticking outside the slats of the crib, so at any time I can sneak up and turn the unit on without baby knowing. Having the unit on top of the mattress creates a better vibration and the hum of the vibrator on the mattress is a plus to help baby sleep longer and better.
157924
Yes it is, although for precautious measures at night, I placed the pillow underneath the crib sheet so there was no chance of pillow moving and falling on baby's face.
1870289
Yes it does...! And a very loud one at that, also some of swan door and window sensors have individual alarms that you may set so that you will know where the breaking in is coming from by setting those alarm sensors to activate as it is opening or being broken in to from.... I hope this covers any other questions on these well made alarms for the DIY'ers ... Be safe....!
1374594
We stopped getting false alarms once we put a piece of 1/2" plywood under the mattress. Also, we added a small nightlight and it made the flashing blue light unnoticeable in the room. You can still see the blue light on the baby camera, it just doesn't flash in the room.
960460
My newborn rolls from side to side in it. But if your baby is big enough to roll over its not high enough. I fixed mine on top of my dresser and it works great for me so far . I don't know how it's gonna be when LO grows up . Hope my answer helped
1167257
If this baby is used to sleeping on their tummy, than no. But, if your baby rolls over during the night, this will stop them from rolling over.
2092779
If you anchor it to your bed, the side next to the bed should be rolled down permanently. So, when you're in bed, you just reach over and pick up your baby. You shouldn't be rolling up and down the side each time.
1025326
It absolutely is, when our daughter was born she was very little to put her on the crib, so we used to have her sleep on this next to our bed by using the bassinet and lie her down there at night, now please be aware that this will work as long as the baby is still little and before they begin to roll over (2 months old) as they may fall off the bed, hope this works!
55654
On the inside there is a plastic plate and a plastic screw extends from the plate and goes between the vertical slats of the crib. You secure it with a large plastic "nut" that is large enough to cover two vertical slats. It says it won't damage the crib, but if you screw it tight enough, you could leave pressure marks in wood. There's no way to secure it to the top bar of the crib. In theory, if your baby pulled down hard enough, it could slip down. I was worried about that, but my son hasn't shown any interest is pulling on the base.
1374593
I've only used the Babysense, but we have friends with the Angel Care who seem to get many more false alarms than we do. I was bothered by the flashing blue light when in operation, but our child seems unaffected by it.
609346
I don't use hordes of them, but when I light a few they don't false alarm. I agree that if you put one directly under the alarm it may go off. Overall, I've been very happy with the First Alert family of alarms. I replaced all of the builder's grade alarms in my house the fall with various flavors of these (single sensor, dual sensor, smoke + CO) and have been quite happy.
340187
It's just bright enough to give you enough light to see where you are walking but not too bright to keep your baby up. I have one right next to my daughters crib and one on the opposite wall and she sleeps just fine with it on high. I recently turned it down to low and didn't see much of a difference. Either way, it doesn't keep her up.
767307
Yes, you just have to remember to turn the monitor off. I like the monitor that only detects movement because the off/on switch stays in the baby's room. It is easy to turn off if you forget (I nurses baby in her room). You can use a regular sound monitor with it (or my baby's room is close enough to our room I really don't use a sound monitor at all because I can hear the alarm without it). This monitor still amazes me. Best thing I have ever bought - gives me such peace of mind.
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From what I remember, no. It will provide vibration and or music for a certain amount of time. The other option is if you leave it on all night it will turn on when it recognizes a noise from baby, stay on for a while and then reset to respond again when baby wakes. Hope this helps
6681
Hi Ilana, we are definitely always concerned by this but that will be the case for essentially any travel crib. We just make sure that we set it up far from any drafts (heating vents, doors, windows, etc) and he does fine. If your baby is sleeping its a bit hard to get them in and out of the crib - you have to be pretty flexible! because it's so low down. But he sleeps through the night in the crib when we travel. It's really well made and easy to pack and travel with. We like it very much.
1511423
I'm wondering about this as well...seems like it would have this issue. I just got one but am concerned about using it until my 4 month old can roll in all directions and right himself if need be.