My wife and I are expecting another child in a couple of months. We have one monitor now for our daughter. When the new baby is born, we would like to have monitor transmitters for both children. How have other people handled this situation? Did you get two sets of monitors and have two receivers everywhere? Did you get a monitor system with multiple transmitters?
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3I am not clear why you need a monitor for your two year old. Be careful that the two year old doesn't get 'addicted' to being able to get you whenever at night. By two, assuming the child is healthy, he/she should probably be able to go without it.– morah hochmanCommented May 9, 2012 at 16:40
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@morahhochman That's a good and valid point! Let's assume younger children (or simply that the parents want to monitor them despite their age).– Torben Gundtofte-BruunCommented May 9, 2012 at 16:55
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The age is irrelevant. The question would apply if you have twins or children very close together.– SchwartzECommented May 9, 2012 at 17:45
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Twins or close in age don't seem to apply to the senerio described.– morah hochmanCommented May 9, 2012 at 17:55
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3Don't question the question - answer the question :-)– Torben Gundtofte-BruunCommented May 9, 2012 at 18:13
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Most modern baby monitors use digital transmission (most often the DECT standard). This means that you can have two identical devices turned on right next to each other, and you only have to figure out which receiver is connected to which base unit.
answered May 10, 2012 at 12:54
The simplistic answer is to buy two from different manufacturers. But most baby monitors use the same spectrum, so there will likely be interference regardless of which models you use. Some come with a switch for a channel (or come pre-tuned to a given channel), so see if you can opt for those.
Or, you know, don't bother with a monitor for the older daughter unless she has some sort of condition that requires constant vigilance. You'll sleep better if you aren't laying there, listening as hard as you can for a noise that isn't there. (Trust me, I know! :7)
Like Torben Gundtofte-Bruun said, the newer digital devices don't have that old-school problem. Additionally, devices like the Samsung monitor we use now allow multiple cameras to be paired with each monitor. This allows you to use either monitor to view either camera.
We're expecting our next youngest in about 2 months, and I was hoping to get another one of these monitors so that they could work together. Amazon says "currently unavailable", so it's probably been replaced with a newer model. Hopefully the newer model works with the older camera.
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Check eBay and similar sources for used units of the type you already have. Commented May 10, 2012 at 13:58
If your kids are in the same room, I think a standard baby monitor (ie, a receiver and screen) will do for you. Plus, buying only one monitor will save you money.
If the kids are in different rooms, then you should consider getting a baby monitor that comes with multiple cameras. Such baby monitors might also come with a split-screen function to enable you to simultaneously monitor your young ones from the same screen.
That said, I highly suggest that you look for a baby monitor that doesn't use wifi. Why? Because such monitors transmit digitally and are better when it comes to multiple camera connections as they don't have issues with signal interference as experienced in the wifi models.
What's more, these non-wifi monitors are more secure--in the sense that they utilize FHSS technology which involves randomly changing the frequency of your baby's audio and video signals. This gives hackers a hard time cracking the transmission frequency at any given time.
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We do not allow self promotion or answers that might result in profit for the answerer here, as the answer is always under suspicion. Please keep that in mind for the future. Commented Aug 23, 2019 at 16:15