when to be rid of the baby monitor?
I'd just like to know at what age is it safe or okay to ditch the baby monitor? I SS is almost 3 he can climb in and out of bed safely and can turn his own bedroom light on etc.. my guy keeps the monitor on full blast and still rarely hears him when he wakes up as it is. I'm the one who hears him with or without the monitor on.
I just want to know when you got rid of yours or when you think its time to finally be rid of the annoyance. Normally things like this don't bug me but it still to this day after 2yrs, keeps me tossing and turning all night. I'd like to for once get a full nights sleep without constantly being awakened by its blinding lights and constant buzzzz/hummm. I am a very light sleeper... Opinions please!
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I have 3 biokids and for the
I have 3 biokids and for the first 2 I kept the monitor on all night up until they reached the ripe old ages of 3 and 5 (they were sharing a room). But I wouldn't recommend this. I was just obsessive and paranoid when my kids were very young. Certainly didn't do that with biokid number 3. If your SS can do all the things you mention, there really shouldn't be any good reason to keep it on. I remember how disruptive it was with those lights and sounds. Good night's sleep is so important. Good luck!
Unless he gets out of bed and
Unless he gets out of bed and gets into things I would say ditch it. I had 6 kids and never even used a baby monitor even once.
I guess another qusetion I
I guess another qusetion I forgot to ask was how to convince FDH that I think its safe to ditch the monitor. He doesn't even hear him half the time as it is! I'm the one who hears him and either gets up with him or wakes FDH up to do his job. I guess that would be the bigger problem, convincing FDH to ditch the monitor!
Well, I think you've put your
Well, I think you've put your point of view across in a very reasonable and logical way. Just present it to him the same way you have here. Although I know that reason and logic don't always go hand-in-hand with step-life
The first night that DD4 came
The first night that DD4 came home from the hospital we had her sleep in our room - well of course being a new born she was crying and I could not sleep and neither could DH so the second night we put DD in her crib and had the baby monitor - it was too loud and in the morning hubby and I looked at each other and we got rid of it after the first night - we just kept the door open between her room and ours. GET RID OF IT!!! - easy for your guy because he can't hear it - you need to sleep - now we actually keep her door closed and keep ours opened a little and it works fine. SS is 3 and can call out if he needs you.