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 Baby
Monitor
A
baby monitor can be essential, at least to worried new parents. A new
mother can't stand to be without her baby monitor if she has to be out
of the room with her baby for more than five minutes. A baby monitor
can solve many of her problems by letting her know that her baby is
okay. Basically, the baby monitor works by transmitting any sounds the
baby makes down to a transmitter which the mother or father, or anyone
else taking care of the baby can listen to. This lets them know if the
baby is crying, gurgling, or sleeping soundly.
This is no substitute for regularly checking on the baby because a baby
monitor will not tell if the baby is choking on something or facing
some other kind of serious medical distress. All that the baby monitor
will do is tell you if the baby is upset. This can let you know that it
might be time to change the diaper, or that the baby should be rocked
or carried, or just gently held, but there are so many different
troubles that a baby can get into, especially if it is a new born baby,
or at least one under the age of two.
Once the baby starts to walk, or crawl around a lot, however, the baby
monitor isn't of much use. Many stronger and more intelligent and
enterprising babies actually figure out a way to get out of their cribs
and crawl around the house, so a baby monitor wouldn't even help you
hear them because they would not be their. This is why two things are
necessary for all babies: close supervision, and baby proofing the
house.
Close supervision is really the most important thing with all children.
The parent must know that the kid is not getting into trouble or being
hurt, or anything else potentially dangerous. HE or she must look after
the child’s welfare at all time, by using a baby monitor when
they are young, but by constantly keeping an eye on them later. Most
disasters that happen to young children are preventable.
Baby proofing the house means covering up anything that the baby could
accidentally get into. A baby monitor is not enough once the baby can
crawl. The parents should block electric outlets, keep breakable stuff
under lock and key, and firearms somewhere where the baby can't find
them. Chemicals should not be stored under the sink unless the sink
itself is baby proofed by being locked, or closed in such a way that
only an adult can get inside.
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