Are baby monitors necessary?

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First time mummy question sorry if it's silly! How many people actually used them, our bubba will be sleeping in our room so I don't want to spend the $250+ on one unless I actually need it. 😊

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Not necessary at all especially if you have the baby sleep in a bassinet in your room which is ideal with all the nighttime feeding and super changed in the first 3 months especially !  There is a new product out that alerts you if your baby is choking on formula / not breathing it's called owl something....that would be a much more wise purchase

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I had one for my first and used it twice. I hated it!!! It made every little sound so much louder than it should have been. We turned it off and never looked back. It's weird once you have the baby how much more you become aware of your senses.

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It just depends on the living situation. If you think you will be able to hear baby cry. Don't get one. I got one from a consignment store it was 30 dollars. It also has the video.

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It depends. My daughters nursery will be right beside me room, and she will be sleeping in a bassinet on our room for the first few months. I'm sure if you have a large home, or babies room isn't right by yours, it would be a big help. 
Some can detect movement or tell if baby stops breathing, so that's pretty awesome. 
I'm not planning to buy one, but I may once she is a little bit older.

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Not I.

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The angelcare movement monitor is worth it to me. it alerts you if the baby stops moving or breathing after a few seconds.  And they have one for $50-80.

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I didn't use one until we moved to house where my baby was in the room across the house from us, I just got a $50 one at Walmart and it works great lol I can hear the downstairs neighbors kids on it often. 
Some people get them when baby is really small and have it close to baby so they can hear their breathing  to avoid SIDS(I think that's why the mic on mine is so sensitive ) but if baby's going to be in your room it's not needed

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I never used one with my first - she was loud enough that I definitely didn't need a monitor to know if she was awake or asleep! If you have a really big house or want to step outside while baby is sleeping then it might come in handy but in my little house I could hear every noise just fine without a monitor.

Are baby monitors necessary?

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