Baby monitor?

Question

I don’t think baby will be away from me very often as he’ll be sleeping in the same room as me and our house is so small with thin walls that even if I’m downstairs I could hear him through the floor. And when we got to his dads its a studio flat so all in one room anyway so it’s highly unlikely he’ll be left on his own at any point! 
 
Is it likely to just be a waste of money that will never get used? Or am I underestimating how much he’ll actually be alone?

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It’s worth it. My baby (15 month old) doesn’t cry anymore when he wakes up so it’s nice to check and see when he’s ready for me to go get him. I can also see how long it takes for him to fall asleep, and check if he needs me to go back in and check on him. 
I’d be lost without it and we live in a 2 bedroom apartment.

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I got a $25 Wyze cam from amazon and love it. It’s supposed to be a security monitor but works well as baby. Streams to your phone, you can talk through it to baby, great night vision. And afterwards you can just face it outside of your front window to use like a security camera. If you have $25 to spare do it! And I love spying on my dog too lol

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I thought I wouldn’t need one either since our baby girl is going to be sleeping in our room the first couple months and we have a smaller house so I thought what is the point but we decided to get a low cost monitor anyways just incase because you just never know, might be a safe bet to get one. This is the one we decided on it has a nightlight in it. ☺️

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First time mom so no opinion of whether it is a waste but we will also keep baby in our room, only planning for a short time. Our nursery is also very close to our room but we still wanted to get one. We went ahead and got a pretty cheap one (with a ton of great reviews off amazon) and if it doesn’t work out or we don’t use it as much, we’re not in too deep financially. It actually is very easy to use, no set up. You literally just plug it in and that’s it.

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I just got a basic cheap one. We have a small place and are room sharing but I don't want to play the guessing game so it's nice to have so ik for sure if I'm hearing baby or not.

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We had one with our daughter even though she was in our room. I found it useful for when she was napping and when she fell asleep and I still feel wanted to stay up, I’d bring the monitor downstairs with me so I could check on her as often as I wanted.
This baby will be in our room too and I plan on getting another one (the one from my daughter is in her room.)

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I think of the baby monitor as something for you. If you are a particularly anxious person then you may want one. Depending on how much anxiety or nervousness you have you may opt for a video one versus just audio. My partner and I didnt think one was necessary for in the household but did want one for if baby is sleeping and we go outside to get mail or do something in the yard (probably after the first 6 months consodering we are entering fall/winter). We are only doing audio tho because we were worried video would make us paranoid and over attentive. Basically I think it is dependent on your comfort, anxiety and living situation. Monitors are an extra luxury not everyone is able to have so i dont deem them "necessary".

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We didn’t have one for my first. It was fine. 
There were 5 instances in 2 years we wished we would have had one. 
We just used our phones. We’d put them on silent, stick one with the baby and keep the other with us. 
I’d say for baby #2 it’s a must and we got one so I could keep my toddler occupied while baby naps. But baby #1 you never leave their side. 😅🙃

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I think u will def appreciate having one. There are lots of cheap options

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