Best Baby Monitor Reviews 2018

Angelcare is a brand that was invented by parents for parents; Maurice Pinsonnault and his wife had been experiencing the anxiety (or heightened awareness, if you please) that every first-time parent has had to endure since the advent of the baby-making business. They wanted the ability to rest assured that all was well with their sleeping little one; they wanted a way to be informed about every toss and turn and every sound their baby made while asleep, so they went ahead and built a monitor to meet those ends and a brand that has become the go-to for parents - talk about knowing where the shoe pinches.

The Angelcare Movement and Audio Monitor’s star feature is its sensor pad, but before we go into all that, let's say some words in acknowledgement of this baby monitor's good looks. The colors on the unit are white and aqua green. It really is a beautiful combination that's cool on the eyes. With that out of the way, let's get back to the sensor pad. It's thin and you don't have to worry about its bulk causing the mattress to become uncomfortable or uneven for your baby. It’s designed to be placed under the mattress and will transmit every move your baby makes to you via the parent unit. It can be used with standard baby mattresses irrespective of thickness or size. You have to note that it doesn't work with certain types of mattresses though, for example: memory foam, dual-sided, Purflow or mattresses with hollowed-out frames. If you're using a spring mattress, there are instructions on how to go about getting the best out of the sensor pad.

Other features of the Angelcare Movement and Audio Monitor are given below:

• Parent unit with bright, easy-to-read display so that you can easily tell what's happening in baby's room
• Temperature sensor and voice-activated visual and audible sound alerts on the display screen
• Audible Tic feature from the parent that assures you the monitor is operational
• Transmission range of 250 meters outdoors and 100 meters indoors and an indicator for when you're out of range
• Cool night light that glows so that you don't disturb baby's sleep by switching on the lights to check on him or her
• Adjustable sensor pad sensitivity; it's quite sensitive, so start with the default setting and test from there.

Philips Avent has been trusted by parents for more than 30 years to keep them supplied with nothing but first-rate products for their babies. It makes products that are designed to make life easier and more convenient for not just your baby but you as well. This brand is what can be described as a listening brand; it seeks customers’ feedback and uses the knowledge obtained to create and improve upon products so that you always know that you're getting baby care products that are modern, functional and designed to satisfy.

The Philips Avent DECT Baby Monitor has DECT technology integrated into it so that the connection with your baby is not interrupted by interference from cell phones, other baby monitors and any other device with transmission. This way, you get sound with crystal-clear quality and are able to hear every sound your baby makes, even if you're not nearby.

This brings us to the issue of range and distance. If you'll be using it indoors, that is, within your home, it has a 50-meter range. For outdoor purposes, its range can reach 330 meters; you should note that these figures can be affected by environmental factors and the presence of stuff that can cause interference.
The temperature sensor feature keeps track of any changes in the climate of your baby's room, and with customized alerts, lets you know when there is a temperature change. This feature is actually very much appreciated, considering the fact that newborns aren't exactly capable of regulating their body temperature and that babies, generally, absorb heat more easily than they're able to create it for themselves.

A talk back feature allows you to soothe your little one from any part of your home so that you don't have to race to their side every time they stir - sometimes, your voice over the system, and not your presence, is all they need to drift deeper into sleep.

Here are a few other features of note:

• Five relaxing and sleep-inducing lullabies to choose from
• A night light to aid the process
• Lights that indicate the noise levels in the baby's room
• Digital display on parent unit for temperature, signal strength, battery life, etc.
• Alert on parent unit to keep you within range and warn of low batteries

Greg Gallagher, founder and CEO of Snuza, watched as nurses in the NICU rescued babies who had stopped breathing, using a gesture as simple as tickling their tiny feet or some other simple stimulation stuff, and just like that, the babies began to breathe as though a play button was pressed (forgive the musical allusion, but it did really seem that way, minus the fright and all). He felt that parents would love the chance to do the same for their babies if the need ever arose and, seeing as the nurses had to rely on some alarm system to do this, he set out to create a device that would help parents do just that. Snuza is a young company, but its achievements are impressive and its products are award winners.

The Snuza Hero SE is a lightweight breathing monitor designed to be clipped onto the waistband of your baby's diaper or nappy. This wearable breathing monitor features a simple design that's functional without all the extras that tend to make baby monitors a bit complicated and is activated with just one press of a button. Its sensor is the somewhat triangular-shaped part or top which rests on the baby's abdomen (when correctly placed).

The Hero SE works by detecting baby's abdominal movements, the up and down movements of the abdomen that occur when we breathe. The sensitivity of the sensor is great and will vibrate gently with just enough force to rouse the sleeping infant if he or she isn't breathing properly or if no abdominal movements are detected in 15 seconds. The vibrations are similar to the tactile stimulations employed by nurses in the hospital and are usually enough to wake the sleeping baby, who resumes breathing while the monitor resumes monitoring. You'll only be alerted if the process is repeated three times or if there is another 5 seconds in which no abdominal movement occurs. The alarm is not earth shattering, but it's loud enough to wake you up or alert you to the situation. This monitor is powered by replaceable CR2 batteries so you don't have to worry about strangulation hazards from cords.

Other baby monitors from Snuza include:

• Snuza Pico Smart Wearable Baby Monitor: 40% smaller than Hero and feeds parameters being measured to your smart phone or tablet.
• Pneo Snuza Video Monitor: comes with a 2.4 LCD screen with clear visual and audio quality. Also features 3 lullabies to soothe babies.

There are basically two things one cannot help but notice about the VTech brand at first glance, and they are commitment to quality and respect for customer feedback. These two things guide the company's process and have enabled it to stay relevant and thriving in the tough consumer electronics market for over three decades and counting. With a team of skilled individuals who are passionate about customer satisfaction, it's continuously reaching for new boundaries and ensuring that its customers get the best products and services.

The VTech Digital Audio Baby Monitor features the DECT 6.0 technology, which gives this baby monitor unit a great, interference-free sound quality, so that static from any other electronic device in the baby's room doesn't interfere with you and your baby's audio connection. Talking about connections, this unit is made up of three devices: one baby unit and two parent units (you can also get it with one parent unit). Each is connected to the other so that both parents can monitor the baby from different parts of the house or outside the house.

This brings us to the transmission range of this baby monitor. It has a range of about 305 meters within and outside the home, allowing you and your partner, or anyone else, to confidently carry on with the day's work, knowing that the slightest sound from your baby's room will reach you. To ensure that the parent unit does not get in the way, it is designed with a belt clip so that you can conveniently carry it around.
Another feature we should talk about is the talk back or two-way communication feature. With this, not only can you listen in on the goings-on in your baby's room, you get to lend your voice as well. So, supposing baby stirs in his or her crib and lets out a soft whimper, all you might need to do is coo and sing a lullaby and send them right back to sleep.

Other features include:

• Sound-activated LED display lights for visual alerts to noise from baby's room
• Battery-powered parent unit for a truly mobile experience
• Vibration mode for noiselessly alerting you to baby's sounds
• Warm night light to help create a sleep-inducing environment in the baby's room

Willcare was established in 2016 as an international online retailer to keep customers supplied with top-quality baby and personal care products. It sells its merchandise directly to the people who are in need of it and ensures that its products provide their users with a beautiful and satisfying experience. It's always available to receive customer feedback and provide support when called upon.

The Willcare Audio Baby Monitor features an ECO mode that works by measuring sound in decibels and removing background noise and any other sound that does not correspond, in decibels, to the sound that your baby will make when the little cutie wakes up. This ensures that the line connection between you and your tot isn't cramped with other sounds that aren't what you're listening for.

The 2.4GHz wireless connection between the parent unit and the baby unit is stable, private and secure, providing you with a reliable means to reach your baby at all times. The microphones on this unit feature a special noise-reduction technology that filters out interference and leaves you with a clear sound transmission so that every sound your baby makes, whether it's waking-up sounds, random giggles or gurgled monologues, reaches your ears with clarity.

The transmission range for this baby monitor is about 305 meters when you're outdoors and nearly 50 meters when you're indoors. It also has a belt clip, which makes it a lot easier to have the parent unit on your person at all times, whether you're cleaning the porch or getting some laundry done. Here's something you should know about getting these monitors up and running in case they stop working: ensure that both the baby unit and parent unit are turned off, then plug both of them in. Press the power buttons of both units for up to five seconds until the power display turns green.

Here are a few other features of this baby monitor:

• Rechargeable battery in parent unit that can reach 18 hours without plugging in, quite convenient
• Talk-back feature allows you to soothe and encourage your little one without leaving whatever you're doing.
• Soothing, soft, warm night light creates a sleep-conducive environment.