My son is three and we still use it every night.
I have no plans of retiring it. I dont think ill get rid of it until he is old enough to masturbate, I dont wanna hear that.
I like having it because I can hear if he isn't sleeping, if he is playing, or idk lets get off my sanity for a second and say if a baby thief broke in through his window, id be able to hear him say, "MOMMY!". I like to be able to hear everything that goes on in his room.
Sometimes he wakes up and just says, "Mom, thirsty." or "Mom, Potty." in a very regular voice. We taught him not to leave his room at night...so im able to respond to him at night through the monitor.
I have heard mom's say they got rid of the monitor the moment their child became a toddler at 12 months. I really don't know when most mom's ditch the monitor and im curious about it.
So tell me your monitor stories & opinions please : )
Quoting 2littledaisies:
I honestly never used mine. It ended up being a waste for me.
We kept our monitor until our oldest was 11 and the youngest was 8. For most of that time, the receiver was in the basement family room; we only turned it on if we were going down to watch a movie, because the boys' rooms are in the attic, and if one of them called us, the monitor was the only way we would hear it.
We have a video one that we can see from the computer or phone - I use it only when I think I hear her when she shouldn't be up - or if she's in a time out and I think she's playing. It freaks her out because I call up the stairs and say - "put that xyz toy down and go to sleep!" - she has no idea how I know. LOL She's 4. I do not however, monitor her every move. I also do not use it during the night while I'm sleeping - she's just on the other side of the hall and I can hear her if she needs me.
You know those times when you're in the kitchen cooking or something and your kid goes upstairs to play in their room and they're very quiet and have been up there a long time - you're tempted to go up and check to see what they're up to, but you know they will then end up coming down behind you and getting in your way, so you don't know if you should go or not? Meanwhile lingering thoughts of the last "self induced haircut" roll through your mind.......those are the times when I hit the button on my ipad and look to see that she's safe and not trying to do something dangerous.
It will probably be a little while before I give it up. I use is maybe once a week - but I'm glad it's there.
FYI, your 2yr old could be having night terrors - they start as a toddler and can go until 5-7 years old.
Quoting Poed0216:
My DS is 2 (almost 3) and I use it still. New DS is 5 months and still in my room with me but when I do put him in his room next month it will be used for him also!
I really don't have any plans of getting rid of it. My 2 yr old wakes up in a panic on a regular basis . Like hysterical crying ( no clue why, hoping it's a phase) and if I don't hear him and get in there immediately it just makes it worse.
Was cracking up reading original post btw!
I know this doesn't have to do directly with what you are talking about but does your son talk in complete sentences? I'm just curious because my daughter is 3 and has been talking in complete sentences before she was two. She started sleeping in a toddler bed at around 18 months and has been completely potty trained since 4 days after her second birthday (the last time she wore a diaper was on her 2nd birthday). She is able to come out of her bedroom when ever she needs to, if she has to go to the bathroom or if she has a bad dream. Other than that, I wouldn't have a monitor in her room. I don't need it. If she needs something she will come get me and tell me. She shares a room with her 2 year old brother. He's not advanced as she was at his age and I do still want the monitor in his room. He does know how to open the door now (he turned 2, 2 days ago) and he has a harder time articulating what he is trying to say. The reason he doesn't have one right now is because 1. the monitor stopped working and we had to get a new one, 2. we moved and didn't set up the new one after we moved, and 3. his sister opens the door and tells us when ever he needs something. For only being 3 she is a great helper. I'm planning on putting the monitor in their room. It might take a while for me to get around to it but it will happen before I put their 5 week old brother in there with him. Right now he sleeps in our room and he will until either they stop throwing toys in his crib or until I'm not worried about them throwing toys into his crib while he is in it.
I never really needed it, unless I'm outside, I can always hear him. Our room is right next to his also.
leaving baby alone while i do laundry?
- Matriarch87
on May. 25, 2012 at 4:40 PM