How many new parents among us have tiptoed into baby’s room to ensure he or she was breathing in the middle of the night? Designed to lighten the mental load of overwhelmed new parents, the Snuza Pico ($109) is a small device that monitors baby’s breathing and streams all the data straight to mom or dad’s smartphone with the use of the Snuza app. Tracking abdominal movement, … [Read more...] about Snuza Pico Baby Breathing Monitor
Baby Monitors
Knit Health Children’s Sleep Monitor
I will be the first to admit that I’ve been skeptical of baby monitors. Are they truly helpful or just one more thing to feed into parental paranoia? However, when I heard about Knit Health, I was curious. Personally knowing the founders (all fathers themselves) and their talents both in design and engineering, as well as their background working for a design firm recognized … [Read more...] about Knit Health Children’s Sleep Monitor
Review: Netatmo Healthy Home Coach indoor environment tracker
This The Netatmo Healthy Home Coach is a baby monitor of a different stripe. It doesn't actually watch or monitor baby, but monitors baby's room (or any other room) for sound, humidity, and air quality. The Healthy Home Coach is marketed to all families but has a special value for parents of new babies. The Healthy Home Coach comes in a sleek package like so many products in … [Read more...] about Review: Netatmo Healthy Home Coach indoor environment tracker
Babble Band Wearable Audio Monitor
For parents who prefer an audio monitor, Summer Infant’s Babble Band Wearable Audio Baby Monitor is a great hands-free, wearable option with exceptional sound quality. I'm using it as a second monitor (more on that below) when I don't want to lug around the video monitor from room to room. The parent unit feels like a watch, is really comfortable, and is easily adjusted for mom … [Read more...] about Babble Band Wearable Audio Monitor
Review: WiFi Baby 4 – Wireless Baby Monitor
The WiFi Baby 4 is the second wireless camera we’ve used as a monitor for our nursery. The first was Dropcam, which overall my husband and I liked, but thought there was room for improvement. In terms of setup, the process is fairly easy but a little time consuming. The camera comes with a setup disc which you’ll use to setup the camera on your wifi network. In addition, if … [Read more...] about Review: WiFi Baby 4 – Wireless Baby Monitor