Does monitor have to be worn, or can it be beside baby in the crib?
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It needs to be worn. If you left it inside the crib next to the baby, it wouldn't register the rise and fall of his stomach, only the slight movement of the mattress when he breathes. It would probably work, at least much of the time, but you would likely get many false alarms. If you don't mind dealing with that, you could give it a try, but I think it would make for a lot of lost sleep (on baby's part if no one else's).
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My baby doesn't notice it either. It has a motion sensor and must be worn. For example, say you remove it to change a diaper, if you left it on and to the side, the alert would go off momentarily.
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It has to be worn. The sensor monitors direct motion from the infants tummy.
531999
I use mine on two different floors. BABY is upstairs and monitor works even when I go outside to hang clothes on line. Best monitor I have used!
2116821
I'm using it on a table and it gives a fair idea is the baby is sleeping or not. Also if the baby makes noise, you can hear it. However if you want a vary clear picture of baby, you have to screw it on the crib.
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Ours does sit on top of the crib, we did this with our first child too and never had a problem. I would be cautious once the baby got older if it showed any interest in the camera, again our first child had the camera on her bed until she was past two years of age and she never bothered with it.
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Yes - the video is still visible. You can also turn the screen off and just listen to audio. This is a great baby monitor - I would buy it again.Addendum: we ended up buying another one of these monitors and after just a few months use neither unit works anymore. The product I bought on Amazon has no audio - we had to buy an audio monitor to substitute for the malfunctioning unit. The warranty process to return the defective unit is incredibly tidious and with significant delay. After spending more money to buy a audio monitor and paying for shipping this unit back to the manufacturer I no longer recommend this monitor - all in all its not worth the money or time Yes - the video is still visible. You can also turn the screen off and just listen to audio. This is a great baby monitor - I would buy it again.Addendum: we ended up buying another one of these monitors and after just a few months use neither unit works anymore. The product I bought on Amazon has no audio - we had to buy an audio monitor to substitute for the malfunctioning unit. The warranty process to return the defective unit is incredibly tidious and with significant delay. After spending more money to buy a audio monitor and paying for shipping this unit back to the... » Read More Yes - the video is still visible. You can also turn the screen off and just listen to audio. This is a great baby monitor - I would buy it again.Addendum: we ended up buying another one of these monitors and after just a few months use neither unit works anymore. The product I bought on Amazon has no audio - we had to buy an audio monitor to substitute for the malfunctioning unit. The warranty process to return the defective unit is incredibly tidious and with significant delay. After spending more money to buy a audio monitor and paying for shipping this unit back to the manufacturer I no longer recommend this monitor - all in all its not worth the money or time « Show Less
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You still need a computer and monitor to use it. It allows you to work without the cord tethering you to the computer, however. Get comfortable!
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I've never used this feature, but to answer you question my husband turned on the music. Apparently each of the 5 songs plays for about 30 seconds and then plays again,and again, and again for approximately 20 minutes. You select which song you want to play. I hope this answers your question. The monitor is really a sanity saver because it lets me do some things while the baby sleeps. One more thing, don't expect to see anything on the screen in bright sunshine. It is completely washed out in that kind of light, but well worth having outside because you can hear the baby when he wakes up. I wouldn't be without it.
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Mine had the monitor included. I dont need to wear the monitor all The time .
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Yes. My baby wears his Levana all the time. And the swaddle helps keep the monitor securely in place.
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Not necessarily...the way it works is that the monitor goes on "sleep" mode, and when it hears a sound from the child, it turns back on...the screen and the sound. So it will stay off as long as the child is quiet.
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No. you can not. but why you need that for. teasing;-). you do not want your baby associate your voice with a monitor. .
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Honestly, I wouldn't use it in the crib. I can see a baby turning and getting tangled in the strap. There are "infant sleep positioners" that would be better and safer. This is definitely better for sitting up in a carseat.
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We used it with the SwaddleMe blankets and it was fine. In fact it kept the monitor in place better. Once he wasn't swaddled any more, the monitor fell off his diaper and had false alarms more and more, until we eventually gave up using it.
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They didn't really recall the MONITORS, but they wanted to add a warning label and clips to wind the extra cord around. The reason for the recall was that babies have been strangled by the cord that is between the monitor and the wall. Apparently these parents put the monitor IN the crib, or within reach of their child and there was enough cord to wrap around the baby's neck. There is/was nothing wrong with the actual monitors. To answer your question, THIS monitor that I received did have a warning label and it DOES come with the clips so to wrap the excess cord around. This recall is a heads up to all parents/caregivers/grandparents to make sure that the monitor isn't within reach of the child being monitored, and to make sure there isn't enough slack in the cord so that the baby could become entangled in it. Kudos to Summer for calling our attention to this issue. I hope this answers your question!!
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Hello! I have not open the monitor box yet, my baby will be born until september, so I will use it until then, even though I have another summers monitor already for my other baby and it does not go to sleep mode at any time, you can watch and hear the baby all the time while the monitor is turned on... I hope to be helpful...
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The monitor is rechargeable so you can move it around or have it on the base which charges it. The camera however must be plugged in.
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No, but it would work perfectly fine other than not having audio. So if you just want to view, it would work. Most baby monitors would be wireless and let you carry around something that has audio / video. With this system, you'd have to wire the camera to the room, only have video, but can watch the video on a mobile device.