This post was written by Linzy of Crawfish Tales. While a product was received to facilitate this review, all opinions remain 100% honest.
You learn so much between your first child and your second child. For my first child, I had a standard audio baby monitor. I didn’t understand what the need for video could be. However, I quickly learned that video is not for the first couple of months. The video capability is a necessity for the mobility stage. It would have been really nice to know with my first child if she had rolled over, stood up or was playing in her bed. You just can’t pick up on those things on the audio only monitors.
So now, with number two, I am trying out the video monitor. Thanks to Levana I am testing out Levana Sophia Digital 2.4-Inch Video Baby Monitor
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The specifics:
- Features 48 hour battery life battery life in power saving PEEP mode
- Temperature monitoring to ensure your child is comfortable
- Night vision up to 15 feet
- 500-foot ClearVu® digital signal
- Talk to Baby two-way communication
- Invisible night vision LED¹s, a soothing nightlight that can be controlled from the parent unit
- Can be expandable up to four cameras
The best part about this product is that the price point gives you all of that capability for the suggested retail price of $89.99, for one monitor and the hand held receiver. The camera is available on Amazon and at MyLevano.com.
Now this transition to a video monitor has not been without fail. My first night with it, I stayed up all night watching the baby on the monitor. While she did sleep, I did not. I was distracted by the ability to be able to look at her and be reassured that she was fine. But, by the second night, my husband took the camera and put it on his side of the bed so that I couldn’t get distracted and would sleep. Lesson learned. Don’t stay up all night watching the monitor!
I love how super simple it is to set up this monitor. I have even packed it up in a ziplock and taken it on vacation with us. It is so easy to use and great on the go! The battery life is fantastic and it has a great picture.
So if you are looking for a video monitor with a great price point definitely check it out.