My wife and I have just recently had our first child and I’m looking at getting a decent baby monitor (or security camera) setup.
Our place is not very big at all (think a studio with a separate bedroom/bathroom). I was given a cheap security camera to use for now but I want to start planning for when we move into a bigger apartment (security cameras) and a generally better system for monitoring our baby when we are in another room and cannot hear.
Should I invest in a baby monitor now or would it be better to invest in a decent security camera system instead?
I’m based in the EU and am quite tech-savvy so I don’t have a problem setting things up myself if it means a better system.
Whatever you do, don’t talk to the kid if you are not in the room. Two way monitor is a bug not a feature.
Made that mistake once, kid was crying I thought it would be comforting to hear me… Nope, disembodied voice freaked the fuck out of the poor little dude.
The extra 30-40s of crying while I walk up stairs is way better than the hour of hugs to get him back to sleep.