When Haley was a baby, I was freakishly scared about her stopping breathing during the night (as I think most new moms are). The result of this was her in the bed with me, instead of in her own. I know this was not the best idea but I was young and inexperienced, so cut me some slack. :)
When I was preggo with Ava, I was looking for a new monitor and found the Angelcare Movement Sensor with Sound Monitor. This thing was my #1 favorite baby gadget, hands down.
Basically, it is a sensor that goes under baby's mattress. If the sensor goes 20 seconds without feeling movement, an alert sounds in baby's room, and on the parent unit. There are tons of reviews on the Babies 'R' Us website, with an average rating of 4 stars. Our experience with it was great! I think it went off 3-4 times in the almost two years we used it. Each time, Ava was fine. From what I have read, a lot of times the alarm will jar the baby and he/she will start breathing again. Not sure if this is what happened with her, or if it was a false alarm, but either way, we were glad it went off! We tested it every couple of weeks - we would put her in bed and turn it on, then take her out. The alarm sounded 100% of the time.
The basic monitor is $99, and there is a more deluxe version that is $150. It looks like the deluxe version has a longer range and an additional receiver.
