Shelves are full of baby sound monitors, they are not exactly rare items.
Many however, prove to be bad buys and you can end up getting more sound than you bargained for and less value for money than initially appeared on the price tag.
The quality and reception of a baby sound monitor varies dramatically from manufacturer to manufacturer.
The most common complaint is that they pick up every single movement, shuffle, sigh and sniffle, along with a never ending hissing sound that escalates to an annoying buzz if the volume is increased.
This kind of bad reception soon makes you wish that you had never purchased the item in the first place.
With poor sleep resulting more from the monitor than from your baby who is most probably sleeping soundly.
This is just the start of some of the annoyances from the majority of branded baby sound monitor.
The next most common complaint is the lack of warning they give you if batteries are low or you are getting out of the monitors' short range.
Many a parent has been caught out by these failures and have found their children distressed and needing them.
The good news is though, there is a baby sound monitor that is reliable with clear, buzz free receptions.
The tend to be digital but do not be lulled into thinking that because they are digital they have to be expensive.
In truth, they do tend to be slightly more but would you rather have a baby sound monitor that works well or one that is not really worth the packaging it comes in.