RE: Save Those Nursery Monitors
So true! When my Dad was terminally ill with cancer 10 years ago, and heavily medicated, he would get up and fall and hurt himself if we weren't constantly watching him. A friend with little children lent us her nursery monitor, and it helped to lessen the stress in an already very stressful situation. Don't be afraid to offer one if you know someone going through a similiar situation. No doubt they'll appreciate all the help they can get!
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RE: Save Those Nursery Monitors
Ditto except we use ours to keep our ears open for our dogs! As breeders of German Shepherds and Golden Retrievers our 'girls' will often go into labour during the night. When we think this may happen we put them in our whelping room with all the creature comforts they could want and retire to bed. Peaceful in the knowledge that we will hear any restlessness. BTW our whelping room is only 1 room away from our bedroom!
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RE: Save Those Nursery Monitors
We have a set of the monitors in the house and garage. When my husband is in the garage I can talk to him without leaving the house.
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RE: Save Those Nursery Monitors
I lived in a beautifully constructed home when my mother was in the last years of her life. Unfortunately, one of the features of the home was steel, fire-proof doors on all the bedrooms. Naturally, I couldn't hear her if she cried out, so I bought 2 sets of monitors. I put one in her room and another in her "living room" which was, in fact, another large bedroom that I adapted to become a living room with a small "kitchen" in her walk-in closet. I put the corresponding pair into my living room and bedroom. Unfortunately, we used them many times before her death on her 86th birthday, but without them, she never could have lived that long. She had at least 5 strokes in the last year of her life, and these monitors saved her every time.
God bless you for posting this message. I hope that many people adapt this strategy.
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RE: Save Those Nursery Monitors
Wonderful idea! Much nicer than a bell that many people had used in the past. I will certainly remember this one when/if the need arises. Thank you!
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RE: Save Those Nursery Monitors
Thanks for sharing that with us.
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RE: Save Those Nursery Monitors
I used this when my Mom lived with me for an extended time. I put one in my room & the other I put next door at my daughters home, since I was hard to wake at night. It worked great both ways.
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RE: Save Those Nursery Monitors
I am a property manager and have an office this is in the middle of my complex. I keep the base inside the office and hand set next to the bed. Should anyone try to get in, I can hear them. They are great little machines.
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RE: Save Those Nursery Monitors
I love your idea and have shared with those I know who are in the same situation. Thanks much.
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Last May I broke my upper right arm, just below the shoulder. I had somebody go and buy one of these monitors for me in case I needed something in the night that I couldn't handle by myself. This way my adult mentally handicapped daughter could hear if I needed help. The monitors are handy little things to have on hand.
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RE: Save Those Nursery Monitors
My mother used them when my stepdad was very ill and sleeping in another room. Even when they had a night sitter with him Mom still turned it on because she wanted to know when he woke up and also the sitter could call her if there was cause for concern. They're very handy!
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I was going to get rid of the nursery monitor I had used for my grandchildren, but just hadn't gotten around to doing so. My mother-in-law had surgery and had to stay with us for a while when she got out of the hospital.
