Luckily, the modern world has brought in numerous parent-friendly products that offer help and support to first-time or even experienced parents. Mobile baby monitors are examples of such useful devices that make parenthood more manageable than you would expect, especially if you're a single mom or dad. What Is a Baby Monitor and How Does It Work? A baby monitor is a gadget set that has a transmitter and receiver, which sends either sound or video (depending on the type) for the parent to be able to supervise the activities of the baby while he or she is away. There are different types of these monitors the audio, video or sensory. This is particularly very common in infants. It could occur any time, whether awake or asleep. What To Do If You Think Your Baby Has Apnea When your baby is born, he or she is automatically evaluated for any problems in health like defects in breathing. But this is just an initial evaluation which can change in the next few months. On top of the list is changing the channel or frequency of your baby monitor. If two devices are running on the same frequency, it will cause interference. So to prevent this from happening, you should try to change the frequency of either device. Wireless baby monitors are usually equipped with switches that allow parents to change frequencies easily. Another minor disadvantage of this kind of baby monitoring is that you have to confide with the company if you want something to be changed positions, monitoring gadget, monitoring system, etc. Unlike when using your off the shelf baby monitor which you can position to your liking anytime anywhere, you still have to wait for their personnel to come and do it for you. You may have seen it in the movies or on TV - the navy seals attacking at night are not at a disadvantageous position since they are using their handy dandy night vision goggles. That same technology is being used in today s baby monitors. Even if the lights in the baby s room are switched off, with the help of the night vision baby monitors, you can easily see your baby.