Range The size of your house, as well as the distance of the nursery from your bedroom or other vital parts of your home need to be taken into consideration. If you live in a small apartment or if your baby's room is only a couple of rooms away, then virtually any type of baby monitor will suffice. On the other hand, parents who own bigger houses or live in multi-story residences require a device that has a longer range. Some top of the trade devices have sensors placed under the baby s mattress that detects even the most subtle of movements including the baby s breathing. When no movement is detected for a span of 20 seconds or if breathing is below the medically accepted rate, an alarm is triggered thereby notifying mommy. Since it is inevitable that you will be using other wireless devices around your flat, one of the best things you could do to prevent interference is to always prioritize your baby monitor. This can be done through switching your baby monitor on first before any other device. By doing this, you are giving the baby monitor the chance to get the most excellent signal it can. These types of baby monitors have been made to counter any kind of wireless interference. This may cost a little more than the analog versions, but if you do have the money to spare, then try to go digital. Tips When Using Baby Monitors in Block of Flats 1) As much as baby monitors can help parents, personal supervision is still very important. With the new feature of these monitors, parents are not only able to provide for the safety of their children by being able to hear possible problems from a distance, but they are also given the chance to solve certain problems or bond more with their child by talking through the portable parent unit. Parents can now opt to choose whether they want a camera installed so that they may be able to monitor their baby visually. The camera sends feeds to its partner video monitor used by the parents. Wired or Wireless Baby video monitors can either be wired or wireless. There is really not much difference between the two in terms of monitoring quality except for the fact that wired devices use wires while the wireless ones don t.