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. At daytime, a baby monitor also provides you with an enormous freedom to do other things during your baby's naptime. As a rule, you need to place the radio transmitter within 10 feet of the crib so that it can pick up even the slightest sounds made by your baby such as breathing and movement. You can then carry the portable receiver around during the day or just leave it plugged in at the side of your bed at nighttime. For as long as the receiver is within the range of distance supported by the device, you will be able to hear the sounds coming from your baby's room even if you are in another part of your house. To recharge the radio transmitter, simply plug it into the socket as it usually sits still at the side of your baby. This is most especially true when it comes to babies since they are dependent on their parents with everything that they do. Unfortunately, parents are only humans and as such, you also get tired and will need rest from time to time. And what better way to rest than from the comforts of your room. This is where baby monitors come in handy. Parents who are hard of hearing or deaf also share the same opinion about baby monitors. Even though they put up with a lot of difficulties in caring for their babies, the ounce of reassurance they get from using such devices is more than welcome. Special Features Hearing-impaired individuals are definitely faced with two times the challenge of caring for a baby. " A solution developed to counter this problem simply states that parents should put the baby monitor as far away as possible from the child without sacrificing the quality of monitoring. This way, exposure to the harmful waves is, if not eliminated, at least minimized. This next issue can be a disadvantage for some people but not for others.