Video Monitor Obsession

I know that the purpose of the video monitors is to provide a sense of security and reassurance that baby is safely settled, however, lately I have noticed that my clients are actually spending countless minutes staring at the small screen analyzing every twitch or lack thereof. I have seen a number of parents actually feel the need to go into the baby's room and intervene because they feel that baby is too still, or too close to the side. Many moms and dads also go running in if they see a pacifier flying across the screen or baby's best friend laying lonely on the floor. This is all just part of your little one's own routine. They develop rituals in their sleep space that help them to drift off and often your intervention can disrupt that routine.

Running into the room once or twice is okay but every night that nightly visit to replace a pacifier or roll baby back over will quickly turn into a habit and baby will learn that blankey on the floor means moms comes running. This simply pushes their bedtime later and later. Babies understand alot more than we give them credit so this is why I recommend a quick check on the monitor to be sure baby is safe and then set it aside and allow baby to settle and go through their own little bedtime routine.