Relax with the best audio baby monitors
Take the abject fear out of nap and nighttimes with an audio baby monitor that will help you listen out for your baby while you're not in the same room. These options all offer a secure connection, a strong signal, and a decent range so you can be sure you won't miss a single snuffle when you're not in the nursery.
Simple sounds
Staff Pick
Motorola MBP8 Audio Baby Monitor
This simple solution offers "Plug'n'Go" functionality that means you plug the monitor and parent unit into any sockets within your home -- no cords are required. Using 1.8Ghz tech, this has an indoor range of 50 metres and will alert you if you leave that area. As well as the audio feed, this will warn you of any sound from the baby's room via the colourful LED lights along the top of the parent unit.
Safe and sound
VTech Baby BM1000 Digital Audio Baby Monitor
VTech's baby monitor uses interference-free DECT digital technology which eliminates background noise and will give you a 300-metre range. The baby monitor plugs into the mains while the parent unit uses rechargeable batteries for up to 14 hours of monitoring. The long-range and built-in belt clip means you can take this monitor with you wherever you go around your household or garden while keeping an eye on the visual indicators and listening out for sound.
Lightshow and lullabies
BT Digital Audio Baby Monitor 450
This award-winning option from BT also offers a star and moonlight show and 18 different lullabies to soothe your baby to sleep. On the monitor side of things you get digital HD sound, a range of 50 metres indoors and 300 metres outdoors and sound-sensitive LEDs alerts. The parent units LCD display shows the room's temperature, and there's a button to press to activate the two-way talkback feature.
Two-way talker
Tommee Tippee Digital Sound Monitor
Another DECT option for interference-free monitoring, this boasts a range of up to 300 metres with an out-of-range indicator if you move too far away. The parent unit sits in a rechargeable docking station and has an LCD display that shows the room's temperature, as well as lights to show sound levels. This also offers two-way talkback functionality.
Long ranger
Philips Avent SCD506/05 DECT Baby Monitor
Philips' Avent monitor boasts a 330-metre range with DECT technology promising crystal clear sound. If you use the parent unit in its "Smart ECO" mode, you can get up to 24 hours of battery life. The baby monitor has a nightlight that can be operated remotely and the ability to play lullabies, or if your baby needs to hear your voice, there's two-way talkback functionality too.
Wrist easy
Summer Infant Babble Band Wearable Audio Baby Monitor
Finally, the Summer option offers something a little different -- a wearable parent unit that fits on your wrist. With an eight hour battery, the unit has a soft silicone wristband and as well as playing audio from your baby's room, can be set to vibrate and/or light up when sound is detected. This gives you a range of 240 metres for hands-free monitoring, perfect for more active parents.
Hear this
All the baby monitors we're highlighting offer a secure and solid audio connection so you can listen in to your baby's room from elsewhere. Still, some go further with even more useful functionality. The BT Digital Audio Baby Monitor 450 can also soothe your baby with a star- and moon-themed light show and has the choice of 18 different lullabies.
It's also worth considering if you'd like the ability to talk back to your baby monitor, so your little one can hear your voice remotely. If so, the BT, Philips and Tommee Tippee monitors all offer this functionality.
Our overall staff pick, the Motorola MBP8 Audio Baby Monitor is a more simple option for basic audio monitoring. Still, we like its super easy setup process and its very affordable price tag.
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