by Becky Vieira posted in Parenting

My name is Becky. And I?m a recovering baby monitor addict.
I can?t pinpoint the exact moment I transitioned from normal user to complete devotee. It feels like almost overnight I went from "expectant mother who was unwrapping her new monitor" to "mom who banished her husband to the guest room so she could sleep with it next to her head."
But I eventually broke my addiction and learned to use my monitor as it was intended. And you're in luck -- with my help you can, too!
Like many first-time moms I was introduced to the baby monitor by my friends. ?It will change your life,? they predicted. ?You won?t be able to live without it,? they promised. I wasn?t all that familiar with the hows and whys behind it, but I wanted to seem cool and fit in with the other moms. So I nodded my head and stared in wonder at the gift they bestowed upon me: a Summer Infant COLOR video monitor.  (Looking for a new monitor" Be sure to check out the Summer Infant Panorama? Digital Color Video Monitor. It has a camera lens that pans and tilts remotely from the parent handheld, and you can zoom in. Plus a 5" HD display. Brilliant!)
Once my son was born, I quickly learned what all the fuss was about. Baby monitors really are amazing. As parents we want to be everywhere at once, we try to be everywhere at once...but we?re only human. A baby monitor can be in the nursery when you can?t, giving you peace of mind.
Not only was I a...