HiSense BabySense V Baby Safe Infant Movement Monitor

by BabySense

Product Features

• Babysense V is not a medical device.
• Premature and high-risk infants must be under supervision of a doctor or health professional.
• Constant monitoring of your baby's slightest movement.
• Auditory and Visual (red light) alarm is activated if baby's motions stop for more than 20 seconds or if the monitor detects less than 10 micro-movements per minute.
• A safe and integrated system: Monitoring unit is connected to sensor pads placed between mattress and crib or bed base.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 12 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0039UEJCI
• UPC: 094922549655
• Item model number: BabySense V
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,088 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #45 in Baby > Safety > Monitors
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (69 customer reviews)

Product Description

Overview: The simplest and most reliable monitor available, the BabysenseTM V is comprised of two very sensitive sensor pads which are placed under the baby's mattress, and a high speed microprocessor control unit.The control unit alerts you with a loud alarm if it does not detect any movement for 20 seconds or if it detects less then 10 micro-movements per minute. Even the slightest body motions are registered as movement. BabysenseTM V is not a medical device. It monitors and alerts, but cannot prevent any type of distress. The responsibility of assistance rests on you. BabysenseTM V senses movements and motion only and cannot monitor other occurrences. The purpose of the device is to alert you when stopping or slowing of movement occurs.Features: Green light flashes to indicate movements Red alert alarm light Low battery indicator light Suitable for infants up to age one Needs no direct contact with your baby Easy One-button Activation Activation button safely cover ABS plastic exterior Powers by 4 AA Standard 1.5 V Batteries (not included)/ Dimensions: Sensor Panels 268 x 438 mm / Control Unit 113 x 157 x 35 mm

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my son's life, December 2, 2009

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Momt2Threeboyz "Mom2threeboyz" (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

I purchased this monitor while expecting my third child. I had always been very worried about SIDS when my other two boys were babies, so I thought I would gain nothing but peace of mind when I made this purchase. It definitely accomplished that - I was able to sleep well from the moment I started putting the baby in the bassinet next to my bed knowing that the alarm would sound if he stopped moving. We never had a false alarm for the entire 5 months he was in the bassinet, so I felt just as comfortable putting him in his crib when the time came. Unfortunately about 2 weeks after we put him into his crib the alarm sounded. I ran in there and he was to the side of the crib completely awake. I thought at that point we had had our first false alarm, so I put him to sleep and put him back in the crib thinking nothing of it. A few days later, we had another alarm sounding in the middle of the night. I ran in there, and he wasn't breathing at all, even after I picked him up. I had to vigorously stimulate him to get him to breathe. Over the next month or so we discovered that his sleep apnea was caused by a silent reflux, and he is now stablilized after several months of prevacid and zantac and apnea monitoring (with multiple alarms sounding for extreme drop in heartrate). The pediatrician even has expressed his gratitude for this monitor - he even said to me that usually with babies under 6 months you only have the one apnea episode before you get a SIDS diagnosis. Needless to say, I am eternally grateful for this monitor that I solely purchased to calm my neurotic tendencies, because without it it is quite possible I wouldn't have my adorable sweet 10 month old boy around today. I am still using it now that the apnea monitor had to be returned and I still sleep well knowing it was what originally saved my son's life.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dependable monitor, June 7, 2009

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PabloPicassowasan (Beverly, MA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This thing works as advertised. I was somewhat skeptical when buying this as a few reviews mentioned false alarms, but so far it has been rock solid. We use it in a bassinet and have had zero false alarms. Perhaps when we transition to a crib it will have a few false alarms..

The device depends on a semi-rigid surface for the sensor to be placed on top of. The manual mentions this, and I think this is why people are getting false alarms. The manual recommends a wood board under the sensor, but I don't think you need to go that far. Our bassinet only has a thin layer of cardboard under the sensor (sensor is placed under mattress).

The device has a green LED that flashes every time a motion is detected (breathing or movement) so you know that it is functioning properly. It is extremely sensitive, the slightest of touches to the sensor pad will be detected. It has only alarmed when we forget to turn it off before removing our son from his bassinet. It will first emit a few sharp clicks as warning prior to alarming. This gives you a second or two to shut it off before it alarms possibly upsetting baby.

SIDS is extremely rare (~5/10,000) so this monitor can be viewed by some as unnecessary. However if you do have concerns about it, I would recommend this product to give you some slight peace of mind, and perhaps some extra sleep (I'm not quite sure what that word means anymore..)

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works for very small babies, but also has false alarms, October 12, 2007

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nial_l (Maryland, United States) - See all my reviews

This sensor has worked well for us. For safety reasons it is powered only by low voltage AA batteries. The battery power is also a helpful feature if you have limited wall sockets in the room, or if you want to use the sensor on a portable crib or in a hotel.

The sensor is very sensitive. At first, our baby breathed so lightly sometimes I couldn't be sure, but this product senses it.

However, we have had many false alarms. We have false alarms when the baby rolls near the edge of the crib or rolls to the exact spot that isn't directly above one of the sensors! It helps if we position the sensors under the areas where the baby tends to roll or sleep, but we still have false alarms (even now that the baby is much larger) because the two sensor pads included in the box are not large enough to cover the entire area of the crib. Another source of false alarms was the connection between the sensor & alarm. Somehow (I guess after we moved something) the connection became loose. The false alarms stopped after we pulled out the wire and pushed it back in until we heard the "click."

The instructions say that if the crib mattress is supported by springs rather than a hard surface, a board needs to be placed on the springs and the sensors on top of the board, underneath the mattress. That's what we did. I'm not sure what to do with the portable crib. Our portable crib doesn't provide a hard level surface under the sleeping pad. So we ordered an extra sleeping pad and placed the sensors in between the two pads. It seemed to work, and the extra sleeping pad folds so it travels well.