Respisense BUZZ Infant Breathing Movement Baby Monitor

by Respisense

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001JJOE76
• UPC: 030402619333
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,794 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Product Description

Respisense is the pioneer in absolutely portable movement monitoring and no other monitor can lay claim to its unique combination of freedom of movement safety in design proactive response and proven track record Respisense can be used practically anywhere baby may fall asleep in a cot on a picnic blanket or in grandmother s lap

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny and more!, March 23, 2009

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T. Galvin "Hoarder of Books" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Respisense BUZZ Infant Breathing Movement Baby Monitor (Baby Product)

We love this sensor! It gives such peace of mind with a new baby in the house. When our daughter was a newborn we used it around the clock, but now at 10 wks old, we only use it at night. She has wiggled until it came off her diaper a few times and I can assure you that the alarm gets very very loud. I can't believe that we didn't have something like this for our three other kids. Handling a new baby is much easier when you can actually sleep without freaking out (like I always did) and jumping up to check the baby constantly. I cannot go to bed without the Respisense on the baby. I couldn't find it one evening and ransacked our living room in desperation. My husband thought we had been robbed when he arrived home the next morning. The perfect product for worried parents!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great monitor, but false advertising, October 1, 2009

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RI "RI" (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Respisense BUZZ Infant Breathing Movement Baby Monitor (Baby Product)

This monitor was wonderful with my son. I was a paranoid first time mom & it gave me such peace of mind. Occasionally, we had false alarms (which will make your heart stop). But I was still able to sleep at night knowing my baby was safe. We used it everytime he slept.

The reason I gave it 3 stars is the customer service. This product boasts that you can obtain a new battery for a small fee - either when it dies or to use with another child later on. This is not the case.
I was recently told that my model was too old (2007 model) so I couldnt obtain a battery. I would have to send my unit in & trade it in for an upgraded model for $80!

The customer service alone turned me off. I will use it for my second child & hope the battery doesnt die. Luckily, it has a warning alarm, so I have time to get another product.

If you only need this for one child or dont mind investing in a new one everytime you have a child, then this is a great product for you.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Baby Beeper, September 11, 2009

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Marcie Knox (Greenville, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Respisense BUZZ Infant Breathing Movement Baby Monitor (Baby Product)

I bought two of these, one for each twin, after doing research on movement sensors. Here's what I think about it after about a month of use.

:::Pros:::
Can use it anywhere
It works
Buzzer doesn't wake baby, just a gentle nudge to breathe
Compact size
Easy to wipe off

:::Cons:::
Directions are mostly pictoral, not written
Alarm after 20sec isn't as loud as I would like
Clip isn't spring loaded so it can be knocked off
Any movement of the sensor registers as breathing (i.e. rocking the baby)
You'll still need a traditional baby monitor to hear the alarm if the baby is in another room
Expensive

At first glance, it looks like there's more bad things about this monitor than good. The positives are so good that they outweigh the negatives for us. Unlike other movement monitors that require a flat surface under a mattress, this "baby beeper" works ANYWHERE. It's ideal if you have twins sharing a crib or have a family bed since the other movement monitors won't work then. It's also great if your baby sleeps in different locations (daycare/home, upstairs/downstairs, carseat, etc.).

We've had a few false alarms when it fell off, and a couple of real alarms so I feel confident that it works. It tooks us a little while to realize that you need to fold the top of the diaper over and then slide the monitor on. It's also important that any movement to the monitor registers as baby movement. We've knocked the monitor off while rocking the baby and it didn't go off until after we put the baby down to sleep.

The "tummy tickle" buzzer goes off after 15sec of no movement. It's nearly identical to a pager/beeper/phone vibration. It's never woken either of our boys up, but it does slightly startle them into moving (and I assume breathing). The buzz did wake me up, though, when the boys were sleeping in the same room as me. If another 5sec goes by with still no movement, the alarm goes off. I know another reviewer said the alarm was really loud, but that hasn't been my experience. The first time it went off, I thought it was my baby's nose whistling. It's a semi-soft, really high pitched beep. It's NOT the beep you hear when you first turn it on. I would recommend that you test out the alarm ahead of time just so you know what sounds like. The alarm has never woken either baby.

This movement sensor is made in South Africa, so the directions are universal pictoral. I can understand doing that so you can sell them anywhere, but I had a tough time figuring out what they were trying to tell me. The bottom line is you press and hold the on button to turn it on. It'll go through a start-up sequence where all of the lights blink, it buzzes, then beeps. At that point you'll want to attach it to your baby's diaper. Once it's on your baby, it senses whether your baby is awake (yellow light with 3 dots near it) or asleep (green light with red circles around it). Which ever light applies will blink. For us, we can see the light blink through both their sleeper and sleep sack when they're in a dark room.

If at any point the sensor has to buzz your baby, the yellow/green light will stop blinking and the red light (with a ! near it) will start blinking. That way you'll know if it detected non-movement at anytime during the night. To reset it, just turn it off then back on.

All in all, I would buy this monitor again. The price wasn't too different from other movement monitors and it gives me the peace of mind that the boys are doing well. I would also recommend this monitor to a friend.