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Get Those Wireless Baby Monitors OUT of the Nursery!Healthy Pregnancy, Baby & Child
Are baby monitors always a good choice to help keep your child safe while you are out of the room?
Well, consider this ….
If a cell phone company applied for a permit to install a cell phone tower next to a school in your community, do you think there would be a large public outcry?
Most likely there would be very vocal outrage from the surrounding neighborhoods and the story would be featured prominently in the local news as many concerned and informed parents are increasingly taking precautions to minimize their children's exposure to any sort of microwave technology.
The fact is that the long term effects of microwave radiation on children's developing brains are completely unknown.
What is known is that a child's brain is not fully developed until about age 20 and until that time, the skull is thinner to permit its continued growth and development. Hence, a child's brain is extremely sensitive to the effects of any type of EMF radiation.
Wireless Baby Monitors: The Elephant in the Nursery
While most parents would agree that installing a cell phone tower next to a school would be dangerous and definitely not a good idea, many of these same parents are unaware of the very similar danger posed by baby monitors, devices ironically designed for child safety!
When my first child was born, like all the other mothers I knew, I had a baby monitor on my baby shower list. At that time, baby monitors were corded and plugged into a wall outlet, so I was very careful to keep it away from the baby's crib and on a bureau across the room out of concern for strangulation risk from the cord.
In recent years, however, corded baby monitors have all but disappeared in favor of the new wireless models which pose the very severe risk of continuous microwave radiation in your child's room.
According to PowerWatch, a wireless baby monitor at less than 1 meter away from the baby's crib was roughly equivalent to the microwave radiation experienced from a cell phone tower only 150 meters away.
With most baby monitors now wireless and the risk of strangulation from the cords no longer an issue, many parents are putting them right in the crib so a distance of 1 meter or less is not so far fetched. Even a wireless monitor across the room would still pose a danger, albeit a reduced one.
How to Keep Tabs on Your Baby Without Wireless Baby Monitors
The best way to keep tabs on your baby is to have the child's nursery next to the master bedroom and use your ears. It's how Grandma did it after all!
If you absolutely must have a baby monitor for when your child is napping during the day and you are elsewhere in the house doing chores, then use one of the old style corded (analog) monitors that you can probably find at a garage sale for next to nothing.
While all wireless baby monitors are a problem, the high frequency digital models are the absolute worst. Analog monitors are a better choice than digital and if you can find one that is non-pulsing and low frequency in the 35-50 mHz range then that would be the only wireless option that should be considered. Typically, these analog monitors only have a few channels. Even analog monitors, however, should be kept at least 3 feet from the child's bed and if possible, used sparingly.
According to PowerWatch, parents that switch out wireless baby monitors for an old style plug-in monitor or none at all report the child crying less, having less irritability and sleeping better.
Taking care to get the microwave radiation out of your baby's room to protect her developing brain may have the distinct advantage of a better night's sleep – for everyone in the house!
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
Sources and More Information
Digital Cordless Baby Monitors (PowerWatch)
Reducing Exposure to Dirty Electricity
Are AMR Devices Safer than Smart Meters?
Harvard Medical Doctor Warns About the Dangers of Smart Meters
How to Protect Yourself from a Smart Meter
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Comments (181)
Suzann Lewis
For those of us that need a monitor, in simple terms what do I get? An analog one? Forgive me, I'm sleep deprived.
Melissa Chalmers
To all the mothers here on this webstie…
Please choose not to use a baby monitor or any other form of wireless around your baby. Recent studies out this past month are showing it is actually cancer causing.
I personally was an airline pilot for 22 years until cell towers were placed behind my home and I became sensitive to all forms of wireless. You can possibly start to imagine how difficult it is to live now practiclly anywhere in the world. I would suggest going to Frank Clegg's (the former President of Microsoft Canada) website to learn more about this.
Our group in Grand Bend & the Port Franks area (Lambton shores) also post news daily on facebook about any new studies or news. (Wendy Walks for ES) If you go to the "about" section on this page it will tell you how to limit the amount of wireless in your own home making it safer.
All the best, Melissa
Yikes… I was doing my research on getting a baby monitor. I almost decided to buy it. But then after reading your discussion, it scares the hell of me. Now I'm lost but glad that I've not bought it yet
We use a Foscam. They make wired and wireless models, but even the wireless (Wi-Fi) models can be used wired. They all have an ethernet jack on the back. Just use one of those ethernet over AC adapters and you're all set. Now the signal is going via ethernet and not wireless.
D Vernon
"Even a wireless monitor across the room would still pose a danger, albeit a reduced one"
Don't be so sure about this reduction, or that power levels are the whole of it (wave character can count), or that there is necessarily a linear relationship as in the stronger the greater the bioeffect (danger may pertain more at lower doses, prolonged doses, at critical times and so on). And don't be sure that "35-50 mHz range" is any less potentially harmful.
Good to bring this sub-issue of the dangers of wireless to your readership. But let it be only a start to dealing with the gamut of wireless dangers all around.
Jennifer Buntrock Boston via Facebook
I'm also confused. Does anyone have an example of a safer one?
Meghann Dibrell via Facebook
I am confused about this. When you have a wireless baby monitor, that means the unit the parents have is wireless. The part in the baby's room is plugged in. And even a wireless unit can plug in, so if you do plug it in does that make it less harmful? We live in Texas where houses are big and even a room right next door is too far away to hear crying.
Natalie Mino via Facebook
We didn't even use a monitor, but that's because we co sleep
Kate Bosworth via Facebook
What does a battery vs a plug have to do with anything? All of them transmit regardless of how they are powered?
Jenna Harper via Facebook
Hi there, iv got a question about the article posted below this post about night lights affecting melatonin production , do you think dull salt lamps would cause this also ?
Maria Dupell via Facebook
For all my "Mom" F/F 😉
Amanda Lorraine via Facebook
My little couldn't sleep with it in her room. We had to take it out of there. She knew there was a problem with it!
Shanna Nichole Choate via Facebook
I have never seen the point in monitors. Why the need to see/hear baby at all times? We are in baby #4 in a 2 story home and have never needed one. Baby sleeps in our room for the first few month, as I nurse and naps downstairs during the day.
Erin Tidwell Tovar via Facebook
No monitor=less crying because Mom & Dad can't hear it! haha
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Brandy Mills via Facebook
Glad i never used one now…
Jacqueline Newton via Facebook
That would also go for using iPads, iPhones and laptops etc in a wifi environment in the home perhaps ?
Sweet Woodruffs via Facebook
Well that's interesting. Who knew. Thanks for sharing Sarah.
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Cheryl Grover via Facebook
Throw out your microwaves too…….
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I use this on all devises (and there is also a plug version that assists with radiation from all plugged in items ie microwave, baby monitor, computer etc.
Heather McLeod Hockaday via Facebook
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Adam Nollmeyer via Facebook
Yes and reports used to advocate smoking cigarettes as being good for your health as well. so #YMMV
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i don't even really understand what they are used for? What did people do 10 years ago???
Kayla Cunningham via Facebook
I wonder what my iPad and iPhone give off since I usually use those with an app along with my old school baby monitor….
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For this you can get a Torus from Earthcalm.ca
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Barina Bryant
We bought a EMF meter before we started house hunting We also used it to find the best placement for our beds. Thankfully we have no Wi-Fi or cell phone towers around us or in our house. We actually live on an island that will not allow cell phone towers. I do my best to put my cell on airplane when not being used. Our power lines emit a high reading if we stand under it so we try to stay away from that area. We also trashed the microwave years ago. I feel most people think it's too much work or too costly to worry about this kind of stuff but our health is truly the only wealth we will ever have.
I have been doing my own research and there is something called Blue Angel Consumer information that is looking out for the welfare of others. http://www.eurofins.com/product-testing-services/information/ecolabels,-quality-labels/blue-angel.aspx
There is a baby monitor out there that was approved by "Blue Angel" you might want to investigate for yourself. I have nothing to gain from this – I only want to purchase this for my niece's newborn but we cannot get this in North America!
I think there is some confusion here. The fact that a baby monitor is "plugged into the wall" for power instead of using battery doesn't mean it's not a "wireless" baby monitor. If the signals are sent through the antenna of that baby monitor unit, then it is still a "wireless baby monitor", and is still emitting microwave radiation.
If the baby monitor sends its audio or video signals via a cable,then it can be considered a "wired"(safer )baby monitor. Even with that, you have to be careful not to put the monitor right next to the baby, as there can still be frequency and magnetic fields emitting in close proximity from the baby monitor.
Ignorance is not bliss!
Apperantly, ignorance is not bliss.
Electromagnetic fields, or rather electromagnetic radiation caused by EMF, may indeed be harmful for an infant. However, harm caused to human cells by EMR entirely depends on its frequency. That is, high frequency EMR causes more damage.
So what is high frequency? Will a 2.4 GHz wireless signal from your baby monitor cause any harm? I cannot say for sure but I can give you some information as to where 2.4 GHz radiation falls in our lives. As it may come as a surprise to many people, visible light is also EMR. Its frequency ranges from 400 THz to 770 Thz, meaning it is approximately 200000 more than 2.4 GHz. Ultra violet (UV) light, being the lowest frequency harmful EMR with any certainty, ranges from 700 THz to 30000 Thz; followed by a more harmful X-Ray radiation at higher frequencies. This means you cannot really say the wireless technology is harmful and cite the EMR frequency being high. After all, its frequency is much lower than visible light and nobody keeps their kids in dark all the time.
However, all this does not mean all wireless products are safe. Microwaves, for example, also have much lower frequencies but they cause water molecules to heat up (cleverly used in microwave ovens :)) so you do not expose your child to microwaves of certain frequency for long times. Ultimately, we do not know what adverse affects long term EMR exposure due to wireless technology will cause, but I would not throw out my baby monitor based on what this article states. Also, the recommendation of "wired" monitors is a joke.There is no wired monitor as far as I understand. Unless, of course, your old fashioned "plugged" monitors are somehow connected to the parent's unit with a cable running from the babies room to the parents. The fact that there is a cable going into the monitor does not make it wired, ALL monitors use wireless technology. Additionally, if electrical current is passing through any wire (which happens in all your homes all the time, especially with a truly wired monitor ) it is generating EMR.
I hope this helps some of you.
Thank you for a voice of reason. This is plain old fear mongering designed to attract hits on a website…
Evan Eberhardt
It might be far worse than losing some sleep. If this gentleman is correct, we have an unmitigated disaster on our hands.
I'm glad to read this. Very interesting insights. I think it's about using the device properly like maximizing its benefits without putting health at risk. I have been using baby monitors for years and the latest devices have become sophisticated now in terms of features and considering healthy safety.
Tamara Fullerton Sargeant via Facebook
This is good, but almost all homes have WiFi and most parents use cell phones, but, I guess you can reduce the amount you have in your home…
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Taylor Lambert Call the manufacturer with the serial number of the monitor you have a question about and ask them if that model is analog or not. If it is analog, that is what you want.
Michelle Hernandez via Facebook
we never had a need for monitors. baby was always close enough to hear.
Ugh! Wish I had known a year ago! We have an old corded one, but it is still a higher mHz than what you recommend. Getting rid of it pronto.
hey I have a video monitor. the part that is in his room is plugged in and the vdeo part is the one that is in our room and needs to be charged. is that ok?
Taylor Lambert via Facebook
I've read this, and all the comments, and I can't figure out what a NON wireless monitor is. They all have plugs for electricity, but they still transmit the signal wirelessly. Wish there was more detail or brands listed or something.
Evan Eberhardt
The only true non-wireless option would mean just that. As in a cable running from receiver to monitor (like hooking your laptop to an ethernet cable, which I now do because I have a newborn and am not taking chances with wi-fi waves beaming into his little head 24/7). Some cameras run over ethernet lines and could be used for baby monitoring as well I suppose (if you used a powerline adapter to run Internet through your home's electrical wiring, the set-up wouldn't be too challenging). Or just forget it all and use ears.
Jacob Wilkerson
Interesting article so I submitted the story to Snopes.com to see what they say.
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Lulu Flores
Oh oh
Michele Henning via Facebook
Thank you for telling people this information! All you do is amazing!
Sara Gorevan via Facebook
Hannah Johnson, check this out
Kirsten Wingenbach via Facebook
Re: cell towers at schools. Don't be surprised if there is no outcry; cell towers are huge revenue generators for schools. When one was proposed above a second grade classroom at our school, I learned that the protest was best made regarding aesthetics. Parents questioning health implications can legally be immediately dismissed since the government has declared cell towers safe.
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Im thankful for the article.Thanks Again. Keep writing.
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Really? A microwave from your cell phone, cordless phones, and monitors are not ionized. A cell phone tower produces more amps than a monitor does. People are so scared of the most ridiculous things anymore. The most dangerous thing to your baby is YOU babying it!
Evan Eberhardt
The long term effects of wireless radiation on human physiology is completely unknown. What's wrong with some caution?
Nothing is wrong with caution. Just make sure that you don't live within 40nm of an airport for their navigational radios such as VOR's or NDB's also ensure that there is not a cell phone in the house and especially do not have wifi running throughout the house. Then to be a little extra safe families with newborn's should actually move to a remote house in the country.
Where do we draw the line? We don't have facts and living in this paranoid world because someone with a computer can sit and type up hypothetical situations just get's on my nerves. Do you remember growing up? Is there anything wrong with you? I hope there is not; for me, I am as healthy as I can be. I remember riding without seat belts and playing with lawn darts. I also remember getting a spanking when I messed up but that is a whole different argument that I don't want to get into.
It just seems now a days that people are just trying to place blame on something that happened to their kid. Maybe it's the parent's fault for whatever happened.
Why are you so angry, Matt. Do you have a child? You have a problem that people implement caution? Then go and read about the history of asbestos, thalidamide, DDT, agent orange, BPA, vioxx, tobacco, X-ray and other harmful substances that were once deemed completely SAFE by health authorities.
You think the danger of electromagnetic radiation is "hypothetical situations " typed up by someone who has too much time? Please, educate yourself, go do some reading – of the non-industry-funded science – and you would find that medical doctors and scientists (from establishments such as Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Columbia etc) are warning parents to be cautious on wireless radiation, as there is valid evidence showing the possibility of harm, especially for the young ones. Many doctors' associations around the world have already spoken out on this issue: http://www.safeinschool.org/2013/02/medical-advisory-wifi-radiation-and.html
Pam; In case you haven't noticed, cancer is the #1 disease of our civilization. In fact, because of the rapid increase in the rate of childhood cancer, lukemia, the World Health Organization(more than 10 years ago) began to study and watch the rise of this cancer in children as the rate of radiaton emissions increased from wireless devices. As a result of that 10 year + study, the World Health Organization issued a precautionary warning in the use of wireless technology putting it in the 2b classification of a possible carcinogen.
Davor Schwarz
there is cancerogen threat in food – KFC – Mac everywhere
Wow. Just wow. Who the heck has time to worry about these kinds of things??? Don't we have bigger things to worry about? Let's see… clothed, fed, bills paid, roof over our heads, work, school, play time, LIFE. And then there a societal isssues like smoking cessation, ilicit drug abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, homeless people, etc. Get a grip people. Most of us have bigger things on our plates than some EMFs to worry about. Is it necessary to have a cell phone connected to your ear all day? No. Probably don't need any baby monitors either. Babies cry, we will hear them most of the time. And even if we step outside to get the mail, put out the trash, or (GASP) find a few minutes to get some yard work done, guess what? The baby will be just fine and no one needs to get their panties in a wad. Why must we helicopter 24/7?
EMFs are essential for many of our JOBS and livelihood. And don't forget that some of this "harmful" technology actually helps SAVE lives each and every day. Ever had to call EMS from a cell phone while on the highway? How about all the wifi used in hospitals to improve patient care? Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors? Home CPAP machines? Ultrasounds?
It is apparent to me that some folks have waaayyyyy to much time on their hands to be so obsessed with these things!
When my parents were kids, cancer was rare. Now it is an epidemic. So, yes, we have to find time to be concerned about the microwaves bombarding us. Remember this: Cancer always has a cause. It doesn't just happen. Most of the time the cause is something human beings have done to the environment. Did you know that carcinogens have lobbyists to make sure our government does not protect citizens?
when your parents were young there was cancer – cancer is not a new thing – its been around for a long time – the name cancer is new.
In the olden days it was just a mysterious illness with no name.
anyway – evolution – if you google it will tell you that our bodies adapt to new environment
perhaps wi-fi EMF is our new environment and our babies will have to need to adapt to it too.
I don't have a baby monitor, and I avoid wireless as much as possible in my home. I have a cell phone but rarely use it.
BUT towers like the one pictured in with this post are all over the place in our city and neighboring cities, and less than a block from our house. No one asked my permission to put it there. What kind of world are we creating?
Healthy Home Economist, your post says there would be an outcry if cell phone towers were placed near schools. But around here they are everywhere, and no one makes a peep. What part of the country are you in where people would rally against cell phone towers, or have any power in decided where they are put?
I am asking for help because I don't want to expose my son to microwave radiation from these towers, or from wifi transmitters. Yet in Minneapolis they are all over the place and my friends tell me there is nothing that can be done about it. Minneapolis is proud of the fact that there are wifi transmitters every 5 blocks, and cell phone towers all over the place.
What can I do? What can we do?
Definitley fear mongering at its best. This article is ridiculous and those who believe it are even more ridiculous. The so called "source" used in this article is even less reliable then the information they distort.
Every single person who posted a response or likely read this article owns and uses their own cell phone and I don't think everyone's heads are exploding. Why not post some informative info rather then this second rate FoxNews crap.
the World Health Organization has classified electromagnetic frequencies(emfs) as a possible carcinogen(2b) and has issued a precautionary warning in the use of emfs.
That is not a ridiculous source, Jeff. I don't own a cell phone, I don't need wireless devices, wired is just fine and that should be my choice.
It's good to see other groups like the Healthy Home Economist are aware of the dangers of wireless technology in the home. Kudos to you for raising awareness.You have well researched this and I hope that you will suceed in warning parents about this very dangerous technology.
How do we get the cell phone and wifi towers away from homes, playgrounds, and schools? Because around here, in Minnesota, they seem to be everywhere. Few people in power are concerned about it. Most parents seem blind to the risk.
How do I find out if the monitor I have is non-pulsing or within the 35-50mHz range?
This is the monitor I have:
That is a DECT monitor and one of the worst. I'd recommend getting something else.
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Electrical engineer
This article seems to be very misinformed although it is true that the effects of microwaves are unknown. Electromagnetic waves easily penetrate materials which do not conduct electricity (like the baby's skull) and can be shielded against by conductive materials like metals.
So the assertion that:
"the skull is thinner to permit its continued growth and development. Hence, a child's brain is extremely sensitive to the effects of any type of EMF radiation."
simply makes no sense. The difference in thickness of a baby's skull and an adult's skull would make almost no difference because the skull does not conduct electricity.
This leads me to believe that the author knows little about electromagnetism. The baby's room would likely be permeated by dozens of other sources of microwaves, unless the crib were located in some remote country area without cell service.
Anyway, don't pay to much attention to an article that clearly hasn't done its research.
The biological effects of electromagnetic frequencies(emfs) has been researched by scientists and governments around the world since the 1950's. It is well known that there are serious biological effects from exposure to this radiation. The protective blood barrier around a baby's skull is not fully formed and is constantly changing to accomodate the baby's growth and development. The World Health Organization has issued a precautionary warning in the use of wireless technology and has classified emfs as possible carcinogens (2b).That's good enough for me.
High Brix Nutrient Dense Foods
Scientific evidence does exist for electropollution, but the community is divided. Who is right and who is wrong? These are tough questions to answer – it depends on who you ask. I am not an insider. So what if no consensus exists? A consensus exists about the dangers of cholesterol and this consensus happens to ignore the scientific evidence that challengers their view.
I wonder about the comments of citing science as the ultimate authority, or practicing scientism. I have a philosophy friend who says since the mainstream dental community doesn't accept the work of Weston Price, he questions its validity and Dr. Price claims. Fine, but I could care less what they think. I have reversed tooth decay using his protocol and have seen others do so – the proof sometimes can be in the pudding, don't you think? Do I need to use science to tell me how to go to the toilet or find a mate? Science definitely can be used constructively in these matters , but using science as the sole authority sounds very naive to me.
i will balance the research with my own personal experience. I work with growers to increase their soil fertility and the nutrient density of their crops. We use EMF protectors because we found that electropollution in many cases inhibits nutrient uptake in plants, thereby causing them to be nutritionally poor, prone to illness, etc. We have found that farmers who get great results in using EMF protectors also notice oftentimes significant increases in their health and, as a side benefit, they notice their neighbors get less grumpy. A number of people I have worked with who put these protectors in the cities after seeing great results in the farm. Cities have the most electropulltion, in general. And yes, a good product oftentimes delivers good results. That said, EMF happens to be just one of myriad of factors affecting plant and human health so one can find plenty of cases where putting any of the quality EMF protectors does zilch.
Looking at research may not indicate how EMF affects you individually. A cookie cutter approach here may lead one to a false conclusion Putting a protector and using methods to neutralize the supposed harmful effects effects will yield more insight than armchair theories by themselves, at the least.
A sample of references:
Having a strong marketing background, I've seen first hand how "Independent 3rd party research" is bent to help turn a profit. The best way to judge whose motives are pure is by following the money trail.
Baby Walrus
Is it still harmful if the monitor is over 1 meter away?
Not again
So… much… scaremongering.
And so little science or evidence.
Move along, nothing to see here.
Not enough evidence? How about 2000 studies from all around the world. These are from reputable universities and scientists (University of Washington for example). Wake the hell up, wireless is the biggest biological disaster to date. There are serious health effects on every cell of the body! It is especially dangerous for children as they absorb more radiation. There is NO adapting to wireless, this WILL harm you, period, especially now that the signal strengths are much stronger and wireless is being installed everywhere. See this link for almost 2000 studies. Even reading the table of contents should scare the crap out of you. Not only is it dangerous, it's a junk technology and wifi is easily hacked. Baby monitors are often hacked as well. .bioinitiative.org/table-of-contents/
Dr. E
Am familiar with the medical literature re the dangers of this technology. How about church nurseries with wireless pagers?
I didnt even have one on my list at all. I can take time to watch my kid like people use too. however my pushy mom in law ( even about vacc) put it on list. just made me madder at her then I was. She just kept trying to tell us what to do. so i canceled her baby shower. she now has gotten the point that she raised her kids and we are raising ours our way so butt out. helps that deap down she knows she abused my hubby by locking him in a closest. even tho she wont outright admite it. she knows butt out or you don't see grandbaby at all. i think she knows we would win a grandparents rights fight becuase she has told to many peolpe that she wishes my hubby had died of cancer 11 yrs ago rather then her other son. so what right does she have to the kid that came from him! ok off my soup box. i wont have a moniter even in my home. got enough of the eletirc stuff going dont need more cancer cuasers and that close to my baby. even my alarm clock is battery run so its lower in junk
We had 10 children and I never used any monitor. I did it the old fashioned way and listened and checked on the babies. Life is so much more enjoyable if you stay away from all the "stuff" that everyone says you need for you little ones.
When WAS the last time there was significant public outcry when a cellphone tower was being built next to a… whatever (school, business, homes, etc.)? Fact is, cell phone towers are everywhere and are we are quite literally bathed in EMF throughout our day. It's simply a false illusion we can "protect" ourselves from massive doses of EMF – unless, perhaps, you live very very far away from civilization (and you're probably still getting exposed to some EMF even in the middle of the Antarctic). Work, home, school, places of business, and just walking down the street – virtually all have significant microwave radiation. There's very, very few places in the world where we can get away from it. As long as we consider cell phone and wireless high-frequency radio communications in general essential to our daily lives – and given that hundreds of thousands of cell phones are activated, daily, it doesn't seem likely we'll ever get away from not considering it essential – it's here to stay. Unless you want to wrap your home in a Faraday cage and remove all technology from it entirely you WILL get a big dose of EMF every day of your life.
Scientists have continually ping-ponged between cell phones being toxic and cancerous to being completely harmless. Not that it's an excuse to not be safe, but I don't think they really know. Cell phones have been pretty wide use for about 20 years now – while I know the tech has been around much, much longer I got my first cell in 1994 – and unregulated Wifi spectrum legally has to be less than a watt (not that it's hard to find radios that will transmit in the 2-4 watt range but that's still very trivial power) and while cell tower microwave can run at considerably higher power the phones themselves run at very low wattage. Perhaps some people have hyper-sensitivity to EMF but I believe it's mostly psychosomatic just as thousands of idiopathic and autoimmune conditions seem to be.
In short, don't base your assumptions that wireless baby monitors are "harmful" to your infant child from one unscientific blog post that attempts to stir the radical assertion that all EMF is terrifically harmful and will somehow impede the growth and intelligence and health of your child.
Does grounding or the EMF shields that Dr. Getoff endorses http://www.bioelectricshield.com/?gclid=CPO01K_g-rMCFQ-e4AodDX0A2Q help?
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It's hardly "unfair" to rip into this. I'll gladly agree that though mainstream science doesn't recognize EMF to be generally hazardous, there's plenty of other evidence suggesting that it really is harmful, and I'll gladly agree that it has in fact harmed some people. But to claim sensationally that baby monitors are equivalent in radiation to a cell phone tower, without mentioning how common those towers are, or how rarely they're even accused of harm, is doing the readers a disservice. To fail to point out how many cordless phones, wireless internet devices, cellular telephones, and hundreds of other household devices contribute to EMF is disingenuous. To fail to describe the problem is the worst abuse of the readership; the type of electromagnetic radiation accused of harm is short-wave, high-frequency radiation, most common digital models whether corded or otherwise. In other words, it makes no difference if your monitor plugs into the wall or uses batteries (as so many readers seem to think). The problem is if it transmits its signal over radio waves, or not, and what frequencies it uses. Sarah correctly points out that digital devices are more likely to use high-frequency waves than analog ones are. Monitors with cords, no matter what sorts of electromagnetic radiation they emit, present their own hazards, as parents regularly put them near cribs, where babies can reach the cords and chew on them or become tangled. An unlikely hazard, perhaps, but far more common than EMF radiation damage.
Jim Hoskins
I especially took exception to her incorrect statement that lower frequency would somehow be safer than newer high frequency digital transmitters. That simply isn't true. I'm not making a judgement of whether or not EMF is harmful, I was stating she discredits her message when making blatantly incorrect statements and her incorrect words have consequences with the droves of people that read this and buy into it without researching and understanding the science of radio waves.
WIFI and most other radio sources are such low wattage and at a reasonable distance that before I believe there is any real risk, I will have to see some imperial evidence (beyond placing your router under your pillow at night) there is some measurable risk.
That being said if there is some proof that WIFI in my home is dangerous then I will be happy to remove.
It's hard to say what is and isn't true, when you're talking about something science largely discredits anyway. My experience has been that those that fear EMF fear higher-frequency radiation more than lower frequencies, and Sarah follows that trend. Since neither is proven damaging, it's hard to state with any authority that one is more harmful than the other. But high-frequency waves receive more blame, at least as far as I've seen.
Helen T
They removed the WIFIs in the French national libraries. This report from 2008:
But, go ahead, keep to your magical thinking.
Ankle, please see my note above with information from the American Academy of Environmental Medicine on the adverse effects well documented in the scientific literature.
The hard truth is that if you're going to get rid of baby monitors you need to get rid of the rest of the wi-fi junk in your house and make sure you don't have a smart-meter installed on your home by your power company. ALL wi-fi stuff runs on frequency beams and they're everywhere. That includes most cell phones, unless you have the older "bag phone" kind, but even they run on a frequency, albeit lower.
No, there's just no getting away from it. You can take it out of the kid's room, but that won't protect them anymore. We've already gone down the rabbit hole.
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Nice blog post, I really like it thanks for sharing this information with us.
Jim Hoskins
I cannot believe the gullibility of the people that read this non-science! This person discredits herself in several statements. 1st comparing the cell tower to the baby monitor is like comparing a nuclear power plant to the wind up generator in a LED flashlight. But less about my opinions of this kind of junk article and more about facts and science.
Please don't believe me (or especially Sarah): READ FOR YOURSELVES…do a search on the effects of low frequency vs high frequency on the body.
Lower frequencies are much more penetrating to the human body and therefore have the potential to be more damaging to biological tissue. Higher frequencies tend to bounce off because their wavelink is tighter and not as penetrating.
Next lower frequencies require more wattage to be carried; higher frequencies require much less wattage.
I loved the statement that higher frequency digital monitors were less safe because they had more channels (haha!) the frequency range from one channel to the next is a matter of points of a MHz, it makes no difference.
This person did NO research in writing the article and yet droves of lemmings were throwing out their monitors and changing the safer high frequency monitors for the slightly less if not much less safe lower frequency monitors.
We have to stop believing these opinion articles and do some fact checking for ourselves.
It is sad to me the number of people who thanked Sarah for this article.
Noel McNeil
Good thing my house is small enough that I can hear my babe's cry…without a monitor. Yikes!
Shanna Cave Kelty via Facebook
Yes. It can go wireless. It's the summer infant handheld slim and secure video monitor.
Eek! We love our monitor and it's video but it happens to be corded (although can operate on the batteries) and analog! I guess those are the only good things about it. Its MHz is much higher than what you listed, if I understand that correctly. Thanks for highlighting this issue; I will need to consider it.
This article is written by alarmists. There are so many frequencies and signals bouncing around the atmosphere on would have to live in a lead box to avoid them. But the problem with the lead box is that some groups will have a problem with the lead because some kid might take a BITE out if the box and get poisoned…. Really Now wireless baby monitors? OK let's remove ALL cell phones, cordless phones, microwaves, TV remotes, house alarms with off site monitoring, GPS systems, CFL bulbs because of the mercury inside them. No satellite TV because of the digital signals too. Do not go to concerts or shows at Disney because they use wireless technology too. A baby monitor is just a wireless microphone… BTW where is the hard science on this? Where are the years of data and research or is this just more tree huggers trying to have another 15 minutes of fame… I am sorry, I say Hogwash!
Yes, waves bathe us wherever we go, but the issue addressed here is chronic, constant exposure at close proximity, and taking prudent steps to reduce exposure. You may want to explore the website and position papers of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine.
A better question would be…where are the years of research that show all this is safe? I'd rather not let my child be the experiment.
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
@Shanna does a cradle plug into the wall .. in other words the monitor itself can separate from the plugged in cradle and go wireless?
Raya Savitri Zane via Facebook
that sucks because i had to have one….my babe napped upstairs so it was the only way I could here him……now that he is older, i dont use it anymore….
P.S. Though I totally agree that NOT using EMF emitting devices is even better than using them with diodes but it's pretty difficult to avoid them altogether, especially if you are out of your home or your neighbors have their wireless routers on 24/7.
Thanks for bringing light to this issue, Sarah, as our electronic exposure is definitely overlooked these days. I highly recommend checking out the company Ener-G-Polari-T for the purchase of EMF protection diodes. They sell diode products for every EMF producing device, including ones specially formulated for wireless devices. We have pocket diodes, diode pads under our pillows, in our cars and have stick-on diodes on our cell phones, TVs and wireless router. They even make them for bluetooth headsets. Their products are backed by science and decades of research and development — I can personally attest that they really help alleviate the negatives effects of EMFs for all ages. I'm just a satisfied customer wanting to share the wealth! http://www.energpolarit.com/
If you're going to worry about microwave radiation (which may well be justified), worry about your cordless phone, your wireless internet, and radiation from your computers as well.
And all of these things in the houses around you and the cell phone towers and power lines and radio signals etc etc etc. There is no escaping these devil microwaves!
Shanna Cave Kelty via Facebook
Mine is 100% digital, but plugs into the wall. I'm guessing it is still bad??
Great info, thank you!
What would you say about wireless keyboard and mouse? Are they as dangerous?
Julie Gerasimenko via Facebook
Yet another reason for co-sleeping!
lisa p
My baby sleeps next to my side of the bed in a bassinet and I have my smart phone. In a pouch by her head to check the time. Does a phone emit radiation levels that I should be concerned about?
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Yes, this is a serious problem. Smart phones have microwave radiation near her head which is even higher than that from a wireless baby monitor.
Lisa, Go to Mercola.com and look at dangers of cell phones. There are a TON of articles and science there. If you have smart phone, you can turn it to "airplane mode" to stop the signal and still use the clock.
We live soooo close to a cell phone tower:(
Khaled Taha via Facebook
there is notice also when you go to bed you have to put your phone away becouse also effect on your sleep and let you nervous after wake up
Wow! I had never thought about the baby monitors. I had a corded one with my first but really never used it. I was always close enough time hear him cry. I haven't used one at all since him. Thank you for sharing. This is info I will pass along to others.
Danielle White via Facebook
Michelle, you can also look on antennasearch.com.
Chi Chi Anyanwu via Facebook
I will be shutting off the WiFi in my home at night from now on, thank you!
I soo want to but my inpataincte hubby has a fit if he has to wait a whole 5 to 10 min for the online to come up. so He wont let me.
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
@Michelle if you google cell phone towers and your local area you can find a map where they are all located. The fact is that we are ALL exposed to microwave radiation, but we can minimize it in our homes at least. I don't sleep well in hotels I think because of the WiFI which we turn off at night in our home and have no EMFs in the bedrooms at all. WiFI (another form of microwave like cordless phones and baby monitors) really disturbs my sleep.
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
@Chi Chi LOL!
"What is known is that a child's brain is not fully developed until about age 20 and until that time, the skull is thinner to permit its continued growth and development. Hence, a child's brain is extremely sensitive to the effects of any type of EMF radiation."
That is an extremely invalid argument. The only conclusion that can be drawn based on those facts is that a child's brain MAY be more sensitive to the effects of emf radiation IF AT ALL I worry more about babies being parented by people like you. And unfortunately the size of one's skull doesn't relate to the amount of idiocy that one is exposed to, and many of the adult readers of this blog will accept your conclusions because they too are idiots. Anyone who excepts the conclusion that babies' brains are sensitive to EMF radiation doesn't have a grasp of basic elementary logic. Worse is someone who rights an entire article based on a falsehood.
Perhaps. Difference is, though, that the spelling mistake(s) didn't result in any incorrect claims or conclusions, whereas Sarah's logic mistake did. I also don't have a following of mindless drones believing everything that I write, so even if I do/did make a mistake I'm not impacting anyone's life very much.
And by the way, the article you linked to isn't without spelling/grammar mistakes. But who's counting.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Perhaps if you had a baby that was crying and sleepless with a wireless monitor in the room who became much less irritable and slept well after having it removed you might be less prone to calling people idiots.
I do currently have a baby with a monitor in her room, and I know that it's really hard to tell what actually is causing her to cry. We can change one thing and it'll work for a few days and then she'll be back to crying. And then when we change it back she'll stop crying again. There have been nights when we've removed the monitor and she has cried worse, and been up more often. Parents that report changes in their babies sleep are just assuming that it was related to the lack of a wireless monitor. Maybe the light on the monitor was the problem? Or they prefer the light on the new wired one. Who knows. My point was, and is, that you can't say, as a matter of fact, that because their skulls aren't fully developed that they are bothered by the wireless waves. And even if babies are bothered by wireless waves it does not imply that they are harmed by them. You can only make assumptions, and you should clearly state that you're making an assumption at the beginning of your articles.
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Just because you haven't seen definitive and lasting improvement in your child's crying habits from removing a wireless monitor doesn't mean the same for other parents. And yes, a thinner skull would definitely mean that wireless would have a greater impact on developing brains of children … some European communities have taken the precautionary step to remove ALL wifi from school grounds based on this. In addition, preliminary evidence is that wireless technology does indeed have a significant negative behavioral impact in children .. it is preliminary however and I chose not to address it in this post. You can google Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt if interested. I personally feel it is foolish to risk the microwave radiation exposure in a child's room when safer alternatives are readily available. There is NO DOUBT there is an effect .. how much likely varies from child to child but who is willing to risk their own baby? Not me.
I have to partially agree with Rob here. My wife sent me a link to this blog post and I really couldn't believe the level of ignorance regarding the dangers of EMF radiation. Read this article on Non-iodizing radiation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-ionizing_radiation). If you are really worried about EMF you should probably turn off every electrical device in your house, including your radios. Calling out baby monitors is just ludicrous.
I don't agree with Rob entirely that we know all we need to know about the long term effects of EMF exposure, but to pin it on a baby monitor ignores the more useful wider debate of how do you generally keep your baby safe from high-emitting EMF fields.
A lot of the parents who read this are going to thing they are doing a great job turning off their monitors, only to put their baby on their lap and talk on their cell phone, or hold their baby while using a computer, one one of a hundred ways to expose them to more radiation.
Did you seriously just post an article from Wikipedia as a valid source of information?
did you seriously just criticize him without reading it?
Rob, according to the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, adverse health effects from wireless radio frequency fields, such as learning disabilities, altered immune responses, and headaches, clearly exist and are well documented in the scientific literature.
Consider this quote from their position paper on Electromagnetic and Radiofrequency Fields Effect on Human Health:
"In the last five years with the advent of wireless devices, there has been a massive increase in radiofrequency (RF) exposure from wireless devices as well as reports of hypersensitivity and diseases related to electromagnetic field and RF exposure. Multiple studies correlate RF exposure with diseases such as cancer, neurological disease, reproductive disorders, immune dysfunction, and electromagnetic hypersensitivity.
The electromagnetic wave spectrum is divided into ionizing radiation such as ultraviolet and X-rays and non-ionizing radiation such as radiofrequency (RF), which includes WiFi, cell phones, and Smart Meter wireless communication. It has long been recognized that ionizing radiation can have a negative impact on health. However, the effects of non-ionizing radiation on human health recently have been seen. Discussions and research of non-ionizing radiation effects centers around thermal and non-thermal effects. According to the FCC and other regulatory agencies, only thermal effects are relevant regarding health implications and consequently, exposure limits are based on thermal effects only.1
While it was practical to regulate thermal bioeffects, it was also stated that non-thermal effects are not well understood and no conclusive scientific evidence points to non-thermal based negative health effects. Further arguments are made with respect to RF exposure from WiFi, cell towers and smart meters that due to distance, exposure to these wavelengths are negligible. However, many in vitro, in vivo and epidemiological studies demonstrate that significant harmful biological effects occur from non-thermal RF exposure and satisfy Hill's criteria of causality. Genetic damage, reproductive defects, cancer, neurological degeneration and nervous system dysfunction, immune system dysfunction, cognitive effects, protein and peptide damage, kidney damage, and developmental effects have all been reported in the peer-reviewed scientific literature."
Source: http://aaemonline.org/emf_rf_position.html
You may want to do some more exploration on the topic.
OK I agree with Sarah's artical but Rob spelling doesn't make him dumb. the smartest people in history are dyslic as I'm sure from my bad spelling you can see i am too. that hurts when someone calls someone dumb/stupid just becuase they can't spell. That has NOTHING to do with smarts!!! Your rude!
Rob, I'm curious what your degree is in, or what research you have done to prove the information in this article is not true. I was at a conference taught by pediatric chiropractors, scientists, radiologists, and medical doctors, and one of the points made there was that you can see how the brain is affected by a cell phone on a brain imaging scan. They tested both adults and children, and in adults, only the part of the brain by the ear lights up, whereas in children, half the head is lit up. I think it's worth looking into at the very least. I would be happy to consider any facts you present to prove your points, but calling people who are concerned about their children's safety when it comes to the unproven possible effects of technology is very rude and unfounded.
Actually, there's a TON of science globally that proves that radiation impacts a child's brain more deeply than a full grown adult. You should do some research before you make comments like this.
Chi Chi Anyanwu via Facebook
Michelle, in this day and age, we all do. Just not withing 150 meters or around 500 feet. I just do things the old fashioned way and run back and forth into the room, which works out to be about every 5 minutes.
Maria Phillips via Facebook
Ours is from 1992 so must be okay.
Michelle Nguyen via Facebook
How do you know if you live near a cell phone tower?
Kristen Tollison via Facebook
and they still sell the plug ins with low MHz on amazon.
Kristen Tollison via Facebook
thanks for sharing. we have a plug in video one and it's bad according to the original article you sited. we haven't used it much at all because we co-sleep. thankfully!!
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Make sure that the plug isn't just for the cradle where the monitor can go wireless as well. The plug should go directly into the monitor not a base.
Danielle White via Facebook
All the schools I am near have cell phone towers very close to them. Sometimes on the property. And no one cares at all. (Except me.) My son's school also has wireless mikes for the teachers and soon they're going to have every kid on an iPad. I'm considering homeschooling just to get him away from the EMF.
We home school because of the EMF's Wi-Fi, and don't forget about all the florescent lighting. Even if all these things were gone from the class room my kid couldn't make it all day in a class with 20-25 kids who are covered head to toe with one fragrance or another. I can't even go to a grocery store anymore without covering my nose. Yuck!
Kiya Tabb via Facebook
Thank you for sharing! Just dumped mine for an analog!
The baby moniters with cords are still sold at stores. I got mine from Target 8 months ago. Plus, you can't beat the price of those. Although I never even use it because I can always hear her.
That's why we should all be cosleeping with our babies. It is what nature intended
I cosleep AND have a monitor!!! One cannot go to sleep at 7:30pm every night and expect to be happy and/or have a clean house. Night time is the only time I get anything accomplished. I need the monitor to let me know when my little one wakes up because if I don't catch it immediately, she will wake up her sister. PS – I wake up to every single sound and movement, too. I just got used to the lack of sleep…lol. It's def not for everyone, but we're content regardless.
Well said, Tricia! Fortunately my babies rooms are right across the hall from our bedroom, and my husband is a light sleeper. I could never co-sleep. When I go to bed, I crash out big time, and I sprawl. I get too little sleep as it is, but add a baby to my bed, and I wouldn't be able to function. We used the old style plug in monitor, and we all slept just fine.
yup 80% of population does this and its in the Bible. image doing what God says.
so do I wake up at ever sound. that is the point. to kniow when your baby is awake. they can't role over and sufficate if you know they are awake. in a crib in anouther room they can. or any # of things. If you roll over in your sleep then get a cosleeper crib so you don't roll on them. and I do go to bed happy at 7:30 and get up with baby at 7. she eats alot at nite so it works great. and yes my house is clean
Megan – sounds to me like you have it all figured out and are Super Mom. Good for you. It also sounds to me like you have ONE child. I thought one kid was hard, and then I had a second. I can't imagine trying to get something done with a third child or more, especially when they're as young as mine are. Maybe one day you'll find out what it's like to have a clean house destroyed in under 15mins, maybe you won't. Either way, maybe you shouldn't criticize others for not being as fabulous a parent and homemaker as you are.
For the rest of us who couldn't possibly hold a candle to Megan's parenting, let's all go get a beer and talk about what bad mothers we are and how filthy our houses are, and laugh at those who think they know better than we do… because as you all know, we're all doing what's right for us and just trying to make it through the day. At least we don't pretend it's easy.
Yes, I agree with you. I co-slept with my first child for a while and we were happy. I could sleep when he slept. House was never in order though, but I was not in bad shape. Well, second baby came and things got very different now. One child is up another is down. There are not naps for mom ever or just once in a while when they nap at the same time. Clean house?! Not after just 1-2 hours of interrupted sleep and maybe 4-5 hours a day in total here and there plus all the cooking. My house would be perfect if I just buy processed or take out food. But I care about health of my family more then about spotless house. I am trying to be happy mom. Kids will always remember happy mother not a clean house.
Co-sleeping is a nice thing if it does not make you stressed out and very tired. No one should judge others for not doing it. It bugs me to hear these smart first time moms advices about everything. They alway know it all.
Maretta Stiles via Facebook
No babies here, but I live within 150 meters of two cell towers. One is disguised as a flag pole, the other is on a roof top. And we are right by a high school. Maybe those types of cell towers are less powerful?!?
Lindsey Miller via Facebook
I just hoovered up the charger for mine so analog here I come!
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
@Audria those are ok from what I've been researching.
Alicia Cousineau-Ingram via Facebook
Not sure if this is true but I also heard it is a way for predators to monitor the baby. They can pick up the radio frequency. I like the idea of a monitor though I don't have one. To worried about all the negative things I hear.
Audria Clarke via Facebook
My baby monitor has a battery operated wireless option for the receiver (mom's side), but the nursery side is plug in. Any ideas on the safety there?? (We have thin walls, so rarely have them in use, thankfully!!)
ecokaren via Facebook
never liked those things and never used them when my kids were little….but now, there are baby video monitors in nurseries….
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
Yes, the old style plugins are ok. If you can't find one of those at a garage sale or from a friend whose kids are older, the analog wireless that are low frequency and don't pulse are the only type that should be considered and even then used sparingly.
Ok, call me stupid but I have no idea what an old-school plug in monitor looks like, and I'm 42! lol! I have an Angelcare monitor that has a base unit that sits on a dresser in our room (we all co-sleep) and we have two remote units that are wireless, but always sit in their cradles that are plugged in – in in the living room, one in the kitchen. I would gladly swap it out for something that is a wired version, but all I've ever known are those that have a base unit to put in the room with remote/wireless units that will let you hear what's going on. Help?
Sarah, TheHealthyHomeEconomist
Sounds like the one you describe are analog wireless (like a cordless phone). It should have only a few channels just to be sure? Should be ok just keep across the room as you are already doing.
Speaking of cordless phones, your readers should also know that cordless home phones emit constant EMFs and are in many cases as bad or worse than cell phones (neither are good). A friend tested our cordless home phones with an EMF meter and it was just like sitting next to a running microwave oven, even when it was just sitting there not in use!
Dump the cordless phones, cell phones, WiFi, baby monitors and microwaves.
The internet is a good source for shopping for wired phones, though it is possible to find a limited selection in the usual electronics stores.
Great post, something most would not even think about!
Charlotte Lee via Facebook
I sleep like a rock so I need one. But ours has always been a cheap analog.
April Miles Thornton via Facebook
So if the monitor is one that plugs into the wall it's ok? That's what we have. I keep it across the room from the crib and only use it at night as unfortunately the design of our house is such that the master bedroom is across the house from the other rooms. I don't use it for naps as I am nearby and awake…but I'm a sound sleeper, so I doubt I'd hear the baby across the house in the middle of the night without the monitor.
Joyce Herron via Facebook
We must use a wireless "baby" monitor in our home for safety. My 88 yr old mother lives iwth us. Her bedroom is down stairs and we bought this house because she can not climb stairs. The monitor is needed so that I can hear her during the night in case of a fall or other urgent need. Baby monitors were not around when my children were born. My grandson with autism requires 24/7 monitoring too. At night he can be seen and heard by my daughter via wireless monitors. He is nonverbal, does not know danger and must be locked in his room during the night for safety. The kids bedrooms are upstairs and the parents down. I agree about not using the monitors, but in some cases it is necessary. Love all you healthy tips and recipes.
Joyce, why can't you use a monitor with a plug in cord? Why does it have to be wireless?
Very, very good point. As a matter of fact, this idea of eliminating all wired devices with "wireless" is an industry idea. Presently,during this time of economic downturn, the wireless industry ocntinues to show double digit profits.IN fact, industry lobbied government to make sure that biological effects from wireless devices were not included in the Safety codes used for placement of wireless towers.
Heddy's Healthy Home via Facebook
Thank you so much for writing this! It's certainly something that needs to be said and heard.
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
@Thea yes, I noticed that I became a much lighter sleeper after my first baby was born. Mother's hormones to keep baby safe probably.
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We used a wired video monitor that's up and across the room because he makes no noise for hours after he wakes up. But still, this makes me feel like ahhhhh, it's always something!!!
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
@Marilu new is definitely not always better!
Marilu Martinez-Vargas via Facebook
We have an old wired one that I still need to use because of my son's health (even though he's 6). Glad to know that one is safer!
I've been wanting to install a wired video monitor for our baby; but haven't anything other than the digital wireless variety. Would you kindly provide any information about the camera (brand, etc. ). Also, what type of display does the wire connect to? Any info on the display as well? I would really appreciate any info from you on this. I'm worried sick about exposing WiFi or IP signals to my child.
Many thanks !!
Thea Steggall via Facebook
I had no idea but I'm glad we didn't have one. We had a regular monitor but didn't need it much because I am such a light sleeper and she didn't move into her room anyway until she was close to a year old.
Elizabeth Anne via Facebook
I never felt the need for any kind of monitor. If my baby is too far away for me to hear him cry, I am doing something wrong!
That's an very good perspective on that. Instead of relying on technology to babysit(ie TV,baby monitor) the old fashioned method is far superior. It has been proposed to give cell phones to kids who are being bullied to use when they are been harassed. Instead there should be public meetings and block parents established with councilling for those being bullied and mandatory courses for all students on the offenses of bullying.
thehealthyhomeeconomist via Facebook
Definitely one item to leave off the baby shower list.
Erin Wheeler via Facebook
yikes. glad i never used those.


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I remember when "Hustlin'" came out in 2006. It was a big baller / drug dealer anthem that would inspire these types to stand on tables at the club and frivolously toss money around. What we didn't know at that time is who Rick Ross was, or how big of an artist he would eventually become. Def Jam sent out these picture disc Port Of Miami sampler vinyls to deejays, along with long white tees featuring the same drawn image of Ross' big ass head.
I just remember opening the package and being like "look at this fuckin' guy". I thought the concept of a dude cutting out a drawing of his own head and putting in a circular pattern on vinyl was ridiculous; just about as ridiculous as anyone wearing the giant white tee with the same drawing of Ross' head on it. In pure silliness, I ended up giving the t-shirt to an indie rock loving friend that knows nothing about hip-hop as a gag gift (his response as he held it up and examined it: "that is niiiiice"), and I kept the vinyl based on it's sheer audacity. Considering I (somehow) actually like the new Rick Ross album, I'm glad that I did.
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I don't know what has happened, but suddenly my laptop can't play any sound and the volume bar has gone.
It's an Acer Aspire 4937 G, running Windows Vista Home Premium.
Restarting my laptop has fixed the problem (for now).
But I would like to know what caused this to happen in the first place, so that if it happens again I can fix it.


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Means if I click on Category1 on my website, it should display all posts of that category on the page. Where should I write the short code to achieve this.
Here is my website http://just4enjoy.com/
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When PFE was initially exploring strategic alternatives for Zoetis before finally deciding to IPO 20% of the business, do you think they looked at selling it? Uh, you bet they did. Were there interested buyers? Uh, you bet there were. How many were there? Uh, there were several, and you can bet they were willing to pay a lot of dollars, euros, yen, or whatever, but as you might have guessed, the tax implications were just too great to overcome for Mr. Read and co. My guess is that this company won't be public for very long (once the tax free window opens up). Think about that before you decide to hit the SELL button here at $30 when the stock is worth closer to $45 to $48 to any of the other strategic players in the animal health biz dying to get scale with the #1 player. This thing is a STEAL at this level, back up the truck now while the dumb money is puking it out. You can thank me later.
Sentiment: Strong Buy
So you think this eps report bodes that strongly for ZTS and will move the needle? When is the expiration of the tax free window again? Pfe was under intense pressure to get its stock price moving again. The spinout of ZTS is nothing like COP/PSX or FOrtune brands spinout of BEAM... I like your enthusiasm but believe you are reaching for a pie in the sky here
Agreed with the low growth rate and only options is to cut cost and that's not going to happen. ZTS enjoyed the R&D of big daddy for a long time and now that their on their own R&D will eat them alive.
Sentiment: Sell
there is NO mass exodus here... just SOMEBODY 'taking advantage' of low volume. Let the CC play out, and let the cards fall as they may. I see no problem here.


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Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp
|8 Ounce, hulled
|1 Pound, diced
|Granulated sugar
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1 Tablespoon
|Orange juice
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs)
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Rolled oats
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
|Light brown sugar
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs), firmly packed
|Ground cinnamon
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Ground almonds
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Cold butter
|10 Tablespoon (11/4 Stick)
|1 , lightly beaten
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
If the strawberries are large, cut them in half.
Combine the strawberries, rhubarb, and granulated sugar in a 2-quart baking dish.
In a small bowl, blend the cornstarch with the orange juice.
Pour this mixture over the fruit and stir gently to coat.
Set the baking dish aside while making the topping.
In a bowl, toss together the flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and almonds.
With a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in the chilled butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 10 minutes.
Stir in the beaten egg.
Spoon the oat mixture evenly over the fruit and press down gently.
Bake until browned, 50-60 minutes.
Serve the crisp warm.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 3262 Calories from Fat 1281
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 146 g224.5%
Saturated Fat 80.6 g402.8%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 534 mg178%
Sodium 959.2 mg40%
Total Carbohydrates 453 g151%
Dietary Fiber 33.2 g132.7%
Sugars 226.7 g
Protein 50 g100.3%
Vitamin A 93.1% Vitamin C 351.8%
Calcium 60.2% Iron 83.3%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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Modern Bliss by metrovinzWatch
©2012-2016 metrovinz
Was a long time I wanted to do a background like that, but I was very busy in this last period.
i hope you like it.
10/05/2012 - fixed some colors
12/05/2012 - a lot of improvements on logo and some text
i hope you like it.
10/05/2012 - fixed some colors
12/05/2012 - a lot of improvements on logo and some text
Please make 1366x766 version! Thank you! But it´s very cool!
It's very good, but it's too small for me. Can you post 1920x1080 version?
(Again, it's very good!)
(Again, it's very good!)
can you post 1600 900 version ?)
I am developing some software which is called Klumbu Word, is their any chance I could use this image in the metro for the default background. Visit klumbu.co.uk/klumbuword.php to check out the metro. You will have credit in the About box. thank you and where is the download :L thanks.
Nice wall. I really like it.
Love it. Can't wait for Metro! That will make an awesome tablet wallpaper.
Very good idea
Great work man!!
Ti immagini un XP rifatto in stile metro con tutti i miglioramenti grafici del caso?
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We arrived early, and the hotel allowed us to store our bags while we went out to get some lunch. When we arrived back at the hotel to check in, our bags were waiting for us in the room.
I did not get the mans name who was at the front desk while we were there, but he was incredibly helpful. He truly went above and beyond to help us out.
The stairs are steep! I do not find this out of the ordinary for this type of European hotel.
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Brazil Port Stocks Quadruple on Record Shipping: Freight Markets
Investors are piling into Brazilian port operators at prices three times as expensive as the broader market, counting on cargo backlogs and record shipping volumes to bolster profit.
The three companies that trade on the Sao Paulo stock exchange and operate Brazilian ports at least quadrupled in the two years through March. Exporters are facing shipping delays on rising demand for Brazil's sugar, soybean and iron ore exports, while record imports augment revenue for ports.
LLX Logistica SA, owned by Eike Batista, is building a complex in Rio de Janeiro state that the billionaire says will be the world's third-biggest port. Santos Brasil Participacoes SA, operator of port Santos, Brazil's biggest by value shipped, may triple capacity within seven years, according to fund manager Studio Investimentos in Rio. Triunfo Participacoes e Investimentos SA, which runs a port in the state of Santa Catarina, is seeking licenses to open a terminal in port Santos and has seen its stock rise to 8.69 reais yesterday from 1.35 two years ago.
"The demand is certainly there and shipping has huge growth potential," said Andre Vainer, who helps manage 600 million reais ($376.2 million) as equity fund manager at Rio-based XP Investimentos. "For a port already operating, the earnings growth is very visible."
Vainer added to holdings in Santos Brasil and sold all shares of LLX in February, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The Acu port project, which is scheduled to begin operation in the second half of next year, has too much "execution risk," he said. The difficulty in obtaining environmental licenses in Brazil could delay other port projects, helping Santos Brasil because it is already moving cargo, Vainer said.
Iron Ore
Shipping volumes in Brazilian ports grew 14 percent in 2010 to 833.9 million tons, bolstered mostly by record exports of iron ore, according to the Agencia Nacional de Transportes Aquaviarios, Brazil's water-transportation regulator. Imports surged 42 percent to $181.6 billion last year as the fastest economic growth in two decades fueled consumer demand. Exports rose 32 percent to $201.9 billion, the Trade Ministry said.
Brazil ranked 114 out of 183 countries for ease of trading across borders in the World Bank's "Doing Business 2011" survey, falling 16 places from the previous year. Export shipping costs are 46 percent higher than they are across Latin America and the Caribbean, at $1,790 per container.
"If we don't strongly invest in ports we will be facing a logistical blackout," said Nelson Carvalhaes, owner of Porto de Santos Comercio, Exportacao e Importacao Ltda., the exclusive buyer and exporter of Brazilian coffee for Trieste, Italy-based Illycaffe SpA. "With the size of the agricultural harvest and commodity production we need huge investments."
Worst Backlog
About 38 ships were waiting to load on April 1 at the Port of Paranagua, Brazil's second-largest for shipping soybeans after Santos. That's the worst backlog in four years for this time of the year, Lourenco Fregonese, a director at the port, said in a phone interview.
Warehouses are full of the oilseed and the port is granting permission for 1,000 trucks to unload each day, about half the demand, according to Fregonese.
Brazil is "very productive in the field but then when we want to ship the things out, 40 percent of this advantage is lost because of trucks that have to line up for 100 kilometers to unload," Batista, 54, Brazil's richest man, said in a March 14 interview at Bloomberg's headquarters in New York.
The growing demand for commodities could be crimped by a global economic slowdown, while the share run-up for port operators gives little room for construction delays that would crimp earnings prospects, said Ed Kuczma, who helps oversee $30 billion at Van Eck Associates in New York.
'Headline Risk'
Santos Brasil fetches 32.4 times earnings, while Triunfo has a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.3 percent. LLX is pre-operational so it has no earnings. The 69-member Bovespa index trades at an average 11.3 times profit.
"It's a strong long-term story, but in the near term it's a question of valuations," said Kuczma, who holds no Brazilian port stocks in his emerging-markets fund. "The individual political and headline risk is high because of the environmental issues and the difficulty to get licenses."
Brazil is boosting spending on infrastructure as it develops the biggest oil fields in the Americas since 1976 and prepares to host the 2014 soccer World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics. Expenditures to improve airports, ports, highways and the power grid is set to rise to 160 billion reais by 2012 from 121 billion reais in 2009, according to the Association of Infrastructure and Industries.
Manhattan Twice
"Investors like Eike Batista used great insight by moving in this sector because they knew the government takes a long time to act," said Adriano Pires, head of the Brazilian Center for Infrastructure, a Rio-based consultancy. "The bottlenecks are so big and the demand is so pent-up that it will take a long time to see ports get competitive against each other."
Batista's logistics company, LLX, says Acu will have a shipping capacity of 350 million metric tons a year, 42 percent of last year's total volume in Brazil. LLX is negotiating 70 possible agreements with companies seeking to do business at the port's industrial complex, which Batista says will be more than twice the size of Manhattan.
"Once we have these investments anchored and the projects completed, a countless number of other companies that provide services will install themselves there," said Otavio Lazcano, chief executive officer of LLX, in a telephone interview.
Connected to the Hinterland
"We are de-bottlenecking part of the economy," Batista said in the March 14 interview. "It would be the world's most holistically engineered industry port because you have the supply chain of pipeline, iron ore and railway connected to the hinterland. Korea Inc., China Inc., Germany Inc. can move in."
The site, Batista said, will have a shipyard, steel plants, car factories and oil treatment facilities, while his own energy company, MPX Energia SA, will offer electricity.
Batista's vision has yet to be realized. London-based miner Anglo American Plc's Minas-Rio project in the Acu complex is at least two years behind its original schedule because of delays in obtaining environmental and construction permits.
The project consists of an iron ore mine, a processing plant and a 326-mile (525-kilometer) slurry pipeline to transport the mineral from Minas Gerais state. The company plans to start shipping from Acu in 2013.
Licensing and finding financing are the biggest hurdles to opening new ports in Brazil, said Carlo Bottarelli, chief executive officer of Sao Paulo-based Triunfo Participacoes e Investimentos, an operator for toll-roads, ports and energy generation.
The company spent 500 million reais to build Navegantes port in the southern state of Santa Catarina, he said in a telephone interview. Shipping rose 40 percent last year to 580,000 containers, Bottarelli said.
"It's the part of the business we'd like to grow the most but getting through the regulation for ports is a tough task," said Bottarelli.


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I'm quite irritated as to my car's sound insulation, it's a 95 corolla and I want to remove some of the outside noise when I'm driving, Are there ways I could use so as to lessen the external noise(engine noise,other vehicle's noise) from the cabin?
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Yes, the normal route is to add sound deadening material inside the doors and/or on the floor of the car. A corolla won't have much stock insulation so you should be able to make some good progress in reducing it.
This is a common project for people who are installing nice audio systems, so you should be able to find some nice walk-throughs on audio sites.
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Brock signs contract extension with 49ers
Brock: 'I just play my technique, use my speed and my quickness'
SANTA CLARA -- Cornerback Tramaine Brock and the 49ers on Friday signed a four-year, $14 million contract extension that includes a $3.75 million signing bonus, a source told CSNBayArea.com.
Brock, who leads the 49ers with four interceptions, will make his first career start Monday night when the 49ers face Washington in place of Tarell Brown, who is out indefinitely with a ribs injury. The 49ers later announced the extension but did not reveal the contract's terms.
"Tramaine is a great example of what hard work and dedication can lead to," 49ers general manager Trent Baalke said. "He has taken advantage of his opportunities since signing with our team as an undrafted free agent in 2010 and has certainly earned this extension. Extending the contracts of our young and talented players has always been, and will continue to be, one of our primary goals."
Brock originally received a $500 signing bonus in April 2010 to sign with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent. This season, he signed a one-year tender as a restricted free agent for $1.323 million.
Brock, 25, a fourth-year player from Belhaven, has played well in seven games after taking over for Nnamdi Asomugha as the 49ers' No. 3 cornerback. He was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording two interceptions, including one he returned for a touchdown, against the Houston Texans on Oct. 6.
In 2011, Brock opened the season as the 49ers' No. 3 cornerback. He recorded interceptions in his first two games before missing time with a hand injury. Chris Culliver replaced him, and Brock did not get his job back until this season when Asomugha left the lineup with a knee injury. After Brock took over as the No. 3 cornerback, the 49ers released Asomugha.
On Monday, Brock will be on the field as a starter.
When asked about that change of roles for Brock, 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said the biggest adjustment will be remaining on the field for every down.
"I think the change comes in that he went from not playing to being in the nickel, which is a part-time job where you're in and out and you usually get a break of at least two or three plays or longer depending on the game you're in," Fangio said. "And now the change comes, it's amped up another level. He's in there every play.
"He's just got to be ready to play every play not knowing he's got built in breaks when we're in base like he had for the first however many games he was playing. There is a change, but it's just got to be a mental adjustment for him."
Brock's contract extension indicates that the club views him as a starter next season. It's a contract similar to what the 49ers were believed to be willing to pay Brown, who is in the final year of his contract. Brown unknowingly forfeited a $2 million escalator in his salary this season when he skipped the team's offseason program. The 49ers have expressed a desire to "make it right."
When asked for an update Brown's contract situation with the 49ers, Baalke told 95.7 The Game, "Still in discussion with them, still working through the process."