Graco Baby

Peace of Mind but not Perfect
So I sent my husband out to buy this the day we found out our infant had RSV. I knew that I wasn't going to be able to sleep unless I had some way of knowing my son was breathing.

Without doing a ton of research, we bought this one by Graco.

Here's the pros:
-affordable
-works well--even without the masonrite board they suggest you buy, which Graco doesn't sell anymore, though the instruction guide said it did
-instructions are easy to use and explain it well
--IT WORKS!

Here's the cons:

--the parent unit operates with a unit charger and when it's unplugged, it goes to batteries. If you ever plan to leave the room where it's plugged in, you will need to rely on the battery charge. We've had to change batteries at least once a week. This adds up!

--The monitor itself has 3 settings, sound only, sound and movement and one where it also picks up any sound in the room and ticks when it picks it up. Yes, it ticks. Annoying, so clearly we choose the sound and movement and not the ticking part. There is a button that you slide in one of 3 positions to indicate how you would like to use the monitor. If you decide to mute the ticking noise, it's very difficult to move the button for that feature. It can be done but sometimes it takes a few tries.
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So the product works and I have peace of mind but it isn't without fault. I think in retrospect, I'd buy the one with the rechargeable parent unit. The batteries are adding up fast.

Comfort 4 a first time Mom
This monitor really is like having an Angel on duty. My daughter (a first-time mom) was nervous about laying her baby down alone but this monitor helped her feel more secure. Would definitely recommend this product to anyone.

Peace of mind, some build quality issues
We got one of these with our first child and another for our second child. It provides remarkable peace of mind, especially for first time parents. We haven't had many issues with false alarms, though they can occur (sensitivity adjustment is helpful). Now that our older child is 2.5 years old and in a toddler bed, we still use the monitor, as the motion sensor is now useful to tell us when she is out of bed (alarm goes off when no motion detected in bed).

One issue has been the quality of the power supplies (typical "wall wart" transformers). Of the four supplies we've had (for 2 towers and 2 base stations), two have developed large cracks in the transformer housing and one of those also developed worn insulation on the wires. We typically plug and unplug the tower units from the wall once or twice a day (put kid in bed, bring tower downstairs to work, then bring tower upstairs to our bedroom when we go to bed). I would imagine this is pretty typical use, so the cracking of the housing is surprising (and yes, we unplug by gripping the housing, not by tugging on the wire).

As some have noted, static can be an issue. We've found that it can be made a lot better by making sure that the tower is the only thing plugged into a typical two-outlet power outlet. Static becomes worse if, say, the tower is plugged into the same panel as a clock radio.

Saved my sons life
My son was 4 days old when he stopped breathing. My husband did CPR on him and saved his life. He was then admitted into the the hospital for several days. The doctors classified it as "near-miss SIDS". This monitor can save lives! It's an investment worth making!!! LOVE IT!!!!!

don't get swept up in the "sensor" - it's a crappy monitor
While the sensor is a great feature and certainly offers peace of mind (which is why we got it), the actual monitoring leaves much to be desired. The monitor is very prone to interference, has terrible range and constantly "hisses".. there is no sound-activated feature where it's muted while there is no or almost no noise. This is particularly annoying at night. The build quality is also pretty bad. One of our transmitters fell about 3 feet and broke immediately.