Still using a baby monitor?

[kleigh926]

Does anyone still use a baby monitor for their Feb. 13 kid? We have always used them because we run a fan in our room at night and wouldn't be able to hear them unless they were screaming. Yesterday DS's monitor charger broke, and instead of buying him a new one, I am probably going to use DD's for him and not have one in her room anymore. She usually comes into our room at night if she needs anything, but there have been a handful of times that she has just started crying if something was wrong instead of getting out of bed. At first I got a little anxious thinking about not having a monitor in her room anymore, then I realized that she's almost 4 and maybe I am being a little overprotective  But it got me wondering if any of you still use them or at what age you stopped using them. 

[wineandcake]

We stopped at like 5 months? I had the angel care monitor and once he started moving in the crib I stopped. I still use the nightlight part on it in their room but never the monitor.

If we're going to be outside we put the video monitor outside their door so we can hear and see if Mac leaves the room. Otherwise I never felt the need to use a monitor.

[seadragon2013]

We still have an audio monitor in DS's room. His door and our door are closed at night, so we can't really hear him without it unless he's wailing.

He is pretty independent these days and sleeps through the night 99% of the time, so we'll probably remove it soon.

[summer]

Neither of my kids have monitors in their rooms anymore. I think I dropped DS' around 18 months, but in fairness, his room shared a wall with our master bathroom, so I could hear him fine. We have a bigger house now, and the kids rooms and the master are on opposite sides of the house, but since the dog sleeps in DS' room, and the kids rooms share a wall, I don't really worry about it. They will both holler if they need us.

[pinkie]

I don't use it on either kid. Before we go to bed we def will hear them. After we go to bed z would come get us if he needs us and our little guy - well we don't go in there unless he's screaming and I would hear that even if sleeping.

[brachysira]

We've never really used one. Kids have always been in our room or across the hall. Our upstairs is super isolated and we can't hear, so if one kid moves up there, we might add one. DD naps upstairs sometimes and she comes down if she needs things, and otherwise I assume she's fine.

[mishka29]

We use one in each room. I like to peek on them.

I think it will be handy in the future once we night train and dd1 has to get up and go to the bathroom.

[sagen]

We haven't used one in forever. My 3 year old just comes in our room if he is scared. I would buy a new one.

[dc2london]

We rarely used monitors at all and stopped using them entirely pretty early

[sjames2015]

We still do. We have the split screen between her and DD2. We rarely use it just for her. I also have an audio one in there because the split screen only does one audio. That way I can tell if she's throwing up or crying because she's scared.

[aydee]

We still have an audio monitor for I & A that we use when their door is closed during naps and when they go to bed at night and we're downstairs. I find that it's still really helpful, and I particularly like that is has an intercom feature (Vtech audio monitor, I love it).

We open their door when we come upstairs to go to bed, and we don't have a need for a monitor at that point because they're in the room next door to us and both doors are open so we can hear them easily if they call us.

I think you could go either way with the monitor. I don't see it as crazy or overprotective to still use one. I also think that your DD is probably old enough that you could talk to her about coming to get you if she needs you at night. If she seems comfortable with that plan, you probably could save the money and not buy another monitor.