How would you handle this?

[5 Little Monkeys]

It was pretty hilarious watching them the first few times I had to speak to them. Now I only have to talk to them maybe once a week if that but it's still funny watching them look around to see where I am haha.

Just curious, why no monitors? Especially after the poopy disaster!! haha

[bright sparks]

It was pretty hilarious watching them the first few times I had to speak to them. Now I only have to talk to them maybe once a week if that but it's still funny watching them look around to see where I am haha.

Just curious, why no monitors? Especially after the poopy disaster!! haha

I never had baby monitors for my kids and I lived in a big Victorian house when they were babies and if they needed me, I would still always hear them. I don't want to be watching a monitor like a clock. If they wake up, move around, talk or play it is really not something I need to keep a close eye on in my opinion. If they are ill they will cry out and I will run up to them immediately. The pooping incident aside from my daughters event at 12 months old is the only daycare pooping incident I've ever encountered in the nearly 9 years so its an exception and not one that warrants spending dosh on video monitors. The little boy was silent so unless I was actively staring at the monitor then I wouldn't have noticed what he was doing, and they still wouldn't have helped. I don't want to spoil my breaks with being preoccupied with watching the monitor all the time. I check them all within the first 20-30 minutes to check they are settled and tuck them in if necessary, but after that I just check hourly and it is as quick and sneaky as cracking the door and peaking in. Kids manage all night long while we are asleep without us watching over them like a hawk. Just makes a lot of people over anxious about them...which is kind of ironic after my other post about being anxious about my own kids lol but that's a totally different scenario. I appreciate that these are not our children so we have to be extra cautious but after so many years without, I just don't think they would be overall that helpful for me. I know some mothers who have them and they are so neurotic and jump at every movement and end up being more disruptive to their child. So what, your child looks super uncomfortable sleeping in that position. Leave them alone to correct themselves independently and learn from their mistakes otherwise they will rely on you for everything as they grow up with a lack of abilities to sooth themselves.