Can I use my Angelcare Sensor Pad in a Bedside crib

When using a Wireless Sensor Pad in a bedside crib you need to make sure the bedside crib has a stable base.

The monitor will not alarm if your bedside crib is balancing, vibrating, swinging - it must be static.

The Nursery/Camera Unit MUST always be placed at least 1m away from baby’s cot – at no point should baby be able to reach out and touch any cords. This is the same for any nightlights, lamps, blinds etc in the room/nursery.

Any Movement Monitor with or without a Sensor Pad cord MUST always be set-up as per the instructions within the user guide provided with the monitor.

In addition to this, when monitoring movement, the bedside crib would need to be 30 cm away from your bed and static.

The crib must not be in contact with or attached to your bed when monitoring baby’s movements.

The Angelcare Sensor Pad is very clever, it is designed to detect baby’s movement on the surface of their mattress - however tiny. If the bedside crib is attached to/touching your bed the monitor may not alarm if needed – it cannot distinguish if the movement it is detecting is from baby or you.

This is the same for any form of movement that the pad can detect such as by a fan, a mobile attached to the crib, a crib in rocking motion, draughts, another person touching the cot, radiator pipes etc.

How the Sensor Pad Works

To explain the alarms to you - if no movement is detected on the surface of baby`s mattress for 20 seconds you will hear the:

Main Alarm – this is a series of loud continuous beeps from both the Nursery/Camera Unit & Parent Unit (if switched on). This indicates that your monitor has not re-established baby’s sleeping pattern.

If you are unsure if the Sensor Pad is detecting movement from that other than baby, such as the above, carry out the simple Four Corner Test for your model.

To find this info, in the help centre search for: Four Corner Test 

This will bring up the Four Corner Test for all Angelcare Movement Monitors so you can select the correct process for your model