How Does The Baby Wake You Up When You're Deaf?

[writer811]

I have a big worry, and that worry is that something is going to happen to the kids when I'm asleep. I have severe hearing loss and I can't hear anything at night. What can I do to ensure that I wake up when my children need me? Baby monitors won't work.

 

[Timothy]

Would lights wake you up? What if you bought something that could "hear" the baby crying and in turn, trigger a light to come on, like a noise sensing light?

 

[writer811]

I don't know, Timothy. I've never heard of anything like that but I'm willing to give it a shot! Do you know of any products like that?

 

[Timothy]

Well, I know that Graco makes baby monitors like THESE that have sound activated light functions, but I'm not sure if they would wake you up.

 

[writer811]

Thank you, Timothy. I appreciate your help but after checking those out a little, I don't think they would wake me up. The sun doesn't usually wake me, nor does someone turning on my light, so I doubt these would.

 

[Foster]

I thought I'd seen something that might help you in this situation so I did a quick google search. What I found was a product that you put under your pillow and it vibrates to wake you. I would give you a link but I don't have enough posts. If you search google for connevans you should find them.

 

[BigPapa]

There are a lot of deaf parents out there, including my cousin and I am sure that there is a product whether with lights or vibrations that could be hooked up to alert you to your baby. Some research is all that is needed.

 

[writer811]

I've actually got one of those vibrating devices and it always wakes me up but it's not very reliable. If there's a power outage, it resets itself and won't go off anymore. Also, sometimes it just plain doesn't go off when it's supposed to. It's good for now, but I'd prefer something a little more reliable.