Environment monitor vs baby monitor: the difference (and why you might want both)
You'd be forgiven for thinking a baby monitor and an environment monitor are the same thing. They sound similar and they often sit in the same nursery. But they answer two very different questions.
Here's the difference.
What a baby monitor does
A baby monitor watches and listens. Audio, video, sometimes movement. Its job is to let you see and hear your babe from another part of the house.
What an environment monitor does
An environment monitor reads the conditions around your babe, temperature and humidity, and turns them into information you can act on. It's not watching your babe; it's reading the space they're in. And it reads that space more accurately than a monitor's sensor, here's why.
It is also why Orbie has no screen, no light and no sound.
Why they answer different questions
One tells you what your babe is doing. The other tells you what the environment around them is like. Neither replaces the other, which is exactly why plenty of parents use both.
So is Orbie a baby monitor?
No. Orbie is an environment monitor. It reads temperature and humidity where your babe sleeps and turns it into simple dressing guidance in the app. It works alongside whatever baby monitor you already have, not instead of it.
If you want the longer version, we answer this and about sixty other questions in the Orbie FAQs.
This article is general information, not medical advice. If you're ever worried about your little babe, trust your gut and reach out to your GP, child health nurse, or Pregnancy, Birth and Baby on 1800 882 436.
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A baby monitor watches and listens; an environment monitor reads the conditions around your babe.
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Orbie reads your babe's environment and the app tells you exactly what to dress them in.