When I first brought my baby home, we had a bit of a hard time getting used to using the baby monitor in his nursery. We wanted to make sure that we were using the baby monitor right, because if we didn’t it would completely defeat the purpose of the exercise.
When we took it out of its box, we read the instructions carefully and followed them to a T. Later we realized that that didn’t really work and we went with common sense instead.
Position, position, position
Positioning the baby monitor in the nursery is essential, not too far away from baby and not too near that it becomes bothersome. Making sure that the cord was well hidden so we wouldn’t trip on it in the dark when we came in to check on our son helped too. And we always made sure to charge the batteries in the receivers!
Test, test, test
Other than that, I also recommend testing it out a few times first before using it on the baby, just to ensure that it’s working the way it’s supposed to. Besides that, being extra careful the first few days you use it helps you get used to the idea of hands free parenting!
High, low, medium…Sound?
The most important thing to ensure is that you are comfortable with the sound level on the receivers. Setting the volume too high will make for a very uncomfortable awakening should baby scream in the night. Setting the volume too low might not let you hear him at all. A happy medium is what you’re aiming for!
I hope these tips help you and be sure to check out my reviews on popular baby monitors in the links! 
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