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Just wondering what the laws are here, can't seem to find much information on it. The monitor transmits on 49MHz frequency. The other day I happened to catch something that sounded like a walkie talkie and it made me wonder if I'm hearing that on my monitor, could anyone be listening to our family? Hopefully no one is, but I have caught my snoopy neighbours sitting in the dark, looking into my window once. I'm now pretty weary of them.
If this monitor is easy to listen to, is there a baby monitor that anyone knows of that transmits on a frequency that would be more difficult to listen in on?
Thanks for any info!
That is correct, it's a baby monitor. It's not a magical device that stops transmitting sounds that don't originate directly from the baby or within the baby's room. It is capable of transmitting any sounds near the room. I'm well aware that my baby monitor is not secure in any way, that's why I'm here asking. My question is about it being legal or not to take advantage of this monitor and use it to eavesdrop on a family. I'm not interested in "probably" legal, I'd like to hear from someone who knows about these specific radio laws here in Canada.
Answer
It is perfectly legal in Canada to possess and use radio equipment which is able to receive broadcast provided that the information is not passed on or disclosed to another person or people. It is illegal to decrypt encrypted or scrambled communications. Laws are laid out in the Canadian Radiocommunications Act.
Police scanners are perfectly legal. So are cell phone scanners. Equipment such as baby monitors and cordless phones are notoriously cheap and only operate over a limited range of radio frequencies. It is often possible for two different sets of baby monitors to be on the same frequency and hear each other just by chance. Most operate on frequencies not easily picked up by standard two-way radios, but one with enough money one can purchase radio equipment able to pick up those frequencies. However, in most cases, someone would have to be extremely serious if they wanted to listen to your baby monitor -- or just extremely (un)lucky that their system picked it up.
In previous jobs I've had access to equipment able to pick up the darnedest things. You'd be installing some equipment on a remote mountain top and then listening to a crane operator on minute and a couple of arguing fishermen the next. People do have a habit of assuming that no one else is listening.
You can look for units which have scramblers built in. You can use wired units. You can locate it against an outside wall with a (silvered) mirror behind it. You can find one which you can lower its transmitting power -- or in which you can take off its transmitting antenna. Try walking around your house with the receiver and see how far away you can hear anything. Many units allow resetting of frequencies -- you can do this every day -- and some even to this each time it is turned on/off.
It is perfectly legal in Canada to possess and use radio equipment which is able to receive broadcast provided that the information is not passed on or disclosed to another person or people. It is illegal to decrypt encrypted or scrambled communications. Laws are laid out in the Canadian Radiocommunications Act.
Police scanners are perfectly legal. So are cell phone scanners. Equipment such as baby monitors and cordless phones are notoriously cheap and only operate over a limited range of radio frequencies. It is often possible for two different sets of baby monitors to be on the same frequency and hear each other just by chance. Most operate on frequencies not easily picked up by standard two-way radios, but one with enough money one can purchase radio equipment able to pick up those frequencies. However, in most cases, someone would have to be extremely serious if they wanted to listen to your baby monitor -- or just extremely (un)lucky that their system picked it up.
In previous jobs I've had access to equipment able to pick up the darnedest things. You'd be installing some equipment on a remote mountain top and then listening to a crane operator on minute and a couple of arguing fishermen the next. People do have a habit of assuming that no one else is listening.
You can look for units which have scramblers built in. You can use wired units. You can locate it against an outside wall with a (silvered) mirror behind it. You can find one which you can lower its transmitting power -- or in which you can take off its transmitting antenna. Try walking around your house with the receiver and see how far away you can hear anything. Many units allow resetting of frequencies -- you can do this every day -- and some even to this each time it is turned on/off.
baby doesn't eat baby cereal any more?
kitkat_
what should i give her instead. i'm worried that she doesn't get the nutrients it has inside the cereal. i only I only give her in the mornings and evenings . meat and vegies noon and dinner time.
Answer
Infant cereal is junk food that no baby needs EVER. It is full of oils, and sugars, and chemicals to improve "mouth feel".
If you want your baby to get iron feed them foods rich in iron:
Meat
Beans/Lentils
Lima Beans
Asparagus
Green Peas
Spinach
Apricots/Peaches
Apples
Dates
Broccoli
Any green leafy veg
Watermelon
Meat is an important first food, cereal is not. Meat and meat substitutes contain iron and zinc in an easy to digest form. Infant cereal has only added iron that is hard to digest.
"Start with small amounts of high iron foods like iron-fortified infant cereal or well-cooked finely minced meat"
http://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile69c.stm
"First foods. During the transition to solid foods, it is vital that infants continue to ingest an adequate volume of breast milk or formula. Introduction of solid foods should be based on the physiologic and developmental maturity of the infant in combination with our understanding of nutrient requirements for the rapidly growing infant. Iron-containing foods are recommended as the first foods. The use of single foods makes it easier to identify the cause of an allergic reaction, were it to occur. In Canada, the most commonly used first food is iron-fortified infant cereal. Meat and alternatives are iron-containing foods that can also be introduced at this stage. The foods in this group include meats, fish, poultry, cooked egg yolks, and alternatives such as well-cooked legumes and tofu. Iron from meat sources is better absorbed than iron from non-meat sources."
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/pubs/infant-nourrisson/nut_infant_nourrisson_term_6_e.html
"In addition, infants need lots of protein and cereal has a low protein-calorie ratio (even lower when mixed with water or fruit). Many experts (including LLL) suggest giving meat or other foods naturally rich in iron instead of foods with added iron. "
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/first-foods.html
Although meat is considered an excellent source of iron, it has not always been perceived as a suitable first complementary food. Our perception of first foods has been strongly influenced by the marketing of fortified cereal-based foods, even though the iron absorbed from these foods is extremely low.
A recent study has confirmed that the consumption of highly refined and fortified cereal foods may not be the best way to maintain adequate iron status for infants. Researchers from the University of Colorado wanted to determine the nutritional efficacy and effect on infants of the consumption of either meat or iron-fortified infant cereal as their first complementary food. They randomized 84 exclusively breastfed infants at four months of age to receive either pureed beef or iron-fortified infant cereal as the first complementary food, starting after five months and continuing until seven months. In addition to anthropometrical and developmental data, the infants were monitored for zinc and iron status at nine months.
What they found:
1. Zinc intakes were greater for the meat group.
2. Head circumference was larger for the meat group.
3. Tolerance and acceptance was similar for the two groups.
4. Biochemical indicators were similar for both groups.
5. Motor and mental measurements did not differ between the two groups, but the meat group had a higher behaviour index."
https://www.infactcanada.ca/Winter_2006_Pg6_.htm
"Cereal is not at all necessary, particularly the baby cereals. Regular (whole grain) oatmeal is more nutritious for your baby."
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/first-foods.html
"The truth is, there is nothing special about these foods that makes them better to start out with. Babies don't actually even need rice cereal."
http://askdrsears.com/faq/ci2.asp
Infant cereal is junk food that no baby needs EVER. It is full of oils, and sugars, and chemicals to improve "mouth feel".
If you want your baby to get iron feed them foods rich in iron:
Meat
Beans/Lentils
Lima Beans
Asparagus
Green Peas
Spinach
Apricots/Peaches
Apples
Dates
Broccoli
Any green leafy veg
Watermelon
Meat is an important first food, cereal is not. Meat and meat substitutes contain iron and zinc in an easy to digest form. Infant cereal has only added iron that is hard to digest.
"Start with small amounts of high iron foods like iron-fortified infant cereal or well-cooked finely minced meat"
http://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile69c.stm
"First foods. During the transition to solid foods, it is vital that infants continue to ingest an adequate volume of breast milk or formula. Introduction of solid foods should be based on the physiologic and developmental maturity of the infant in combination with our understanding of nutrient requirements for the rapidly growing infant. Iron-containing foods are recommended as the first foods. The use of single foods makes it easier to identify the cause of an allergic reaction, were it to occur. In Canada, the most commonly used first food is iron-fortified infant cereal. Meat and alternatives are iron-containing foods that can also be introduced at this stage. The foods in this group include meats, fish, poultry, cooked egg yolks, and alternatives such as well-cooked legumes and tofu. Iron from meat sources is better absorbed than iron from non-meat sources."
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/pubs/infant-nourrisson/nut_infant_nourrisson_term_6_e.html
"In addition, infants need lots of protein and cereal has a low protein-calorie ratio (even lower when mixed with water or fruit). Many experts (including LLL) suggest giving meat or other foods naturally rich in iron instead of foods with added iron. "
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/first-foods.html
Although meat is considered an excellent source of iron, it has not always been perceived as a suitable first complementary food. Our perception of first foods has been strongly influenced by the marketing of fortified cereal-based foods, even though the iron absorbed from these foods is extremely low.
A recent study has confirmed that the consumption of highly refined and fortified cereal foods may not be the best way to maintain adequate iron status for infants. Researchers from the University of Colorado wanted to determine the nutritional efficacy and effect on infants of the consumption of either meat or iron-fortified infant cereal as their first complementary food. They randomized 84 exclusively breastfed infants at four months of age to receive either pureed beef or iron-fortified infant cereal as the first complementary food, starting after five months and continuing until seven months. In addition to anthropometrical and developmental data, the infants were monitored for zinc and iron status at nine months.
What they found:
1. Zinc intakes were greater for the meat group.
2. Head circumference was larger for the meat group.
3. Tolerance and acceptance was similar for the two groups.
4. Biochemical indicators were similar for both groups.
5. Motor and mental measurements did not differ between the two groups, but the meat group had a higher behaviour index."
https://www.infactcanada.ca/Winter_2006_Pg6_.htm
"Cereal is not at all necessary, particularly the baby cereals. Regular (whole grain) oatmeal is more nutritious for your baby."
http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/first-foods.html
"The truth is, there is nothing special about these foods that makes them better to start out with. Babies don't actually even need rice cereal."
http://askdrsears.com/faq/ci2.asp
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