Snuza Hero

Provides peace of mind – This is an excellent product and I wouldn't be without it. My bub is now 6 months old and so I initially thought that I would probably stop using the snuza soon. I'm really glad that I continued to use it as it turns out that since my bub has started moving more in his sleep (occasionally I find him facing down into his mattress), there have been several incidents of him not breathing for 15 seconds (at least 3 this week) and one alarm. I have no doubt that on the few occasions he stopped breathing, the rouse alarm must have worked. I'm definitely going to continue to use this for some time yet. I've only just replaced the battery after more than 4 months of use. Would recommend to any new parent!

Great for all parents who worry about SIDS! – I worried extensively about my baby since she came out so small, and being a first time mother I worried even more about SIDS. I bought one after reading a lot of reviews online. I was quite surprised when it arrived, it was very small but of course, very proportionate to the size of my baby. Since it is so small and light, I could even clip it to my baby when she's asleep, and she wouldn't even notice it on her. It is also portable so I bring it out with me whenever I am shopping with my baby in tow. I read a review at [link removed] where she tested it on herself, and I did the same as well. It was loud! There are also lights that flashes so you know the device is working. You will also need to press two buttons simultaneously to turn the device off, so if your baby moves a lot in his/her sleep, you are assured that he/she will not turn the device off accidentally. Small, light and reliable. Loud alarm! Nothing

The device doesn’t even last a year and constantly triggers false alarms. I used a Snuza years ago with another child, and the quality back then was far better—this version doesn’t compare. It’s falling apart, the buttons barely work, and the false alarms never stop. Customer service is awful too; they don’t bother reading your email or asking… Read more

about the problem to improve their product. Instead, they just offered me a discount on another poorly made device. Both the quality and support are a letdown.

Don’t waste your money and time.

Initial battery issues but works well now – Took a bit of getting used to operating it with the different buttons etc and to learn what certain lights and colours mean. In the beginning it was depleting a battery every week so I contacted the australian distributor and they sent a replacement. Unfortunately I had to send the faulty one to them before I got the new one so we were without… Read more

that peace of mind for about a month. I had to ring to find out where the replacement one was and apparently there was some issue and the lady I spoke to said it should have been posted but hadn't been and apologised for that. They also sent an additional battery. Since getting the replacement 4 months ago I haven't had to replace the battery. I mainly only use it at night unless baby is unwell. It has "false" alarmed a couple of times. One time the nappy wasn't on tight enough so the sensor came away from baby's belly. Another time my husband didn't clip it in properly and it came loose. Last night it alarmed and I didn't wake up straight away. If it wasn't for my husband alerting me and jumping up, I may not have woken up soon enough if it was serious. That worries me as my husband works away. Tonight I have the monitor volume turned up higher in case it goes off again so I wake up straight away. Our baby was moving about when the alarm went off and it hadn't dislodged or come away so we are a bit baffled by it. Our baby does pull her legs up when she wakes during the night so that could have cause the sensor tip to push too hard against her belly and stop sensing the movement but I'm surprised she didn't move when it vibrated, as it then went to the alarm after the 5 seconds...? Overall, it has been great for the peace of mind until it goes off like last night and you wonder if your baby stopped breathing momentarily, which is a scary thought! It portability is wonderful; we've taken it on holidays with us. It didn't work on the cloth nappies as they're too thick and the sensor doesn't touch the belly so I always put baby in a disposable before sleeps.

Every parent needs this!!! – I don't know where to start. This is my third baby and even though we still had a large breathing monitor under the cot matteress, I thought one of these would be great for travel and during the day when bub falls asleep in the pram. However we use it all the time when bub sleeps. It's light, portable and very small. I was shocked with how small… Read more

this is. Can be clipped on clothes (like pants or anything with a waste band).

I did buy mine in as new condition, so not totally brand new. I did also find batteries for this cheaper online, using LS14250. These are the exact batteries but a quarter of what you pay elsewhere, just shop around.

Now I don't know if bub had stopped breathing or a false alarm went off, but either way, this works.It was so loud that it even woke my husband.

Tip is soft and squishy so it doesn't bother bub.

So to anyone thinking about getting one, they are worth their weight in gold. Definitely invest in the Hero, because of the vibrate feature. can save a life, tiny and portable, soft tip doesn't bother bub, batteries last forever none

Great gadget – I love this little gadget, and I'm so pleased I got it. You clip it onto the top of the nappy (or to a waistband) and the tip (which is soft) rests against the baby's belly and registers the movement of their stomach going up and down with each breath. A little light flashes with each movement. If there's no movement for 15 secs it vibrates,… Read more

and if there's still no movement by 20 secs an alarm goes off. If the vibrate triggers the baby to move, and this happens 3 times the alarm will go off. It can go under other clothes, and I find having a bodysuit/onesie over the top helps hold it in place. It has a feature where you can turn on a ticking sound with each breath, which I would definitely have used if I'd had it when he was first born - esp in the car where he's facing backwards so I can't see he's ok. I've got a 4 month old, and I got the Snuza about 2 months ago. Since then we've had one "false alarm", which I think was it coming loose (my husband got to the baby before I did and in the dark and everything he wasn't 100% sure). The alarm is loud but not THAT loud (especially once it's under a couple of layers of clothing) and it just made the baby stir, he didn't wake up. I looked into the sensor pads, but I was put off by talk of false alarms and having to adjust sensitivity, plus the recall on the AngelCare pads as babies had died getting caught in the cords. At the moment my baby can't roll over (he's still in the bassinet and there isn't room), but I'm not sure what will happen once he can move around more, I know it can be positioned more to the side, but I imagine it'll come off more easily.

I still wake up and check on him, but now I can see the light on the Snuza flashing (in the dark you can usually see it if the clothes aren't too thick). And I can go back to sleep feeling like everything is ok, rather than laying awake worrying he might have SIDS while I'm sleeping.

I will be travelling soon, and it's fantastic knowing I can just take this with me. Easy to use, portable, peace of mind If you don't get it on before the baby goes to sleep then you might not want to disturb them putting it on.

Love it! – As a paranoid, FTM to twins, it was a no brainer to get some sort of breathing monitor for them. We chose this as it is so easy to use and can be used in bassinets, pram, car seat etc. We have had it for 3 weeks now and have not had any false alarms. My babies don't notice it and it helps keep my mind at ease during the night. Would 100% recommend to any parent. Show details

This product saved my daughter’s life. ER nurse review – This product saved my preemie daughter’s life. She was sleeping when the apnea alarm sounded, I found her slightly blue and shallow breathing. It woke me up and I was able to stimulate her and intervene in a terrible situation. Without this monitor to alarm me, my daughter might not be alive today. Thank you snuza. You truly save lives. Emergency Room Nurse approved! Show details

Peace of mind – This is a must have. Great device, easy to use. Peace of mind knowing it has the in-built vibration feature to rouse baby when respiratory rate falls. Although would like the alarm noise to be louder. Very compact and seems to be gentle on the baby's skin. Would recommend to new parents.

There are better breathing monitors out there!! – Between constant false alarms and difficulty to reset, brings me to the conclusion that I would not recommend this product!! It has caused me more sleepless night than my baby!! Respisense is definitely more worthy of your investment and gives you much better peace of mind. Show details

Constantly False Alarming and waking baby – I do not recommend this monitor, buy the angelcare & oricom ones instead. It keeps false alarming & waking baby that is clearly breathing. I have checked and its touching his skin & he is clearly breathing. I replaced the battery with a new snuza battery as it ran out in 2 weeks (apparently normal according to distributor) it still keeps false… Read more

alarming) it is only picking up some of his breaths. This is the last thing a new parent needs - extra stress. We have limited sleep as it is & i have had hours of sleepless nights trying to settle my baby after the alarm went off. Customer service was also poor as manufacturer refused to replace, it must be returned to retailer who tests the device seeks a credit & then it will be replaced after weeks without a monitor deeming it useless. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!

Snuza Trio – The Snuza camera monitor has great features however, after 3 months of using it, it wouldn't charge. The distributor sent me an entire new Snuza Trio set. A couple months later the monitor was being flaky again and wouldn't charge. Pretty worrying for a concerned mum. Also, the button on the camera dissapeared inside itself so I couldn't turn the… Read more

unit on and off properly. They replaced the entire unit again and the new Snuza Hero wouldn't even turn on. Now after having the trio for 1 year and always was gentle with it, the monitor won't charge again correctly and the screen turns itself off whenever it feels like it. The amount of problems I've had with it and the amount of money it cost me it should better made than this. My sister has a basic unit from Target and it's lasted her over 5 years. I really hoped I could tell others how great the product is but it's had far too many problems. I'm going to have to by another brand asap. Very very disappointed.

Great product – I think these products are hard to find in Australia now, however I’m still reviewing as I really found it to be helpful and I’m so glad I used the Snuza when my baby was a newborn. It provided peace of mind and allowed me to sleep easier. I didn’t receive any false alarms as I was careful to attach to the nappy correctly so the sensor was always… Read more

touching bubs skin, it does help if you have a chubby bellied baby allowing for better contact. It did go off one night in the early hours so I picked my baby up in a panic and roused him but he was hard to wake for a few seconds, and didn’t respond immediately to being picked up which was odd. I still don’t know whether his breathing had slowed down/stopped for the alarm to alert me, or if he was just a deep sleep and a false alarm - but either way I am grateful for the product alerting me.

Peace of mind! – We bought the Snuza Hero SE second hand after our chiropractor recommended it. After having a friend lose her baby to SIDS I was paranoid and needed something to set my mind at ease. It has gone off a few times, but usually if she's wriggled a lot, or we have gone up a diaper size (fold the diaper down and it stays put). I'd much rather wake up… Read more

to a false alarm vs the alternative.

Recommended this to all my friends with bubs.

Only negative, I can't hear it downstairs and my baby monitor doesn't pick it up.

Good for peace of mind in the early days – I really liked using this product when I was still in hospital with my baby (and before I could use the sensor pads). The only tricky part was when my baby still had her cord and clip attached and it was hard to find a good position to clip it on. It only went off falsely two or three times when she moved.

Can not live with out this product – Really easy to use. Means we know she is safe after a scare early on. I would recommend this to any new parents. Means you can also get good sleep when they do. It had only gone off once was a false alarm because of the position. Absolutely love this product

Perfect would definitely recommend – With my first son I barely slept because he had breathing difficulties so I was always paranoid he would stop breathing while I was asleep. For my second son I purchased the snuza hero and it has been amazingly comforting knowing that not only does it vibrate to wake my baby if he stops breathing but an alarm will sound to wake me. I've had it for… Read more

6 months and it has worked when it has needed to and we've only had false alarms when it has fallen off from him being a wiggle worm. I would definitely recommend this product it is easy to use and reliable

Best thing I bought for baby – This provides so much peace of mind, I sleep so much easier knowing it's on. I have only had two false alerts, one when I just started using it and positioned it wrong and one when I was holding him sideways so there was no contact. Highly recommend this product.

Would not live without the peace of mind – We lost our 5 week old son to SIDS in September 2015. We now have his baby brother, and we are PARANOID. This has saved our sanity! We test it every time we change his nappy. Take it off, and you can guarantee, it will alarm unless we either turn it off, or clip it on to ourself. Best thing I have ever encounted!

Fantastic – This has been a sleep saver for me. I use it whenever my daughter sleeps. It is so easy to use and gives me peace of mind. Loud enough to wake me up but not everyone else in the house. I check everyday that it functions properly by putting it on the bench and making sure it goes off.

Love the Snuza Hero! – The Snuza Hero is awesome! I feel much better about my baby sleeping when it's clipped on her. I don't know if they were false alarms, but it has gone off a couple times- one time I had to nudge my baby because she still wasn't waking up from it going off, and the other time it did cause her to stir in her sleep (she's a sound sleeper). The only… Read more

downsides:

- I have to clip it on her diaper after she's fallen asleep so I don't press on the monitor when I'm rocking her, so I have to make sure she's sound asleep before i unwrap her blankets to put it on

- we have to get a sound monitor if we're watching tv or sleeping in another room to hear the monitor if it goes off

- it moves slightly if the baby fidgets a lot, but it still senses breathing.

Provides extra piece of mind – So easy to use, just clip onto nappy or pants and switch it on. I bought one because my son decided to start sleeping on his tummy and would often face plant the mattress. I found myself worrying about his breathing so bought this as extra reassurance to go with his regular monitor.

Amazing !! So glad I purchased it – Being a new mum he one thing I was scared of was my son stopping breathing... I was constantly awake terrified of the worst.. Even the midwives were telling me the monitors wig the breathing bad would give me more anxiety as they get false alarms. The Snuza lets me get a good nights sleep knowing that the only thing that can set for the alarm is… Read more

my baby stopping breathing. This has made me so at peace in my mind and I am not so anxious anymore. I would highly reccomend this to any mum...

Real piece of mind for a new Mum – As new parents we were constantly checking on our baby through the night. Since we started using this it has given us real piece of mind and the ability to get some quality sleep. It is very easy to set and turn off. Easily clips on to the nappy and baby doesn't notice. Only 1 false alarm early on when we didn't attach it to baby's nappy… Read more

properly, but if anything that gave us even more assurance about the reliability of the product.

Our baby doesn't move much during his sleep yet so haven't been impacted like other reviewers by movement and rolling on to their stomach. Even if/when that happens, we feel the cost was worth it for the extra sleep and peace of mind we've gotten from having it so far.

Overall we would highly recommend.

Peace of mind!! Good customer service – I bought a Snuza online and there was an issue with the on button. The Australian distributor sent me a new one and a reply paid to return the faulty one. I got it within days. I'm paranoid so always thinking the worst will happen. The Snuza saved me! I had it before bub was born but didn't get it out and use it for a couple of weeks - I don't… Read more

know why, maybe it was just that one extra thing to remember or so many new things all at once. I would CONSTANTLY feel the need to check if she was breathing, etc. once I started using the Snuza I felt like I could relax. I wished I had used it from the start. Anyway current battery has lasted about 7m. Bub is 8m and still happy to have it on. Back sleeper, no rolling during the night.

Saved my sleep! – I'm totally in love with this! My baby is almost a month old and she wears it when we go to sleep at night, it's the only reason I ever get any sleep! Knowing if something happens I'll know. We've never had a false alarm and the battery is still full.

Crappy Customer Service – I bought the Snuza Trio in April and started using it in July when my baby was born. It's now November and the handheld part of the monitor no longer works as it won't charge. I noticed that this is a common problem going through the reviews and when I contacted the Snuza Australian distributor they said that it was a known issue but that they… Read more

could no longer replace the unit as they don't sell them anymore (they now sell the Trio Plus instead). Um sorry but if you know your crappy product has a fault how about replacing it with the new product at least?

A response of "sorry, we know out product is faulty but we are completely unwilling to do anything about it" is a complete unacceptable response. I can't recommend this product or company to anyone.

Disappointing quality – I'm onto my second Snuza Trio in just over a year. The first one stopped charging the monitor so I got a replacement via the Australia distributor and I've only had the second new one since March and the same issue has occurred. The distributor has sent me a new charger, but it's not charger the monitor so I will now need to follow up with them again. For the premium price you pay for this unit you expect it to be made to a higher standard.

Peace of mind – This is an absolutely brilliant invention. I have recommended it to every single of my friends who have had babies sins me. I had 3 Snuzas, One for home, a back up in case it stopped working and one in the overnight bag. I'm a neurotic mum and had my daughter sleeping next to me in her Amby hammock every night. The Snuza gave me total Peace of… Read more

Mind. Without this, I doubt that I would have slept in the first year. For just over $120 it is a MUST Have for any parent. The vibration & alarm function are perfect. We rarely had issues with false alarms & I am convinced that this item saved my child. It went off and I reefed her out of her hammock and had to give her a couple of shakes to wake her. Such a horrible experience but much better than the potential alternative should we not have used the Snuza

My number one baby product! – Found out about the Snuza Hero when [name removed] was a few weeks old and wish I had have known it existed sooner. Haven't had any alarms, false or otherwise, but worth every cent for the peace of mind and subsequent quality sleep we get not worrying. We'll see how it goes when he starts rolling, but this item is my number one recommendation for new parents!

Snuza trio 'hero plus monitor' great! – Pros: I feel confident in its reliability. Has solid range despite thick brick wall and concrete slab obstacles. Remote pan tilt and zoom of camera is handy. Two way radio is crystal clear. Hero breathing monitor is portable and accurate. Cons: portable monitor has only about 2hrs battery. Screen resolution is not brilliant. For the cost price I… Read more

would expect bells and whistle features such as night light, lullaby sounds, Skype/wifi compatible etc.

Saved my sanity – Brought the Snuzza hero after having several false alarms with my under bed monitor. Continued ticking telling me my baby was alive when in actual fact she was in my arms. Snuzza can be used anywhere and is loud enough to be heard under bed sheets etc. I know it'd it works as my baby breathes it ticks. No breathing no tick and then it alarms. Would definitely buy another one as it is money well spent

Only lasted a year before it broke – We used the snuza with our first son and it was fine up until he was 12 months then it started doing funny things, thought it might be something to do with the battery so just stopped using it and put away until next baby. Now I got a new battery for it and it's still not working properly, it seems to just turn itself on when it's just sitting on… Read more

the bench, only way I can get it to stop going off is to take battery out. Very disappointed in poor quality product, if it breaks this quickly how can you trust it to save your baby's life

I love this thing – I'm suffering from post natal anxiety and my Snuza helps me SO much. It gives me a lot of peace of mind. I had some issues with battery running out after only one night's use (not fun when batteries are more than $10 a pop), but I got it exchanged and it has been fine again so far. I really could not recommend this more. I did not expect to have… Read more

anxiety, and I would have LOVED to have my Snuza from the get go, so I highly recommend it to anyone.

Perfect for piece of mind! – We got this for our premature baby and it is so perfect for piece of mind. He did stop breathing when we finally got him home and it was right before we bought this. Thankfully he was ok but without this I don't think I would get a wink of sleep!