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If a video monitor isn’t enough to give you peace of mind, there’s always the AngelCare Movement and Sound Monitor Deluxe, which includes an under-the-mattress sensor pad that triggers an alarm if absolutely no movement (i.e., breathing) is detected for 20 seconds. $139.99 at babiesrus.com.

Touted by Oprah several years ago, the Dunstan System seems to be catching on as a way for modern moms to understand what their infants are wailing about. According to Priscilla Dunstan, it's a simple language of five distinct sounds that signal hunger, tiredness, a need to burp, lower abdominal gas, and discomfort. The System (2 DVDs, a booklet, and a reference chart) is $39.95 at dunstanbabylanguage.com