Apnea Monitor for sids?

seniorita

Lost our little girl last year and are expecting again. We are looking into apnea monitors, looks like the medical ones are all around four thousand dollars. I don't like the idea of placing this baby away in a crib by his or herself, would prefer a side sleeper or moses basket approach. It appears as though I must place the baby in a crib alone though, if we are going to buy the cheaper models.
Any experience or advice? We would be open to renting a medically sound model, just don't have an extra 4k lying around right now.
Thanks
Cindy C- She was sleeping next to me when I found her, so I still need a monitor.
Thanks

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Firstly I'm so so sorry for your loss. I have a tommee tippee sensor monitor it has a sensor that goes under the mattress and a box thing at the side of my bed it flashes green everytime baby moves so when he breaths it has an alarm that goes off if there's no movement for 20 seconds. It may not be the same as the apnea monitors but it works well for me and eases my mind a little it also has a hand held monitor that's portable that has the flashing lights too if I remember rightly it cost around £40 from asda which is a fraction of the cost of some of the others on the market. I'm not sure where you are living but feel free to get in touch if I can help you get hold of one or get one sent to you, good luck and congratulations xxx

what do you recommend, for a baby monitor?

Lala

dont call me a troll just because of my question history, its a shared family account for the girls in the family. now to my question, do you recommend a video baby monitor, or just audio. i dont know anybody who has had a video monitor, but if you had one how did it work out for you? i feel like a video one would stress me out, like id be looking at it all the time, but an audio one, you can just keep it right next to you, and you dont even have to worry about a thing, youll just know. but then again, your baby would be safer witht the video and audio i guess? i dont know. i guess it just decreases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, (sids). but any opinions would be greatly appriciated.
it may reduce the risk of suffication or something of that nature

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I used an audio monitor with my first baby. 2nd time round, I didn't bother with one, although I did leave bedroom and living room doors open, in case she awoke. Personally if you follow the Health visitors advice on safe sleeping positions etc, and have a well ventilated (but not cold) bed room for your baby/child, everything should be fine.

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Can the baby monitors prevent SIDS(sudden infant death syndrome)?

chiromichi

I have learned that most mothers in U.S. use baby monitors so that they can let their baby sleep alone in their own room from one day after they were born. I am Japanese and I never hear about baby monitors in Japan because Japanese mothers do not let them sleep alone until 4 or five because of their limited rooms. Japanese houses are so small because this country is small...
Even though parents sleep in the same room with their baby, SIDS still happens as they can't watch him for twenty four hours, of course. But still, here people have small houses and traditionally, they sleep with their baby so I wondered how American parents felt like letting their baby sleep in another room with monitors. To me, it sounds like so "independent" and "dry" relationship with the baby. Japanese parents and child have more "dependent" relationship because of the housing issue and old thinking of how childcare should be like. I just wanted to know how parents avoid SIDS with just a piece of device! Any answers welcome.
Japanese way of thinking, I feel safer to put the baby right next to me. I went to Canada and there, the kids in my host family were so independent-minded so I think sleeping alone is a great way as it is the general way of childrearing in western world. I had slept in my parents room until I was 14, and it was "real" hard to sleep alone^^; so I feel sleeping alone at their first day is like how very young! I agree with the idea though because every kid wants to see their parents loving each other without their interference. I interfered their relationship a bit as I kept thinking "dad is mine and not mom's" all the time in my childhood. My mother must have felt lonely. I was definitely daddy's girl but it wasn't good for me as I was an only child and became selfish and thought my mom like a servent at times. She in fact, was like an older sister, servent, and a mother in my mind but anyway this kind of child is none in Japan though.
I was a rare child thinking like this in Japan but as many things always follow the American ways, this won't do, because Japan can't be any larger than now(^^). But independent-mind is good especially when they grow up.

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No, they just allow you to hear when the baby is screaming and needs to be fed. Also, a video baby monitor may be useful in making sure the baby is sleeping in the right position to prevent SIDS (on the back.)

What is proven to help prevent SIDS:
1. a "sleep sack", or wearable blanket that will not suffocate child
2. no pillow or anything else in crib
3. a fan in the room, circulating air
4. non smoking house
5. cooler rather than warmer temperature in baby's room
6. baby placed directly next to parents' bed in its own "co-sleeper" bed
7. sleeping on the back in a "sleep positioner" until 6 months
(premature babies are also at risk for SIDS)

SIDS is definitely a concern, but so is feeding. If the house is very small, you will hear the baby and will not need a baby monitor.

Monitors and SIDS?

TruthSeeke

I have the bebesounds angel care monitor which sets off a beep if the baby hasn't moved for 10 seconds, and an alarm at 20. The 10 second beep has gone off twice since my baby has been home (she's 2 weeks old tomorrow), but when I went to her bassinet, she was fine. I'm wondering if this is a problem or if they're just false alarms? I'm also wondering, if the baby does stop moving for 20 seconds, are they able to be helped through rescue breathing and/or CPR? I'm imagining there has to be something that can be done or the alarms wouldn't exist. Thanks for your advice!

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I am a nurse at a childrens hospital. i have heard alot of people say that this bebesounds monitor is crap and can go off falsely..I would not worry. while your newborn was in the nursery at the hospital they are monitored for any signs of apnea or breathing problems..and if this is suspected you are usually sent home with a hospital grade monitor. if your baby was not less than 36 weeks gestation and seems to be healthy, her risk of sids or apnea is low. while there is no explanation or cause for sids yet, there are new tests out saying sids is a malformation in the brainstem that can be detected. As for that 10 second beep going off...babies less than 3 mos old often get comfortable and are not moving or have very slight pauses in their breathing..all their systems are immature. it is nothing to worry about. Also...as far as the 20 second alarm..While it is ALWAYS an emergency if a baby truly stops breathing..many premature babies "forget to breathe" often...especially when they are eating..and just some gentle stimulation..tapping their feet or picking them up or rubbing their backs starts the breathing reflex back up. remember that..and if that doesent work..do rescue breathing and call 9-1-1..babies are much stronger than we think and can usually come through a respiratory crisis quite quickly!! hang in there..You're a great mom! and always put the baby on her back to sleep no matter what!

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How common is SIDS and what can you do for prevention?

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XYZ

My baby sleeps in his crib usually on his stomach and I have a baby breathing monitor. The midwife recommended that he sleep on his stomach and he can really get a good sleep that way. What can I do to prevent SIDS? If he sleeps on my top when we are on my bed, is it safe?
I am not asleep when he is on my top so I can't roll over him. He sleeps in his crib for the night.

I told the midwife that SIDS occurs more often in cases kids are put on their stomachs but she said that's just statistics and has nothing to do with SIDS. I don't know...

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SIDS occurs in roughly 1 in 500 babies(http://www.faqs.org/faqs/misc-kids/sids/), but the rate actually depends on many factors, such as where you live, your lifestyle, your feeding methods, etc.

SIDS can occur up to one year of age, but the most common age for it to occur is between 2 and 4 months. After 4 months, the risk declines. After the 6-7th month, the likelihood of SIDS occurring is very low. It is more common in male babies than female babies.

There is a lot you can do to lower the risk of it occurring.

~don't smoke. AT ALL. Not even outside.

~put your baby to sleep on his back. If he won't sleep that way, you can compromise and put him on his side, using those wedges that keep the baby from rolling over. My first daughter could not sleep on her back due to severe reflux, so we put her on her side.

~don't use pillows, blankets, stuffed animals, or any soft bedding in his crib (or wherever he sleeps)

~don't dress him too warmly

~BREASTFEED. For every 87 babies that die of SIDS, only 3 breastfed babies die of SIDS. Reference: http://www.co.utah.ut.us/dept/healthwic/BreastFeed.asp

Personally, I would not put my baby to sleep on his/her stomach, especially if if they were not past the 4 month mark. If it was needed, I would put them on their side.

As for cosleeping, there is conflicting evidence out there as to whether it lowers or raises the risk of SIDS.

Many parent's beds have blankets and pillows and soft mattress pads, etc, that can raise the risk of SIDS, so cosleeping in that sense would definitely be riskier. However, if you make your bed "baby safe", then I would think that cosleeping would not put your baby at a higher risk and may actually reduce his risk of SIDS, as long as:
~you don't smoke
~your spouse doesn't smoke
~you don't sleep too heavily (as to notice if you roll into your baby's face
~your spouse doesn't sleep too heavily
~neither you nor your spouse are overweight/obese (studies have shown that cosleeping babies with overweight/obese parents are more likely to die of SIDS or be accidentally suffocated by their parents).

As for your son sleeping on top of you, I personally think it's fine, as long as he's on his back and there's no way he can roll off and be injured. If he's on his stomach, but you're awake and watching him the entire time, then that's okay too.

I coslept with both of my daughters, but I slept on my side, and they slept on their sides with their back up against my belly/chest. I would turn them over to nurse and then turn them back when they finished.

How long should a newborn sleep in your bedroom?

Jillian Ir

I am expecting and am new to this all. As a new mother, I know there are going to be things that are going to go wrong but, I'd prefer to keep them to a minimum, as we all do. I am planning on keeping her in a bassinet in our bedroom until she outgrows it. But, I was thinking, once she outgrows her bassinet is it okay to leave her in her crib at night and rely on baby monitors? Or is there a certain amount of time she should spend in our room with us? (Of course not in the same bed obviously).

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You are going to hear from two camps on this issue. Some people believe that kicking your baby out of your bedroom and making him scream until he passes out will teach him independence. Other people have yet to find evidence to support this, and we prefer to allow our babies to sleep where they are happy.

You absolutely may share a bed with your baby if you like, and doing so safely will actually REDUCE the risk of SIDS. Studies that say otherwise fail to differentiate between safe cosleeping and unsafe cosleeping. If you change your mind about cosleeping after baby is born (many parents do, including me), learn how to do it safely and enjoy it. It makes nighttime feedings easier!

You may also move baby out when you want, and there are techniques to do so gently. There is a great book called The No-Cry Sleep Solution by Elizabeth Pantley. If you start from birth, your job will be easy!

There is another book that all new parents need to read, and it addresses sleeping, feeding, development, first aid and medical care and parenting among other topics. It's called The Baby Book by William Sears. Dr Sears will teach you that you already know how to take care of your baby, you just need to tune out bad advice.

To answer your question, There's no way to know what you'll need to do about sleeping arrangements until that time gets here, so make up a tentative plan, and don't be afraid to change it as you go. That's an important lesson in parenting: things rarely go as planned, so go with the flow and keep a sense of humor about your well-laid plans!

Congratulations!

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How can I cool down my baby's room? Really worried about SIDS/cot death?

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Micaila

It's reading 29C on my baby monitor and I have a fan on full pelt, window open, all windows open upstairs and the door open trying to circulate the air but as yet nothing seems to be working.
She is sleeping just in her nappy but I am worried about going to bed and leaving her in that heat

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Not every house has AC, I'm in the UK and it's rare for homes to be fitted with AC.

It's baking here in England at the minute and my son's room is the same - reading 26C on the baby monitor. He's ten months old.

Usually when it's hot I just strip him down to the bare minimum for sleeping in - tonight he has on just a vest and a nappy. I have his window open and the curtains open a little to let the air get through. Leave her bedroom door open and try open a window on the opposite side of the house to create a draft. For example, my son sleeps in the back bedroom and his window is open, we sleep in the front bedroom and our window is open, I have our bedroom door open and his bedroom door open, this lets the air flow through the house and helps to cool it down.

If it's hot tomorrow (which it likely will be) then leave the window in her room open all day if you can. Keep her curtains shut though as this will block out the sunlight and cut the thermal heat down a little. If you can afford it then invest in a black-out blind for her room as they have a thermal lining in them, this keeps the room warm in winter and cool in summer. These are available fairly cheaply, Wilkinsons do them for around £12 in a variety of colours.

Take some water to bed with you in a baby bottle so you can offer her a cool drink. The temperature will steadily drop overnight and her body temperature will cool slightly too if she is a deep sleep. I promise you she will be fine as she isn't wrapped up in any blankets and her head isn't covered so her body will be able to shed heat via the exposed areas of skin (particularly her head and her feet). If you are very concerned then move her into a cooler room for the night - if your bedroom or any other room is cooler than her room then put her in there.

At what age did you stop using the tick alarm on your angel care baby monitor?

<3 my baby

I have been using the angel care monitor with the tick alarm. Its a sensor to monitor the baby's breathing. My baby is now 6 months old and is starting to move all around her crib and when she gets in a corner the monitor doesn't pick up her movement and the alarm goes off. I am considering if i want to stop using it but I am scared of SIDS...

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Most SIDS cases occur before the baby is 4 months old, after 6 months they're "out of the woods", then after 12 months they're okay. It's up to you, 6 months seems like the reasonable time to stop using it, but I can totally understand your concern - you're a mum and you worry like every other one of us.

Whenever you choose to stop using it, you'll wake up every 2 hours and listen to hear them breathing - like me! Lol.

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What baby monitor would you recommend for a newborn? I am leaning toward the kind with the video screen. Help

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suz_mini

I need to purchase a baby monitor soon, and would like to hear some pros and cons. I am really liking the idea of the type with camera and monitor to actually 'watch' the baby too, but what brands are best? Thanks for any advice!

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i have the Angelcare Deluxe Movement Monitor and it is the most amazing thing ever it tells you the temp in babys room has a night light and monitors babys breathing and if there is none for 15sec a warning beep goes off and after 20 the thing goes crazy. I love it. I dont worry about sids and have been able to sleep much more then with my 1st.

look at this http://www.angelcare-monitor.com/english/hispeed/intro.html
it lets you kind of demo it online.

What baby monitor do you recommend?

J D

We are shopping for a baby monitor for our second child (our first is 6 now so we long ago got rid of her baby things). We plan to "room in" (have baby in our room in a pack n' play) for the first 6 months or so like we did with our daughter, so this monitor will be used primarily during naps and after the baby has passed the most critical SIDS risk phase. With that in mind, which monitor would you suggest and why? TIA!

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I use a motorola video baby monitor and its quite great. It's night vision is pretty good.

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At what age should a newborn begin sleeping in the nursery?

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bill

My daughter is 8 days old and has been sleeping in a bassinet beside our bed. How long should she sleep in the bassinet in the master bedroom before she can begin to sleep in the nursery? In case it matters, the nursery is across the hall from the master bedroom on the second floor of my house and we have baby monitoring video/audio equipment and we have the pads that prevent her from rolling over onto her stomach.

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The people who are answering (so far) are giving you their opinions. But the AAP safe sleep guidelines (SIDS prevention) recommend that a baby be in the parents' room for 6 months or more. This is so that she can monitor your (more mature) sleep patterns. It as nothing to do with 'safety equipment" which can not substitute for a parents' presence.

What did you do or what are you currently doing?

Christi

Did you/do you use a baby monitor with the baby in the other room at night...or did/does your baby sleep in your room?

Do you think any either of those are a bad choice?

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My son slept in our room with us until he was reliably sleeping through the night. After that we moved him into his own room across the hall. I wanted to keep him as close to me as possible when he was waking up often at night so that I wouldn't have to walk as far to get him and put him back to bed. Lazy, I know, but practical. He slept in his bassinet at the foot of my bed, which meant I didn't even have to get out of bed to tend to him. I just don't see any joy in getting out of bed, walking around the house, getting baby, putting baby back, and walking back to bed when you have to do it several times a night.

We moved him into his own room across the hall, left both doors open, and I made certain the baby monitor was positioned close to my head so that I would hear him. I don't know what I was thinking, but we didn't need the baby monitor at all. I mean, he was only 20-30 feet away with both doors open. When he cried, I heard him. Even in our larger home now, I can hear him cry across the house with both of our bedroom doors shut.

No, I don't think either choices are inherently bad. I do think that co-sleeping, done properly, is the safest option for a newborn since it prevents SIDS. It also helps babies sleep better.

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Is it safe for my newborn to sleep alone?

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Lauren

My baby is 3 weeks old. My husband sleeps in our room, bc it is cooler there. I have been sleeping on the couch and the baby sleeps in the bassinet. I'm tired of not being able to sleep in a bed with my husband. When is it okay to use a baby monitor? Is our baby too young to leave alone?

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The current medical recommendation is to have the baby sleep close to you (in the same room) for the 1st 6 months to reduce the risk of SIDS. Why can't you put the bassinet in your room? It is better for a baby to sleep cool anyway since sleeping too warm is also a SIDS risk. They make swaddlers & sleep sacks to make sure baby stays cozy & at that age I kept a hat on my babies anyway.

My baby is almost 7 months and tonight is the first night he'll be sleeping by himself in his crib. Of course?

angela

we have the baby monitors on. If he cries tonight should I go in and calm him or let him cry? The doctor says he needs to calm himself and doesn't need to be fed at night. Should I though? Doctors are all about the "cry it out method". I cried it out just putting him into bed and hearing his scared cry tonight even with the night light on. With the fear of sids on my mind I don't know if I'll be able to sleep.

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I have four kids. My first two I let 'cry a few minutes' and ALWAYS ended up in their rooms multiple times a night. And it lasted until they were both around two. Babies aren't stupid. Sure they don't know when three or five minutes have passed, but they do know 'if I cry, mom comes'

Well my third child started on solids, same pedi tells me its time to get her sleeping all night, he said DO NOT GIVE IN! He said let her cry and I PROMISE after two nights... DONE. Well she cried a lot the first night, it was tough, very tough. The second night, she slept all night. I realize not all babies will adjust after just one night. I sure wished I had listened with my first two kids. I guarantee the chances of your baby sleeping thru the night are next to zero if you keep going in when they cry.

Also, I'm not sure I would even use a blanket if it were a good temp and baby has pajamas on. And nothing big enough or thick enough to restrict breathing. The whole sleeping thing is very controversial, and SOME say its more dangerous for baby to be in bed with parents. But I had mine in my bed sometimes. Baby #4 is in my bed now.

If you are doing this don't give in, you can sneak a peak at baby, check on baby while he/she is asleep. But don't give in! I am proof of what works and what doesn't. And even tho its heartbreaking listening to baby cry, I PROMISE you will be forgiven and greeted with a smile when you come in in the morning.

Good luck

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