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 are the benefits or side effects from taking Zoloft?

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hillaryc59

My husband has been depressed and is considering asking a doctor for a prescription for Zoloft.

Now, we've heard both good and not so good things about Zoloft.
I'd appreciate any feedback from anyone out there, including physicians on Zoloft. How long before it starts to take effect or you notice any results. Drug interactions etc.

Thank you!

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Zoloft is an antidepressant and it didn't do much for me.

According to Drugs.com: http://www.drugs.com/zoloft.html
"You may have thoughts about suicide when you first start taking an antidepressant, especially if you are younger than 24 years old. Zoloft is FDA-approved for children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is not approved for treating depression in children. Your doctor will need to check you at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment.
Call your doctor at once if you have any new or worsening symptoms such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself. SSRI antidepressants may cause serious or life-threatening lung problems in newborn babies whose mothers take the medication during pregnancy. However, you may have a relapse of depression if you stop taking your antidepressant during pregnancy. If you are planning a pregnancy, or if you become pregnant while taking Zoloft, do not stop taking the medication without first talking to your doctor....

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: skin rash or hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have any new or worsening symptoms such as: mood or behavior changes, anxiety, panic attacks, trouble sleeping, or if you feel impulsive, irritable, agitated, hostile, aggressive, restless, hyperactive (mentally or physically), more depressed, or have thoughts about suicide or hurting yourself.

Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

* seizure (convulsions);
* tremors, shivering, muscle stiffness or twitching;
* problems with balance or coordination; or
* agitation, confusion, sweating, fast heartbeat.

Less serious Zoloft side effects may include:

* drowsiness, dizziness, weakness;
* nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth, or changes in appetite or weight; or
* decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm.

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Tell your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect....

Before taking Zoloft, tell your doctor if you are using any of the following medicines:

* tramadol (Ultram, Ultram ER, Ultracet);...

Zoloft is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). It works by restoring the balance of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain, which helps to improve certain mood problems….

Caution is advised when using Zoloft in the ELDERLY; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially low blood sodium levels."

Serotonin is the neurotransmitter that is most often increased or decreased when trying to treat sleep disorders and Fibromyalgia. It has to be monitored carefully when taking Tramadol because of the increased chance of seizures. There are other drugs that can cause harmful interaction as well as alcohol.

Few antidepressants actually create a high in the person who is taking them, unless they are taken by someone who really doesn’t need it. This is where drug abuse becomes a problem, but if a person is prescribed the medication it is because they need it and that need reduces the chance of addiction as the medical properties are exploited.

Different antidepressants act upon various people in different ways as per their disease, their biology and frankly some unknown factors. We don’t know exactly how these drugs work; we only know what they SEEM to do and how effective they CAN be. The problem is that they can also not work for some people.

How can I stop being jealous of my sister's ideal pregnancy?

Robin

I have that ugly linea negra line. I gained so much more weight than her. She did not have morning sickness or anything. She just complained about her feet feeling swollen and feeling more tired. I have a change in appetite. I vomit. She had an ideal childbirth too. She took the pain relatively well. I am scared I am going to be those hollering pregnant women.

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Yes, sibling jealousy is alive and well. It started way back with Cain and Able.
I came from a family of 7 siblings, now all grown and the older siblings retiring some are highly successful, others.. not so much.

You are probably right... you gained weight, you were sick, she seemed to skip through it all. Her kids will be perfect, her life will blossom, her kids will win the lotto etc..

You are not imagining things, there are people in this world that seem to get all the breaks.. not all the time but it seems like it in our eyes. I just stand there, scratch my head and say, "Really.... you have got to be kidding me...." as I look to the heavens for some explanation.

Well... there really is no explanation other than that's the way it is. However; I experienced something one day that made me stop that kind of thought that I want to share.

My wife needed a quick test done at a hospital so I grabbed the daughter and wife and took a 3 hr drive to a major hospital to do this test which has nothing to do with this story as the test was a no nothing... but as my wife was being tested my daughter and I went to a little tea room up on the 3rd floor. This tea room overlooked a park, had large glass windows to take in the beautiful view as the autumn colors was on the trees and an adjacent lake glowed with the fall color.

As my daughter and I sat there and sipped our tea an elderly couple walked in followed by a hospital gurney type bed with bright white sheets being pushed by an orderly. The bed had all the latest monitoring equipment attached, I.V.s tubes etc and in the bed was a man about my age who was bald, sickly thin, pale white and appeared to be suffering from an advanced disease. I suspected cancer.

His bed was gently pushed up to the window so he could see out as the older couple got some coffee and cookies. The 3 of them sat there, staring out into the beautiful trees. The elderly lady fed whom I guess to be her son a bite of cookie, he weakly smiled. Small talk ensued among them but mostly they just sat next to his bed, staring outside, spending what I can only asses to be precious remaining moments.

As I sat with my little daughter she gave me a look of concern as she had never seen anything like that and I gently smiled to assure her everything was o.k. It helped put many things in my life into perspective. What truly is important in my life. As that man was in that bed, ill, dying could have easily been me, or you, or my daughter, my wife.. you never know.

So I told myself events will happen. Some people just seem to skate, some fall on their bum and others face the full wrath of what the Terrestrial world can dump on them.

"By the grace of God, go I." I believe is the saying, Meaning it isn't my time to face the trials that that man was facing. My time will come, some time, in some way and I pray I handle it with as much grace as which was displayed by this elderly couple and their son.


Don't be a martyr, don't compare, don't complain, be happy for your sister.

Congratulations on your pregnancy. Sounds like you will make a great mom.

If you holler, do so for all those many woman that can't conceive, that pray they could be you, at that time, in that place to hold that baby.

Best wishes.

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