Would you buy a baby monitor that would alarm you if your infant stopped breathing? ($144)?

Answer 1

Yes I would!! I have very little income but I would save for that!! There were times when I would wake up in the middle of the night and discover that my son wasn't breathing. Thank God for ESP!!

Answer 2

No I would not. My first daughter died of SIDS so I was given an apnea monitor with my next but returned it after a few months when my doctor informed me that a monitor is useless if a baby stops breathing because of SIDS. The monitor is only going to be useful if it is apnea because if a baby stops breathing and it is SIDS then the baby is already gone. You cannot resusitate a baby that has stopped breathing due to SIDS so if the alarm does go off it doesn't matter what you do. My husband was sitting right beside my daughter when she stopped breathing. Her pacifier fell out of her mouth when she stopped breathing and he noticed it when he went to put it back in her mouth. I'm in the medical filed and started CPR immediately. The EMS was there within minutes since I only lived two blocks from the hospital. They were able to get a pulse but since it was SIDS it was no use because her body was already starting to shut down. I talked to the doctors at the hospital and my doctor and that is when they told me that a SIDS takes the babies life no matter what you do or soon you do it. That is just another mystery they cannot figure out. There is no such thing as a baby almost dying of SIDS. If a baby stops breathing and is able to be revived then it was not SIDS it was apnea. Those monitors may alert you if your baby stops breathing because of SIDS but all you will be able to do is watch helplessly as your baby dies because there is nothing you can do. Anyone that has researched this should know it. I have also seen this information posted on many websites. Nothing can prevent or detect SIDS. If it is going to happen it is going to happen.

Answer 3

absolutly even if you have children who never had any problems or if your child didnt show signs of problems every child is different and sids is unexpected i had a friend not to long ago that her baby who was 4 months old died of sids and she was a very healthy and happy baby so yes i would buy the monitor

Answer 4

I had a daughter who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and I've had three children after she died (one older, too) and NO, I would NOT buy a 'baby monitor' because babies can 'move' off the pad that monitors their breathing and the 'alarm' can wake both of you, and that is 'traumatic' ... so simply go in and 'check' on the baby (just looking, and a 'pat' if you can't see it breathing, but don't wake it up) frequently if you're REALLY WORRIED ... and please remember that SIDS RARELY HAPPENS (if it does happen at all) after the baby is a year old.

Answer 5

I bought one of them also for my baby as two of my sisters kids stopped breathing in their cots but she got a sense that something was wrong and woke up to save them. I have the fear that I won't wake up and I think it is better to be safe than sorry. I know they are expensive but at least you will be able to sleep in peace knowing that an alarm will go off if something is wrong!

Answer 6

i had a sister who died of cotdeath so whilst i became born my dad insisted the well-being facility supply me a heart computer screen, one night it broke and my dad concept i had stopped respiratory - im advised it became a bad whilst that happend besides ethical of the story, they smash and could in all hazard reason you greater concern. are you able to think of how my dad felt whilst he concept i had died!! instead it became purely the device breaking!! Your toddler would be wonderful and you will have a computer screen, you will quickly comprehend if some thing isn't top

Answer 7

i would in a heart beat!! my friends son died of sids and ever since, i would never have another baby without one, it can prevent alot!! even if the alarms goes off more than need be it is still worth it. better save then sorry.

Answer 8

I decided to go with a video monitor instead. When my babies were newborns and still in the SIDS risk age range, they were sleeping in a co-sleeper right next to me, so I could check on them as much as I wanted. Now they are in their cribs, and I love having the video monitor to check on them. It is much better to be able to see them rather than just hear them, because then you know exactly what they are up to.

Answer 9

I didn't. I have a friend who bought one and she said it went off all the time for no reason and there were ALOT of wires in the baby's bed. She ended up returning it. But if you have a reason to believe that your baby is at an increased risk for SIDS than go ahead and use one, $144 is cheap considering the consequences. But I'd check with your pediatrician to see if they recommend it for your baby.

Answer 10

If my baby was at risk for sleep apnea or had other medical issues-yes. I've known of a few mothers with preemies that had a similar monitor. I cosleep so I haven't had any problems http://www.babyreference.com/sleepingandSIDS.htm

Answer 11

I bought the AngelCare monitor, and was planning on using it but then we ended up cosleeping so I am right next to him anyways. The actual monitor part of it is subpar, but I knew that before I bought it- I didn't care because I didn't buy it for the monitor part, I bought it for the breathing sensor.