sids anxiety

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Pls can somebody reassure me about SIDS. I have a 7 week ol

Have you got an Owlet or breathing monitor? They’ve really helped me

yes I have a breathing monitor. However I’ve got the fan on at the moment to keep the room cool in this heatwave and the monitor seems to detect the fan as breathing!

You should not use these, especially if you have anxiety. False alarms do happen, and reassurance seeking is not healthy.

They do not reduce SIDS and they’re not a substitute for safe sleep practices.

To OP, all you can do is make sure you are practicing safe sleep (completely empty cot, baby always on back to sleep, always in the room with them for any sleep, supervised or unsupervised, until at least 6 months, never use any sleep nests, cot bumpers etc).