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rlbjsf · 26/05/2024 00:56

DD is 8 months old and has had the breathing monitor for 5 months now with no issues. This past week it has gone off nearly every night, a couple of occasions the alarm has woke her but mostly she is in such a deep sleep she sleeps through the alarm (which is pretty shrill and loud) She wakes when I turn on the lights and place a hand on her chest. She is always lying directly on top of the pad

I took her to the GP yesterday who listened to her chest and said she's perfectly healthy and told me to stop using the monitor. I am too scared to not use it, my gut is telling me it's not a false alarm and that she is either slowing or pausing her breathing in the night. I would rather run to her 20 times in the night to find her ok than not use it and find her not ok in the morning.

I can't find anything online about this model being faulty, only that it is one of the most reliable monitors out there and is medically certified. I have contacted the manufacturers to request a replacement just in case.

Has anyone else had this happen? I'm petrified of SIDS and want to know if this might be just a phase or if there's something else I can do for her. I'm at a loss, with no help from the GP, I don't really know where else to turn. Am I supposed to wait until something really bad happens and she doesn't wake up?

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Doobeeedooo · 26/05/2024 01:07

Not sure it’s particulars helpful but I had one of these breathing/ heartbeat monitors and found it way to stressful with the random alarms….and binned it.
you’ve done the right thing getting her checked over with the gp. She’s 8 months so chances of SIDS is very low.
Statistically SIDS is very low, and the risk factors are well understood….mainly co sleeping, alcohol, drugs etc.

GreenFairies · 26/05/2024 01:12

We didn’t get one of those monitors in the end because there was a risk of false alarms that would have caused me more anxiety. From what we read, when a baby is in a deep sleep that they are breathing very quietly and subtly, the monitor struggles to detect and it therefore sets off the alarm. As your DD does seem to be in a deep sleep when the alarm has gone off, it does seem like that’s a possibility here.

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