Advice needed please Breathing monitors

[Flower3554]

I've been asked to care for a newborn baby boy whose mother lost a baby to SIDS a couple of years ago.

I think the risk is somewhat higher in subsequent babies but I'm unsure what extra precautions I should take.

Are breathing monitors any good??? Help please.

i had one for my ds. There are good for piece of mind. Bit diff for me as he has sleep apnea. The alarms do work but mine went off as false alarm occasionaly.

I wouldnt think 'oh an alarm will tell me if my baby stops breathing' but it def gave me piece of mind. DS is now 18 months and i use it as a normal intercom now

Breathing monitors are a really good idea IMO. If you can get hold of one then go for it. It gave us loads of peace of mind when dd was little and we've bought another one for baby due in Feb (broke 1st one )
We had an Angelcare 1st time and now have the Tommee Tippee one

we have angel care, didnt know TT did one! How does it compare to AC one out of interest?

I haven't tried it yet, baby not due till Feb! Seems to work on same basis as AC though so would guess it's OK (am still in phase of not getting organised so haven't actually unpakced it yet). We decided to buy 2nd hand this time as AC was extortionate and the button broke on it not long after dd was born (still worked but I had to unplug it rather than switch it off-total pain during the night!)On Ebay the TT ones are significantly cheaper than AC (even 2nd hand)

as i said we use ours now as normal intercom but the stupid thing sometimes randomly starts beeping (the alarm) which is so annoying! DH says something to do with interference as it does it always when microwave on!

Think they are great but be careful to position the pad properly when the baby gets to the moving around the cot stage to help prevent scary false alarms!
Ours brought so much peace of mind - just knowing that ds wasn't only not crying but also was moving/ breathing. I still went in to check him occasionally e.g. at our bedtime but didn't feel that need to go check he is breathing all the time!

I think the Mother should be able to get advice from hospital/GP/health visitor about precautions to take.
We have one and had no probs, (well about 4 times in 3 children have had false alarm because baby and pad were at opposite ends of cot!) we have used it until the next one comes along! except it is soooo freezing that dc currently in our bed (just seems to hop in each night don't know how )
Can you get some resuscitation training?
Are you a nanny?

We used the Angelcare monitor and thought it was really good. Certainly gave us peace of mind.

Thanks everyone. I think I will get one for my own peace of mind.

I'm a foster mum 1dilemma{smile]

My daughter died of SUDC in january. If you require advice or the CONI guidelines, I suggest you contact FSIDS.

My DD2 had apnoea and we used the Angelcare one.

It was great and very sensitive, better than the one they gave us from hospital that went on the baby itself. That would slip, or go off falsely. (We still had to use it in the car and pram though).