Baby sleep movement monitor sensor

[NewMum26]

Will you be getting one or not? And what are your reasons?
I think I want one for peace of mind but just wondered what everyone's views are on them

The point is that with sids, by the time the monitor goes off it's thought to be too late. I agree though that as long as the monitor isn't causing you more anxiety then there's no harm in it, but the key thing is to adhere to the rest of the safe sleeping guidelines. It's amazing how many people you see who have the movement monitor but then have baby in their own room, in a cot with cot bumpers, cuddly toys etc.

Bloody hell Whatsername17! How terrifying. So glad all was OK in the end.

Which monitor did you use?

TBH, though, welsh, I would be taking what they think might be too late with SIDS with a pinch of salt at the moment, given we still don't know overly much about what causes it or how it plays out, other than what statistically increases risk.

Personally, I would rather have a chance to save my child than none at all. Of course, to have a chance at this you need to know how to perform CPR on an infant. We did a great infant first aid course when I was pregnant. It's been useful with two choking incidences so far (DD has a tendency to stuff a lot of food into her mouth!).

Also. I found the monitor fab when DS went into his own bed. I could tell when he got out! I used to just wrap the wires around the slats to make them as short as they could go to avoid any strangulation risk.

They also have a dial on the back to change sensitivity. If it is repeatedly going off then make it slightly more sensitive and monitor from there.

Yes completely agree. Also think a short baby cpr/choking video should be mandatory before leaving hospital (we had to watch videos about all sorts of other ridiculous stuff).

But please, don't use it as an excuse to monitor your baby less closely or put them to sleep away from you.

Has anyone tried the one that clips onto the baby's nappy? Something hero, I think.

WellErr
I agree, strange for doctor to say, I think what she meant was that maybe people would be inclined to trust them too much. I can see her point. I don't disagree with them at al but I think it's far more important to follow safe sleeping practice, and keep baby in the same room, I'm a bit paranoid and wake regularly through the night to check my baba, have a gro egg in the room to monitor temp too

I had the Tommy Tipee one with dd. My aunt lost a baby to SIDs and with her second pregnancy the hospital sent her home with a monitor. This was in the early 90's when they weren't common place. I think the OP fully intends to follow the safe sleep guidelines - there is no reason why having a monitor means that you don't.

My friend had the snuza hero that clips on to the nappy and was really pleased with it.

I'm sure the OP is planning to follow all the guidelines but there are definitely parents who are more complacent due to having a movement monitor and put baby in unsafe sleeping positions or in a different room so I think it's worth pointing out.

Yes. I have one. My baby is so still when she sleeps.

I got it for peace of mind but found it didnt work with next to me as was picking up my breathing but use it in own room. Like i say shes not a wrigglet though

We had the Snuzahero (clips onto the nappy) and it was great. A few false alarms if we didn't position it correctly but generally it worked very well. It doesn't go off if you lift the baby for feeding etc so no need to remember about it at 3am.

Ours vibrated as a first step and only beeped if it had vibrated a few times first. The theory is the vibration rouses the baby slightly into taking a breath. It flashed green with each breath so sometimes I would wake in the night, look over and see the little light flashes in time with hearing the breathing. I liked that.

We stopped using it about 7 months when DC when into his own room and now we have a video monitor which is absolutely brilliant.

I can totally understand why people wouldn't want one but for us it worked really well.

We did all the safe sleeping stuff - she was in our room to 12 months - I just found it easier to get back to sleep when I woke up between feeds to check on her to look at little flashy light rather than filter out my own and DH's breathing sounds - which obviously took more brain power than just using my eyes.

Handy in the old sleep deprived days. Also helped with the did I put her in her basket or have I lost her in/out of bed post feed moments - oh yes, flashing light - baby clearly where she should be!

I think they are great. I use and recommend them as a maternity nurse

But

Obv need to follow government guidelines to reduce sids as well

Make sure breathing pad is on something flat and hard so no false alarms then mattress on top

It can be reassuring for parents to see the light flicker or pendulum move side to side if wake up in the night

Never had a false alarm in years of using them

But would prefer a false alarm then not use one and wake up to find baby wasn't breathing

Angels are good as well as nanny cam

Have angel for bubs due end of march

I used one for my older children, otherwise I would have never slept. I have bought one for this baby. Have and will always practice safer sleeping anyway.

We still use the angelcare sensor Matt and our son is nearly 3! It's the best thing we ever bought & gave us such peace of mind. Yes there were a few false positives but totally worth it. I also had an incident where the alarm went off & I struggled to wake him. It was terrifying but I'm so grateful the alarm went off. We will definitely be using again with our next baby.

I would pay ten times the price for the peace of mind it gives me. Think I would be poking and prodding DD every hour when she was sleeping otherwise.

I have it in my snuzpod under the sleepyhead and have had no false alarms. Occasionally forget to turn it off when lifting DD but it goes off quickly so I'm never to far away to turn it off.

Think I'd be a lot more anxious if I didn't have it.

I haven't used the Angelcare one yet as it doesn't work in our Next2Me crib. I have the Snuza Hero nappy clip which I bought a month or so ago. I found I was waking frequently, very vigilant, and then having to sit up on bed and try to see her tummy moving or hear a proper breath. The Snuza hero helps with that and as PP said, it's a lot easier to see the little light flash than it is to try and hear the breathing.

Also, as PP have outlined, the Snuza vibrates when it doesn't detect enough breaths so in theory rouses the baby a bit if need be. Also agree with PP that perhaps evidence is inconclusive as the studies haven't yet been done. I know one poster said "plenty" of babies who died from SIDS were on monitors which is sad if true but I do agree with the poster who said she'd prefer to know straight away than to sleep all the way through.

www.kiddicare.com/p/Nanny_Baby_Respiration_Monitor_BM02.htm
This is the one i have

Also use in cot under sleepyhead and cot mattress

My friend is a paediatric doctor and says hospitals use them for tiny babies they are worried about... So why wouldn't I spend £50 and get one at home? Makes sense to me. Also, no trials have been done to check whether monitors prevent SIDS.... That's not the same as saying they do nothing to prevent SIDS

I agree

DD had bronchiolitis at 5 weeks and our Angelcare was invaluable. Her breathing wasn't great and even though she slept in our room and we followed all the safety guidelines, I was not able to relax until we bought the Angelcare monitor.