Baby breathing detectors

[JulyDreams]

Does anyone know if these are worth having? I've never actually heard of them before!

If your anxiety is so bad that you can't sleep without monitoring their breathing, then I would recommend speaking to a doctor about getting some support. You don't have to feel like that, and if you're that anxious about sleeping, I imagine it seeps into other areas too. My DD is 14 months now and I never even considered buying one of these. I just followed all the SIDS guidelines, and whilst being a mum is scary, I never struggled to the point of needing to constantly monitor her. I don't believe we should normalise this level of anxiety or let companies profit from it. I believe we should make the medical profession support mums so they don't need such devices, but feel empowered and safe as parents.

We only had one alarm. DD did wake up but was quite slow to rouse, unusually so, as I had to pick her up and shout her name a few times before she stirred. Maybe nothing, but who knows?

Thanks @Mamabananananana . It was absolutely grim at the time in so many ways, but better than the alternative. Pleased it worked for your BFF's baby as well. I don't think monitoring devices are for everyone and for some they can make people more anxious rather than less - but if OP thinks they might suit her then worth giving it a go. Avoid the early Owlet devices, OP, as they can get a bit too hot on babies skin - you ought to go for one of the more recent ones if you go down that route.

@JulyDreams I used it mainly for night I think but did use it for some naps just to get in the habit of putting it on properly. I can't really remember now but I think my main worry was night because I was asleep too.

I have a Snuza for DS which I really like. It vibrates first to try to rouse them before alarming. We’ve had it vibrate a few times where he’s wiggled so much that it’s come loose but also one instance where it hadn’t, and I heard a big breath, so I guess the vibrate to rouse worked.

I took it to the hospital but found it a bit awkward on the nappy when he was tiny plus with the cord. And for the first few weeks there was mostly someone awake with him. But I’ve used it for nights religiously from about 1 month (he’s now almost 5 months). I like the reassurance when I’m asleep. He is still in our room but recently we’ve started taking him up an hour or so before we go to bed. I have a baby monitor but also like that I’d hear the alarm through it. I know these things aren’t for everyone but I’ve definitely appreciated it.

We used the snuza hero one 😊 I think we used it every night until he was 4/5 months. I really liked it and would use it with a future baby too. It only went off once or twice by mistake, when he was really tiny and the nappy was so big that it wasn’t attached right. It saved me doing the whole hand on his chest thing to check he was definitely breathing when they’re just so silently sleeping in the newborn days. It just became a habit to put his jammies on and clip it on after that. I would say the only one downside of it is the big green flashing light that you can see through most swaddles, bags etc. It didn’t used to bother him bizarrely but I used to think I’d hate to be trying to sleep with that big thing lighting up my crib every 2 seconds 😂

Also we didn’t use it the first week, barely slept or stopped watching him for a second so waited til the cord fell off rather than try to clip it on his tiny body with that there too

Slightly different but we had an under the mattress sensor.

I genuinely think it saved my baby daughter's life. It went off, I couldn't rouse her, I shook gently, shook harder, nothing. Completely unresponsive.

I picked her up briskly, she startled and responded.

Absolutely terrifying.

We only ever had one other alarm go off and obviously it was a false alarm.

For me worth absolutely every penny.

It’s like anything though.. these fitbit style trackers older children wear so parents can see where they are while walking home. Giving children a phone so that they’re contactable if out on their own. Elbow pads/knee pads on a skateboard… what’s the harm in another extra layer of safety if it makes you feel better and gives you an extra few hours sleep in the early days? It also stops you having to put your hand in the crib which could accidentally wake them and result in even less sleep for both of you. I say each to their own. I don’t see how a doctor treating you for anxiety is going to make you feel any different about adding an extra little safety measure

I've read that happened to someone's son also and it saved his life. Cannot change my mind on this thing- already on it's way thank you

Also recommend waiting until the cord is off so you don't hurt baby.

Thanks for posting this. I wanted a Owlet but they're so expensive. This seems a more reasonable price to but my mind at ease.

No problem. I've only purchased as the reviews on Amazon are quite good.

I wondered this, thank you

@Flittingaboutagain hopefully the cord only takes a week or so to fall off.

I have a Baby Sense 7 it does go off sometimes but I would rather that personally and know all ok. I like ours as it has 2 pads so more coverage. There is probably a newer model now as we got ours about 2.5 years ago.