I'm a FTM preparing for my first baby. I bought a very nice video monitor and am now wondering if I also need to get a breathing monitor as well. Thoughts? Google isn't helping much. TIA!
Which video monitor did you get?
And count me in as nervous FTM... I'm currently registered for a Snuza. I do not plan to room share for longer than the first couple of weeks.
Post by nextbigthing on Mar 5, 2015 16:27:08 GMT -5
My sister used one with her now 4 month old and after three false alarms she was done.
We room share with him in a mini crib swaddled tight next to my side of the bed, I hear him through the night. I'd rather do that than a false alarm jolting me from sleep
Eta: we do have a video monitor for once we transition him to his room (which will probably be a while, it's on the total other side of the other floor of the house)
I'm a FTM preparing for my first baby. I bought a very nice video monitor and am now wondering if I also need to get a breathing monitor as well. Thoughts? Google isn't helping much. TIA!
Which video monitor did you get?
And count me in as nervous FTM... I'm currently registered for a Snuza. I do not plan to room share for longer than the first couple of weeks.
I have tested it out and really like it. I found it by googling and watching YouTube videos of it. The set up was extremely easy (I did it without the help of my DH) and it has different lenses that I plan to use in the future.
After reading this post, I added the Snuza to my BBB registry!
I considered it when I was PG, but ultimately decided against it for the same reasons everyone else mentioned. He still sleeps next to me in the RNP and I will sometimes reach my hand over to make sure he's breathing if I haven't heard him in awhile. It would have been wasted on us because at 3 months DS isn't in the crib yet and probably won't be for a few more weeks. I think I read SIDS risk goes down significantly after 4 months.
I do however LOVE our video monitor. DS is a noisy sleeper so when I'm not in the room with him it's nice to be able to see if he's actually awake or just making noise in his sleep. It was especially helpful at first when I wasn't as good at distinguishing his sounds.
Post by game blouses on Mar 5, 2015 17:01:47 GMT -5
I had one with DS #1 and lived by it. We used it religiously every single night until he was like 18 months old. Every time it did that little warning beep after a certain amount of seconds of no movement, my breath would catch in my throat.
I haven't even taken it out of the closet with DS #2. Lol. I don't love him less, I'm just less anxious this time.
Post by curbsideprophet on Mar 5, 2015 19:22:05 GMT -5
Not necessary. We rarely used any type of monitor with DD. We do have an app for our I-devices that we can use while traveling. We use it at more at home with DS than we ever did with DD, but part of that is to prevent him from waking her up. It has video but we mostly use it for sound.
Nope. I considered getting one, but ended up being glad I didn't. She slept in the RNP until 4 months, and you can't use it in there, and past 4 months the SIDS risk is low enough that I'm comfortable with her alone in her crib. I love my video monitor, and will peek on her if I wake up during the night.
I was a total basket case, unable to sleep myself before we got a Snuza (even with room sharing). So, I don't think they are necessary by any means, but it's done a great deal to put my mind at ease.
We still obey all the safe sleep rules. We've been using it for almost her whole life (3.5 months), and no false alarms.
We chose not to get one because I had heard that many send off false alarms and I also didn't want an excuse to ignore SIDS rules like tummy sleeping and blankets in the crib because of false security. There are differing levels of comfort with the SIDs risks, so I'm sure there will be people who disagree or were just fine with putting their babies on their tummies, etc.
This is where I'm at. The AAP does not recommend them either, as I recall.
Fun fact: Babies who are breathing are pink. Babies who have stopped breathing turn blue or white. While this may seem obvious now, it's something to keep in mind when you start panicking about your new baby like the FTM that you are. I think this was item #1 on the new baby tip sheet that the birthing center sent home with us. :-)
We didn't get one, but we planned on having him in our room for at least three months.
I'm glad the rec is to keep them in your room until 6+ months. C is 3.5 months and I don't foresee moving him anytime soon. It makes MOTN feeding so much easier, and I love being able to hear his little noises.
I didn't get one. Some of the same reasons as above. I also remember reading some cases of babies getting tangled in the cords (though I suspect that was more user error, and I think some recalls happened as a result?). I think they are less than reliable, and was happy to just follow doctor/expert recommendations on SIDS prevention.
The Angelcare monitor is illegal in Canada for this reason ETA: looks like it wasn't actually banned, just recalled
I'm currently using the Snuza and I love the peace of mind it gives me (I'm an anxious person by nature). We room share and she sleeps in an arms reach cosleeper attached to our bed and we don't ignore any of the SIDS rules. We've had 2 false alarms that have scared the shit out of me, but I'd rather have that than not know there is a problem. And, we had them because the Snuza is supposed to be on the diaper right below the belly button, but we had it to the side both times due to her cord still being attached and me not wanting to irritate it, and it moved off the side of her body. I actually told my H the other day it was my favorite purchase for her, because I need the peace of mind. Oh, and I don't have a video monitor.
Necessary...no I don't think so. I did buy one for DD3 and I did feel better. The only false alarm I ever got was was when I'd take her out & forget to turn the sensor off.
Post by indifferentstars on Mar 5, 2015 21:58:10 GMT -5
We had a Snuza. I don't think it's a necessary purchase but it certainly helped my overly anxious FTM self sleep better at night. We didn't use it as an excuse to ignore any safe sleep rules (Hi, my 2 year old is still in his crib with only the fitted sheet and his sleep sack. I am really uptight about safe sleep and still can't bring myself to give him big blankets and stuff) but it really helped reassure me. We room shared for 14 months and he was in the Arm's Reach co-sleeper right next to me for probably 6 of those months. I still liked that little blinking light on the Snuza letting me know something other than myself was monitoring his breathing all night long.
In 6 months of use, we had two false alarms where it fell off (we use cloth diapers which were sort of hard to hook it onto sometimes. Technically they were legit alarms as it didn't feel him breathing, so that was reassuring though heart stopping when they happened!) and one night it totally went berserk and would not stop beeping nor turn off. My H ended up accidentally ruining it in the process of trying to get it to shut up in his sleep deprived state. I debated buying another but decided to just manage without it at that point.