I am SO worried about SIDS...

lulugirl

It is consuming me. I never worried with my daughter - just did all the right things (back to sleep, no blanket/bumper, etc.). Maybe it is b/c these guys are preemies, maybe because they are so small...either way, it is all I can think about and I just stand over them staring to make sure they are breathing.

Evelyn sleeps in a bouncy now (doc said it was okay) but she is so small that I worry about positional asphyxia (never heard of it until I read the paperwork that came with my Moby Wrap) - so I am constantly checking on her.

She actually has better head control than her bigger brother Jack whose head flops forward in his carseat - so then I worry about him too.

Ugh - I was actually in tears the other day I was so consumed by these worries.

Not sure how to get past it...

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this is why we LOVE the angelcare monitors- they took away most of the fear for us - because an alarm would sound if they stopped breathing/moving.

we had them next to us in bedside cosleepers with the angelcare monitors for the first 5 months - and it was great. Now they are in their cribs - still with angelcare (Griffin still uses it and is almost 3 y/o).... they help us sleep- i'd consider getting them- but you do need 2 and the babies can not sleep together if you use them.

Twin.Peaks

I was just going to recommend the same thing...angelcare monitors go a long way to easing your mind

boshi799

do you think you may have a bit of post-partum depression? this may totally not be the case, but I know with me my PPD was more like PP anxiety. I started taking anti-anxiety meds and am a new person. Seriously, a new person. I can sleep through the night b/c I am not waking up with worry.

 Just a thought, but again could be TOTALLY off base here so please do not be offended!!! Just sharing my experience.