Don't have the nerves for motherhood...

drea_raye

Seriously, can't I just be happy that he is sleeping well? That for the first time in months he didn't wake at the 40 min mark? That he is actually having a good real nap on his own?

No, I have to sit here worried that he rolled to the edge of the crib (where I have a makeshift bumper solution since he was getting his limbs stuck.) Or shoved his comfort monkey into his face.

argh... (I did sneak in about 5 minutes ago. He was fine.)

I think when he wakes up we are going shopping... I seem to be in need of a video monitor and a real set of breathable bumpers. Who cares that it is an hour each way to the store and back... 

AggieBeth06

Do what you gotta do!

CandKmomma

I honestly don't know how ppl live without a video  monitor.  i still use one on my almost 2.5 year old! 

Firedancer1013

DS just started rolling in his crib two days ago for us.  We are in dire need of a video monitor, although one of my coworkers is giving me her breathable bumpers next week, so maybe that will help a little.

drea_raye

I figure I am going to want one when he is older and playing in his room on his own anyway, so I don't mind buying it. And DH keeps saying he doesn't get why I haven't yet (not b/c he is worried but rather b/c he can tell I am a little crazy...lol)

He didn't wake b/c he didn't lose his paci...

The shopping trip will actually take place some other time... but it is gonna happen...

Soap1

I don't have a video monitor.  It's liberating!

I'm not a worrier, though. 

mavs_girl07

7*7*7bride:

I honestly don't know how ppl live without a video  monitor.  i still use one on my almost 2.5 year old! 

Ditto!!

IncogNeato

We just caved and bought a video monitor and it's the best.thing.EVER!!!!

dlstamm

Soap1:

I don't have a video monitor.  It's liberating!

I'm not a worrier, though. 

This.  I thought my friends were crazy for wanting to get one before moving their DD to her room.  We even have the bumpers that came with her crib set on her bed.

Wufroggy79

Def get a video monitor! I can't imagine living without mine.

SapphireKat18

Soap1:

I don't have a video monitor.  It's liberating!

I'm not a worrier, though. 

This, but we live in a tiny apartment. If we had a house and he was further away I'd probably like one but I still feel like I'd stay awake just watching him.

OctGirl80

I love my video monitor. DD is a noisy sleeper so if all I had was audio, I'd constantly have to go in her room to check her and would get no sleep. Now I just hit the button to turn the screen (it times out after a minute or so), make sure she's still asleep and I'm good. She sounds the same when awake, but her eyes are open so I know to go in. We have the lesser priced Summer ones. They are all kinda expensive, but it works great.

amenemorte

The breathable bumper is probably the best purchase I've made for my baby. He was getting his feet stuck in the railings so I wanted a bumper, but he sleeps with his face smushed up against it a lot and that freaked me out. The breathable one makes me feel a lot better about it. It's totally worth it.

They've done a pretty good job of making parents paranoid these days. When I came home from the hospital when I was born, I rode home on my mom's lap in the front seat. I slept on my tummy all the time when I was a newborn. I played in a walker all the time. I turned out fine. Everyone I know turned out fine.

A video moniter would be nice. We just moved our son to his own room, his crib has been in ours for 8 months. I listen to the moniter all night long, but it's getting better. If that's what makes you comfortable, I'd splurge for a good one.

Soap1

amenemorte:

The breathable bumper is probably the best purchase I've made for my baby. He was getting his feet stuck in the railings so I wanted a bumper, but he sleeps with his face smushed up against it a lot and that freaked me out. The breathable one makes me feel a lot better about it. It's totally worth it.

They've done a pretty good job of making parents paranoid these days. When I came home from the hospital when I was born, I rode home on my mom's lap in the front seat. I slept on my tummy all the time when I was a newborn. I played in a walker all the time. I turned out fine. Everyone I know turned out fine.

A video moniter would be nice. We just moved our son to his own room, his crib has been in ours for 8 months. I listen to the moniter all night long, but it's getting better. If that's what makes you comfortable, I'd splurge for a good one.

While I don't think parents should be paranoid, I don't like this argument.  All the babies that died in car accidents because they weren't using car seats aren't around to say, "I turned out fine."  Babies who slept on their stomachs and died from SIDS aren't around to say, "I turned out fine."