SIDS

zipscheer07 · September 2013

Am I the only one who is still deathly afraid of SIDS? I still get up multiple times a night to make sure she is still breathing. Ugh. I hate feeling this way but its a constant worry for me!

zipscheer07 · September 2013

Yeah I know someone too and I just think it can happen. Her crib is by our bed too and I just hate the overwhelming fear. Last night for some reason really made me nervous!

MsAmeera25 · September 2013

I thought I was the only person being irrational. I worry ALL the time. I wake up and check him even though he STTN

zipscheer07 · September 2013

Nope. All through the night as well. I cant blame my tiredness on her as she STTN as well.

zipscheer07 · September 2013

I haven't had the guts to put her in her own room yet. I don't know how im going to do that. I know I should for naps but I am just terrified to not be able to see her right away.

danuli8 · September 2013

zipscheer07, SIDS is a real danger, but if it makes you feel a little better, the greatest risk is between 2 and 4 months of age, and 90% of SIDS cases happen within the first six months of life...so you are out of the worst zone and almost to the "very, very, VERY unlikely" stage since your baby is coming up on six months old.

zipscheer07 · September 2013

That does help a lot. I know I sometimes am over the top with it but knowing someone who has lost their little one really makes it worse. Thank you for that!

tondraluv · September 2013

I'm super anxious and afraid of SIDS. DH's cousin died from SIDS & I believe a distant relative in their family

zipscheer07 · September 2013

It hits to close to home for some of us yet the doctors say its rare. Maybe so but its still SO scary

hatroopes · September 2013

Good to know I'm not the only one! I check on her constantly especially when she hasn't changed positions or moved in a while. My fear increased when she started rolling B2F and sleeping on her tummy.

zipscheer07 · September 2013

Not going to lie... this morning when I got up to get ready for work I checked her and she wasn't breathing. She holds her breath sometimes and I hate it but when I felt her and she wasn't. Without thinking I kinda nudged her and she finally moved. My heart was non existing.

ClandestineX · September 2013

I still check his breathing multiple times during the night. I am glad he is almost 6 months though.. but he is still not out of the woods. I've had two baby boys die in my extended family from SIDS one of was on his stomach, other on his back. They were 5 weeks and 4 months.

wendalsue · September 2013

I just moved DS from the RnP in my room to the crib in his room Sun night. I have a video monitor but it doesn't ease my worries. It doesn't monitor his breathing and I can't just stare at it intently all night. I just follow all safety recommendations and pray. I may lose my mind if he starts rolling onto his belly though!

zipscheer07 · September 2013

I couldn't agree more. At this moment she hates being on her tummy and I can only pray she stays like that!

AllyP10 · September 2013

I check on Hudson a few times before we go to bed, and usually about 2 or 3 times during the night. I'm a really light sleeper, so I kind of wake up every time DH rolls over. I still feel so much better and more well rested since moving him into his own room. Not sure when the worrying will ever go away, I'll probably die worrying about this sweet boy.

arschm02 · September 2013

cramcakes said:

I think if I didn't have the video monitor on all night on my bedside table I would freak out a little more. It's very scary.

This is me too. I'm a freak about it. Will has been in his super boring crib from day 1 in hopes to do everything I can to prevent SIDS. I will closely watch his video monitor several times throughout the night to make sure his little chest is rising and falling or to see him flinch or squirm. If I can't tell on the little screen I will go to his room and check. I know he is almost out of the highest risk age, but it still happens after 6 months and that's what my brain clings to. My anxiety has definitely lessened since around the 2 months of age mark but I'm a little surprised at how much it's still a concern for me. As an infant room teacher the risks and statistics of SIDS (or SUID now) has been pounded in to my brain and it has truly made me more neurotic about it. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

Mommymorticia · September 2013

Think about it, yes. Do I still get up and check for it every night, no. If I wake up in the night for no reason I will look at the monitor and if he's out of sight I will go check on him.

Sol1790 · September 2013

Im so glad I'm not the only one doing this! I just put in the breathable bumper's and I know they are breathable and all but I still have to get up and check. A mom's life!

Kmape36 · September 2013

My oldest DD is five and I still check on her every night before I go to bed to make sure she is breathing. Just a habit now. Pretty sure we will worry about something with our kids for the rest of their lives. That's what mommies do.

wendalsue · September 2013

My monitor has a feature that lets me talk to DS, and I totally just made noises into it to try to get him to move around. He hasn't moved at all since I laid him on his side over an hour ago and I was worried. He didn't wake up with my noise-making so I went in and checked his breathing and of course he's fine. Maybe an Angelcare would help me relax a little. What about Snuza? My friend said her Snuza had false alarms all the time.

katie6/26/04 · September 2013

Get a snuza. I have been using one with dd and it's great.

katie6/26/04 · September 2013

Regarding false alarms with the snuza, it has gone off twice because i didn't attach it properly after a diaper change. It vibrates first to help the baby remember to breathe if holding their breath, then an alarm will go off a few seconds later if they still aren't breathing.

jessicaroers · September 2013

Angelcare monitor! Then you don't have to be up worrying. Walmart sells them for around $60 and amazon even cheaper, and almost 5 star reviews. It's definitely worth the piece of mind:)

danuli8 · September 2013

I just want to add one more thing about SIDS for the OP...it happens more often in baby boys than in baby girls, so that's another factor working in your favor, zip. But especially with you knowing someone who lost a baby, I totally understand how scary it is.

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