https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 06 May 2026 19:02:06 +0000 Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:04:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=4647 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=90334&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#90334 Author: Maya
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Posted: 30 November 2006 at 10:04am

The girls ones are set to 25 seconds, after 15 seconds they vibrate to try and stimulate them to breathe and if still no movement then they larm after another 10 seconds. Have had a few false alarms, but I can always tell by whether or not the monitors are still in place - sometimes if the wriggle and squirm too much they knock them off and then they go off.]]> Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:04:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=90334&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#90334 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=90256&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#90256 Author: MyMinis
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Posted: 30 November 2006 at 6:40am

yeahg my mums friend had one for her boy and it went off every 10 minutes and she ended up geting rid of it, they were all false alarms.
Haleigh had strider for 2 months so she grunted when she breathed, so we kjnow if she was breathing or not, so in a way wewere kinda lucky]]> Thu, 30 Nov 2006 06:40:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=90256&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#90256 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=90201&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#90201 Author: KH25
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Posted: 29 November 2006 at 9:47pm

Yes, there were numerous times in hospital when we had to remind Ashleigh to breathe!!! Blue just isn't her colour.... but *touches wood* she hasn't seemed to have had any issues at home. We did have an apnoea monitor which went off a few times but it was always a false alarm and just freaked me out more so I have stopped using it and since returned it back to NICU.]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:47:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=90201&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#90201 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=90039&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#90039 Author: MyMinis
Subject: 4647
Posted: 29 November 2006 at 2:32pm

I remember Haleighs Paed told me that.
I ask her why Haleigh took big gasps of breath sometimes and she said sometimes babies forget to breath, it totally freaked me out.
We had Haleigh in our room for 11 months before she went into her own room, and she was at arms length of me the whole time. I think I was such a worry wart. I used to wake up in the night just to check her.]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:32:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=90039&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#90039 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89902&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89902 Author: Roksana
Subject: 4647
Posted: 29 November 2006 at 9:10am

Wow how scary!! Man I would just panic....you are one strong Mum!!

Big hugs!!]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:10:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89902&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89902 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89868&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89868 Author: aimeejoy
Subject: 4647
Posted: 29 November 2006 at 8:30am

Scary stuff! Glad to hear Starship wanted to check her out too - good for peace of mind I guess. And very glad to hear all is ok ]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:30:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89868&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89868 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89856&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89856 Author: Paws
Subject: 4647
Posted: 29 November 2006 at 8:17am

I'm glad she is ok! Little rascal giving mummy a fright like that!! *big hugs*]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:17:57 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89856&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89856 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89854&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89854 Author: EthansMummy
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Posted: 29 November 2006 at 8:15am

Gosh that would have been so scary for you Emma. Good to hear everything is ok.

Yea I was told it was quite common for babies to hold their breath for 15-20 mins and Ethan has only done it once to me and Daniel and we both s**t ourselves and I was to scared to check if he was ok just in case he wasn't.

Fingers crossed it never happens again!! ]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:15:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89854&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89854 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89837&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89837 Author: ellabellame
Subject: 4647
Posted: 29 November 2006 at 7:53am

oh emma that must have been scary! glad to hear she's ok.
]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:53:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89837&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89837 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89834&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89834 Author: AlyAyde
Subject: 4647
Posted: 29 November 2006 at 7:46am

Yeah scary aye. But whats a few more grey hairs between friends. Glad to hear that she got checked out and all was well. Im acutally sure the warning beep on our monitor made our girls start to breathe again. ]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:46:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89834&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89834 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89823&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89823 Author: Guests
Subject: 4647
Posted: 29 November 2006 at 2:48am

Ellas monitor goes off after about 20 secs it has only once, i have mentioned it before but it scared the bejesus outta me!]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2006 02:48:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89823&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89823 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89816&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89816 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 4647
Posted: 28 November 2006 at 11:28pm

Yep, they do very often forget to breathe - premmies more so than others.. also, with the apnoea monitors. most people recommend setting them on the 20 second mark as yeah, babies can stop breathing normally for up to 10 - 15 secs at a time. sometimes they either just get sooo relaxed, or choke, or just get a bit unco-ordinated and just stop.

Big hugs and here's hoping the gremlins stop giving mummy frights. Cheeky monkeys.]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:28:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89816&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89816 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89786&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89786 Author: Katherine
Subject: 4647
Posted: 28 November 2006 at 9:41pm

You poor thing, Emma! I know just how you feel after Emma Rose's breath-holding episode -- it is SO scary when they do things like that. Big hugs for all of you. Big, big hugs.]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:41:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89786&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89786 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89782&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89782 Author: busymum
Subject: 4647
Posted: 28 November 2006 at 9:37pm

Poor you Emma the last thing you need is trips to the hospital in the middle of the night! Hope you get good rest tonight even after that scare ]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:37:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89782&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89782 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89758&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89758 Author: my2angels
Subject: 4647
Posted: 28 November 2006 at 8:56pm

I know,its scary aye. I remember talking to my midwife about getting the breathing monitor and she said that while they were good its not uncommon for babies to stop breathing for up to 10-20 seconds or something, it was quite a long time from memory and the monitors go off if there is no movement for something like 15 seconds so you could easily get false alarms. In saying that we have not touch wood had one so far with either Kobe or Addison.
Great to hear she is ok though, did they think the projectile vomiting was normal? Projectile can be the worst aye, specially in malls etc... lol
]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:56:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89758&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89758 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89750&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89750 Author: Maya
Subject: 4647
Posted: 28 November 2006 at 8:42pm

Apparently so. The gremlins and I went on yet another field trip to Starship last night after Mercedes apnoea monitor went off and I went in to find her breathing and pink but covered in vomit - the vomit had projected more than a metre across the room Hearing the monitor made my blood run cold, I was almost too scared to touch her.

So I rang the hospital and because of her tendency to turn blue they said they wanted to check her out so off we went.

Turns out she is fine, who knows what was up with the vomiting, could be related to the reflux. They think she probably choked on it for a few seconds which set the monitor off. They wanted to keep us overnight for 'observation' but I decided I could 'observe' her at home where we would all get more sleep.

But the interesting thing I also learned is that babies can sometimes 'forget' to breathe causing an apnoea. Scary stuff! Very glad for the apnoea monitor, but all the same I am super nervous about going in to check on them in case the monitor is going off.]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:42:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4647&PID=89750&title=can-they-forget-to-breathe#89750