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Charlieface 
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Posted: 14 December 2009 at 9:40pm |
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The article in OhBaby about SIDS got me wondering if I need one. Anyone use a baby alarm?
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WestiesGirl
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Posted: 15 December 2009 at 12:32am |
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Sharleen is it the same as a monitor? We have an Angle Care sound and movement monitor which alarms if there is no movement after 20 seconds??
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Charlieface
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Posted: 15 December 2009 at 12:47am |
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Yes, sounds if no movement after 20 secs. Do you reccommend?
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Posted: 15 December 2009 at 8:07am |
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Definitely if you have a history of apoena in your family.
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Posted: 15 December 2009 at 1:17pm |
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I was so worried coming home from NICU after the boys had so many Apnea episodes BUT from most mums who have used this says it's a pain in the arse as you have to remember to turn it off whenever you take them out. My specialist said they wouldn't let me go home without one if they thought i needed one so I didn't.
In saying that I think it has it's place when recommended by a specialist (of course) or whether you're more on the paranoid side. If you're going to be a mum who needs to check that they are still breathing every hour then definately get it so you can get some proper sleep and not worry.
Sorry, I didn't really help but there are deffinately pro's & con's to it.
So no real experience but as long as you follow SIDS guidelines then I'd hope you'd be fine without.
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WestiesGirl
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Posted: 15 December 2009 at 1:24pm |
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Yep we love ours. Would be without it now! Having said that, it can be a PITA when it comes to turning it off. You have to remember to turn the parent one off as well otherwise you get static and thats not good at 2am lol... Whoops did that a few times, poor DH. And if you forget to turn the baby one off it will alert you at the 15 second mark then alarm at the 20 second mark.
But like I say we love ours. It has alarmed a few times and put me into panic stations but I'd rather that than worry and need to always check on him.
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Posted: 15 December 2009 at 2:29pm |
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We wouldn't be without our Angel Care monitor. We didn't worry about one until after bubs was born and then we decided it was better to be safe than sorry.
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Posted: 15 December 2009 at 3:59pm |
Love mine. Got it because DD is a tummy sleeper and showed us that she liked to sleep face down  so rather then stress and sleep her the "proper" way I got the monitor and she started sleeping through the night.
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Posted: 15 December 2009 at 9:40pm |
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Thanks heaps for the excellent advice:-)
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Posted: 28 December 2009 at 9:12pm |
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I got one for this baby and I didnt use one last time. I know im quite paranoid, I wrap my mattresses (all mattresses, portacot, carrycot, EVERYthing) according to Dr Sprotts method as well, I am a bit of a safety freak...but I think for someone like me, the alarm will help me get some sleep otherwise I would definately be checking every half hour which gets ridiculous!
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Posted: 29 December 2009 at 12:02am |
Lil miss slept on one till about a month ago (she's 17 mths now) and it was great for peace of mind. We never had any false alarms, except when I forgot to turn it off - I discovered that 15 seconds is just long enough to sit down and latch baby and then the alarm starts squealing at you  .
I used the Respisense portable ones with the gremlins, and with lil miss when she was in a hammock till 4 mths, and they were awesome too. Mercedes had two apnoeas (that couldn't have been predicted as she was a good birthweight and only a few days prem) and the alarm alerted us both times.
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Posted: 30 December 2009 at 7:51pm |
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We got an angelcare one and we think its great for piece of mind. we didn't even get it set up for a week after she was home, and even though without I wasn't paranoid about it before, I just felt far more relaxed when we started to use it, especially when she was in her own room with the door closed (to keep cats out!).
I also like the temperature function on it also, her room got to 26 degrees one night and never would have thought it was that hot if I didn't know!
We have had no false alarms, you get used to having to turn it off every time you get baby out of bed. You do have to test it though - I discovered that using a fan in the room interferes with it. Without baby in the bassinet it still thinks there is movement cause of the tiny vibrations caused by the fan (perhaps going through the floor?)
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Posted: 30 December 2009 at 9:22pm |
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I love, love, love mine! Wouldn't be without it just for peace of mind. I have absolutely no specific reason for it apart from being a paranoid mummy but it just makes me feel better knowing that he's okay.
And you do get used to turning it off when you take baby out of bed!! Takes a few times but eventually you get into the habit.
ETA: Mine is an Angelcare monitor as well.
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Posted: 31 December 2009 at 9:49pm |
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Love the anglecare monitor and wouldn't be without it. Im super paranoid due to two SIDS in our family (not mine).
It has saved me alot of sleep instead of worrying.
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Posted: 01 January 2010 at 11:34am |
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I love our angelcare monitor too. Both of our babies have gone into their own roooms fairly early on (2 weeks old), the monitor means I'm not gettting up to check on bubs all the time which I think I would otherwise do!
Ours is an older model with only one sensor pad which meant when bubs started rolling and moving around the cot it would sometimes go off when she moved away from the pad, so we switched to the sound only function at that point. Don't think the newer models have this problem. With regards to the fan in the room, we found that the movement monitor still worked if you pointed the fan away from the cot so that the breeze wasn't going directly over the cot.
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