Anyone Else Ditch Their Breathing Monitor After 3 months Or Just Never Had One?

[Mrs Jak]

Hi,

I was so glad to have our Angelcare monitor for DS this time, as with DD we didn't have one and I was forever checking on her through the night.

That was until our monitor alarmed twice in one night at 3 months and then several other occassions since then. It stopped each time, before I reached the cot. (In our room) From that 3 month mark I found I was a nervous wreck, not sleeping or just waiting for the alarm to go off.

He's now nearly 7 months and we've not long moved him to his own room and I've decided to not put the breathing monitor on.

Anyone else done the same?

[[M]umma[M]ia]

ive never had one. DD still sleeps in our room.

[sneakysparkle]

I have the angelcare monitor but never used the breathing pad for either of my girls. They each slept in our room for the first 3 mths or so, then moved to their own room - but the nursery is so close to ours anyway that I never felt the need. I can practically hear them breathing theyre so close!

[rhyb]

I never had one cz DS co sleeps but the brief stint of Aiden being in the next room I never even bothered with a monitor cz Im such a light sleeper and had both our doors open

[Winter]

You're going to need a king size bed soon Rhyb!

I cannot feel comfortable without my monitor even though DD is in the same room, I can generally hear her snore! and she spends half her time in bed with me anyway!

[ss_storm]

We don;t have a monitor. DD does sleep in our room though. I was only thinking last night I don't want to move her out into her own room! Think I'd spend most of the night walking up and down the hallway checking on her. Lol. I do wake up occasionally during the night and if I don't hear her then I wait until I do or get up and make sure she is alright.

[aussienic]

I never had a monitor with Ds1 and I used to wake worrying about him at night. Checked on him all the time (could be why he never slept thru till he was 3 :/) We got one with Ds2 and I only stopped using it once they went into a big bed. DD has just gone into a big bed so we no longer use it..

I think it gives me peace of mind

[Visitor8]

never had one cos I coslept with Jaidan and Ash and plan to do it again. Chase was right next to me in the basinette so didnt' feel i needed one and by the time he was 2 months and in his own room I just didn't think it was necessary.