Infant respiratory monitors?

[alish]

hey all!

just wondering if anyone has used these (the mats you put under the mattress to pick up breathing etc)
after what ive been reading on here lately im freaking out abouts sids..

are they worth it?

thanks

[LizLemon]

We have the angelcare one and love it. There are many out there that will tell you not to do it, and most medical professionals say not to, but I couldn't have lived without it. We have had a few "false alarms" although they all seemed to happen within a 2 week period and in retrospect I wonder if DS was holding his breath/having little breathing issues and the alarm started him breathing again.

My attitude is ok, it may not stop something from happening but it can't hurt to try..

[alish]

thanks, i think that too.. i know it cant stop the inevitable if it were to happen but at least i know ive done everything??

we already have a monitor, are you just able to buy the pads? i know you can with the oricom one (to match my monitor - lame i know! but im like that) and its like $250! dh would flip out!
baby not due until sept i might just keep stalking on ebay.. im not into buying 2nd hand stuff like that incase there happens to be a fault, you know?

[LizLemon]

I wouldn't think you could just buy and add the pads, unless the monitor is marketed that way and has the capability to "upgrade" as it's a whole extra bit of technology. I agree they are quite expensive - the Angelcare one for us was I think close to $300. We'll prob get another one for this bub as we are keeping DS in his cot for a while.

Yeah keep looking at the sales, you may get lucky!

[alish]

i know this one ive been looking at is just the pads and then the speaker bit to go with it.. i dunno, im going to ring them and see what they say

thanks for your input, im definatly going to get one!