Sleep Apnea Monitor
We are supposed to start using a sleep apnea monitor on our son whoever is just over one week old tonight. There is a history of sleep apnea in my husband's family. His brother also died of SIDS when he was a few months old. I haven't noticed any breathing problems with our son, we’re just doing this to be safe. I’m really nervous about hooking him up to this tonight. I’ve to put a sticky patch under each arm pit that are attached to a machine that will alarm up if there’s a problem with his heart rate or breathing. What is it like to use one of these machines? I'm nervous about how he'll react to something attached to him, about the alarm scaring him (they told us we can get quite a few false alarms), trying to get his clothes on around it, especially zip-up sleepers with feet, and swaddling him around the cords. From what I can tell… You may want to ask if you can skip using one of those monitors and can use an Angelcare monitor instead. It's a pad that slips under the crib mattress and detects his breathing and will alert you if he stops–same setup, but can be used longer and he won't be able to pull off the wires as he gets older. Plus, less likely to get a false alarm. There are other movement/sensor monitors out there, but this was the first brand name to come to mind. It does the same thing but without the annoyances of the wires and patches which can cause skin irritation (I’m allergic to them and I don't have the sensitive skin of a newborn).