I too lost my son of SIDS on Christmas morning of 99. I sympathize with the family and I hope they know their little angel is with them always. It is very sad to know what and how they are feeling at the moment because I was there almost 9 years ago.

Truthfully, as it relates to the monitor, I think anything that gives you greater peace of mind is helpful.

What heartbreaking news regarding Tryson, my heart goes out to the Bryant family.

From reading the above comments, I don’t think anybody “knocked” the monitor Lisa. As far as SIDS is concerned, it is NOT preventable. There are risk factors involved, but no conclusive evidence as to what causes SIDS….just as a heart attack is NOT “preventable” (although there are risk factors, ie smoking, etc.) You can still have a heart attack even if you thought you were “healthy”. Babies that die of SIDS could not have been revived and its not the same as waking a baby who has sleep apnea.

what a nightmare. I have four kids and I was a paranoid mess when they were infants. My youngest goes into a very deep sleep, where she becomes unresponsive to attempts at waking her for as long as 20 seconds with shallow breathing and it still makes me insane every night. I check on her repeatedly for signs of breathing and she is 4.
Those monitors mentioned above ARE a great thing to have…if you can get to the baby in time there is always the chance of resusciation, whereas you’d never have a clue otherwise. Whoever knocked it, that wasn’t the wisest comment to make to a parent who is trying to keep her wits about her.

My peditrician has known 2 different famililes that used similiar monitors and both went off when their child stopped breathing and both were given CPR and ended up being perfectly fine afterwards. One is now 18 months and the other I think is almost 3. I can imagine that it must have helped many other families.

To the commenter who is using the Angelcare Bebe Movement and Sounds Monitor, I know that you are trying to be helpful but by the time those monitors go off, it’s too late for SIDS babies. Basically, it’s like a switch going off. SIDS babies cannot be revived, even if efforts start within seconds of an alarm. Take if from one who knows. These monitors are very useful for babies who suffer from sleep and breathing disorders where interventions can definitely help them when the alarm sounds–but it’s not the case for SIDS babies. When the switch is shut off–that’s it–there are no known interventions.

Here’s some info about SIDS that may surprise you (it did me). My heart aches for any family that loses a child.

http://www.ageofautism.com/files/wyeth79.pdf

I think I worried myself to death over SIDS. My first son was stillborn at full term so ‘death’ was something I always feared on my two subsequent sons. I had a bassinet next to my bed and my babies would sleep next to me. I also would take any precautions I heard from doctors etc. You can NEVER be too safe!

I cannot imagine my daughter not waking up!!! Heartbreaking!!! May the Lord guide them through this difficult time…

God bless them and their angel in heaven.