SIDS Monitors

When Elliana was just a few months old, I had read a tragic story of a baby that was just a couple weeks older than her who had passed from SIDS. Of course we had all heard of it. SIDS. Of course I knew what it was. SIDS. But something about that story just completely changed my thought process. What am I doing to prevent it? What am I doing to catch something tragic before it occurs. Is that even possible?

No blankets, no pillows, no stuffed animals. Check. No sleeping on belly. Check. Appropriate temperature in room. Check. No smoking. Check. Checking on her frequently. Check. Check. Check.

Now. What about at night? When I was sleeping as well. What would I do then?

That same night that I had read this particular SIDS story was the same night that I went online, opened up google, and typed in "SIDS prevention." That is when I came across these two monitors and instantly, without skipping a beat, I made my purchases.

Yes, they came with a small price tag. But was it worth it? Absolutely. Although they are in no shape or form monitors that prevent SIDS, what they do though is monitor and make you aware the minute your baby stops breathing. And when that happens? Time is so of the essence.

And with our second baby being born, I was reminded again that life is too precious. And I was thankful that again we had these two devices to help us better sleep at night. Do we ever truly sleep peacefully as parents? Probably not. But it gives us that extra little assurance.

I will tell you about the two monitors we use {in addition to our video and sound monitors}. These are solely for SIDS monitoring and although they have two different functions, they both work for the same purpose.

Number One. Snuza Halo Baby Movement Monitor A little clip that goes over the diaper {or pants} of the baby and monitors the breathing pattern. If the baby were to stop breathing for whatever reason, it vibrates to stimulate them, if then the baby doesn't start breathing again, a loud beeping sound goes off and won't turn off until you manually turn it off. Are there false alarms? Yes, mainly when they are older. However is it the best thing ever to be invented and lets me sleep better at night? Absolutely.

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I wish that this product was made more known to moms. When I posted about this two years ago, I got an overwhelming response from women who had never heard of this product. Moms were purchasing. Grandmothers were purchasing them. New moms, old moms. First time moms. Second time moms. And now when I started posting pictures again of G man wearing the snuza, there were so many comments of moms who loved their snuza and how it let them sleep better at night. And still there were some that were running to buy them.

They retail for around $100. The battery lasted us the whole time with E {up until a year old when we took it off} and we purchased a new battery when G was born. It should also last us until we are done. Batteries are about $12.

Number Two.Angelcare Baby Movement and Sound Monitor. I know you may be asking why in the world would I need to purchase two monitors. Because I want to have as many "eyes" on my baby as possible. So this monitor is essentially the same as the snuza, except it goes underneath the mattress. This is why I have both, because E didn't start sleeping in her crib until she was 5.5 months old, and G probably won't either until then. This monitor also acts like a sound monitor and monitors the temperature in the room as well.

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Me, personally, I would suggest having both {if in the budget, and only if you are crazy like me. Crazy is key}. The snuza we stopped using around month 8? And the Angel care around 1 {simply because Elliana moved around too much in bed.} However, if at this time you can only budget one, I would definitely recommend the Snuza. Mainly because it is portable with the baby, whereas the Angel Care stays underneath the mattress or sleeping surface.

So there you have it. Our two monitors that we use to monitor SIDS. We have two other monitors that we use {video and sound} and although it may look silly to have four, and although other people may have zero {and that is totally okay too!}, this is just something that we are comfortable as a family in doing.

Call us paranoid, call us crazy...

I'd like to call us just being us. Parents.

And... product happy=purchase happy= husband married the shopping queen.