Wednesday, February 25, 2009

What exactly are baby breathing monitors?

Baby breathing monitors are designed to record and log your baby's breathing and/or movement. When a significant gap or irregularity appears, the baby room monitor sounds an alarm for the parents. Keep in mind, these baby breathing monitors simply sound alarms and do not completely protect your infant from SIDS or Cot death. Also like with any electronic device, they may contain bugs, lose battery power and are not an end all means to prevent SIDS.

Different baby breathing monitors have varying levels of sensitivity. Make sure to follow the instruction manual for whatever baby breathing monitor you decide to purchase.

Graco Angelcare Deluxe Movement Sensor with Sound Monitor - another solid choice

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Great features:
- Includes an under the mattress sensor pad, a nursery unit transmitter, 2 parents' units receivers, 2 charging bases, 8 rechargeable batteries, and 3 AC adapters
- The nursery unit has an integrated nightlight and room thermometer
- Features an out of range indicator light and parents' unit locator
- Optional voice activation and a color LCD on the parents' unit
- Monitor operates on both 2.4 GHz and 900 MHz frequencies and has up to 820 feet range

- CONSUMER REVIEW - Peace of Mind
"I have used one of these since they were first made. I have four grown children now having babies, and the first thing we do when we find out they are expecting their first child is to go out and buy one of these. Having lost a child to SIDS, there was no way I was going to let my grandchildren come home from the hospital without one of these in their crib. Worth every penny!"

SIDS prevention tips

- Make sure air is circulating in your babies room. A fan can really help with this.

- Make sure your baby gets a fresh source of air. Leaving a window open or the door cracked helps with this.

- If you decide to use bumpers, make sure there is space for air to flow around them.

- Do not use bumpers in playpens.

- Make sure to remove toys and obstructions that might limit your babies ability to breath.

- Consider placing your baby in an inclined sleeping position. Having the head up lets exhaled air slide down to the feet.

Angelcare Movement Sensor - A great choice!

Some great features of the Angelcare Movement Sensor baby breathing monitors are:
- The under-the-mattress sensor detects your baby's slightest movements
- It is a snap to setup
- There are up to 3 modes to choose from
- Includes two handheld parent units as well as a nursery unit
- It can be operated by batteries

- CONSUMER REVIEW - Saved my baby's life
"My baby had RSV at 7 weeks old, and was sent home from the er as not being sick enough to admit him. That night he was having such respatory distress that he quit breathing at 3am. The alarm went off, and we were able to start him breathing again. Needless to say, he spent the next 8 days in the hospital on breathing monitors, but if he didn't have that at night, he would not be here now. He's now 20 months old and doing fine! I would definately buy this monitor again."

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