but what would happen if they stopped breathing whilst not in the cot (ie pram, car seat etc...) and you didnt notice?
Mrs BillOddie - yeah, Mrs M-F saw some there a few weeks ago but they have been sold.
We borrowed one and found it useful but not sure we will use straight away again when our next one arrives in January. We used it in the moses basket to start with and kept forgetting to turn it off each time we picked our daughter up which would then wake up which everone of us was trying to catch up on some sleep!
If your wife's that nervous why is she putting them in their own room?
Four months is much earlier than most parents of premature babies do so.
We used one with our prem baby for a year or so till the couple who lent it needed it back.
worked fine - very few false alarms usually caused by us when we took her out of the cot.
Whether you want one is all up to you.
My logical mind told me we didn't need one and that there would be little we'd be able to do in any case. I was wrong because I was only thinking about the child and not me or particularly my wife. The reassurance meant that we could actually relax, which I"m sure had a direct impact on the child. Dawn thought giving it up would be a problem, but it wasn't becuase we'd got used to not worrying.
If your wife's that nervous why is she putting them in their own room?Four months is much earlier than most parents of premature babies do so.
Because she wants to ensure they do not get used to being in with us and needs to start recovering her own sleep patterns. And they weren't premature - they were in SCBU because of low blood sugars but were born at 37 weeks which is classed full term for twins.
Fair enough, I thought your kids were premature for some reason. Must be mixing you up with someone else.
We have the Angelcare one, recommended by a friend and recommended on again to another friend, out of the 3 I don't think anyone has had false alarms. It has a read-out where you can see when they are moving and it mutes completely unless they are making noise, so you aren't sitting listening to static all evening.
The way I see it you are buying peace of mind for your wife, and (especially with twins) the chance to get some well-deserved kip. My wife is a worrier in any case and we had some minor complications with ours which made it that bit worse. No matter how logical you are about it, she will sleep better with the monitors.
I can't offer any recommendations, but I do sympathise with where you find yourself on worrying about the small people.
Have you considered making a great show of fitting some pteranodon netting outside their window? If done with a straight face this might conceivably be an amusing commentary on risk management.
Well, two Angelcare monitors bought and they are now in their own room. I must admit to being pretty impressed with them - Izzi moves around all over the cot yet it still picks up her heartbeat. Bl00dy instructions are stoopid though!
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