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Motion alarm in moses basket went off this morning, very worried
As the title says really, would appreciate any advice or reassurance from others.
My 6.5 week old has a Tommee Tippee motion sensor alarm pad in her moses basket and this morning it went off. This means that she didn't move (it picks up breathing as movement) for 20 seconds. Luckily I was in the room so able to pick her straight up. I blew in her face to try to wake her. She didn't wake but was startled. Once I knew she was breathing I checked the sensor pad and it was in the right place etc. Called NHS direct who put me straight through to a nurse who asked me lots of questions (seemed to be most concered about menengitis) she also listened to LO's breathing over the phone and told me to take her to the GP within next 2 hours. Went to GP who checked her over (temp, breathing etc). He says she seems fine but to keep a close eye on her for next 24 hours. I feel reassured that she does not have a serious illness but am worried if we didn't have the sensor would she have had a cot death, a very scary thought, have been holding her all morning as too scared to put her down incase something happens.
My 6.5 week old has a Tommee Tippee motion sensor alarm pad in her moses basket and this morning it went off. This means that she didn't move (it picks up breathing as movement) for 20 seconds. Luckily I was in the room so able to pick her straight up. I blew in her face to try to wake her. She didn't wake but was startled. Once I knew she was breathing I checked the sensor pad and it was in the right place etc. Called NHS direct who put me straight through to a nurse who asked me lots of questions (seemed to be most concered about menengitis) she also listened to LO's breathing over the phone and told me to take her to the GP within next 2 hours. Went to GP who checked her over (temp, breathing etc). He says she seems fine but to keep a close eye on her for next 24 hours. I feel reassured that she does not have a serious illness but am worried if we didn't have the sensor would she have had a cot death, a very scary thought, have been holding her all morning as too scared to put her down incase something happens.
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Just a thought, is it anything else to do with the monitor rather than LO? For instance, I know the one I used in DD's cot had to be placed on a piece of wood so that it was completely flat....
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My friend was very upset when her monitor went off and sprinted to her nursery to find her baby snoring away oblivious to it all.
Whilst I think it's a brilliant idea when they don't work properly it must be very frightening x
We used to use it in moses basket and it did go off a couple of times - but he was fine - I think like previous poster said - the bottom of basket isn't flat to support the sensor pad properly so I wouldn't be too alarmed, although it is terrifying when they first go off - now we are just like - oh I wonder where he's rolled off to this time.
try not to worry too much, if the baby is ourwise fit and well then any chance of cot death is very small. Enjoy your baby xxx
Crikey it's scary isn't it? We have the angelcare motion monitor & cos it was so fiddly we just used a camera one instead.
I think after what you've experience I will use it with next bubs.
I'm sorry you've had such a fright & I hope your precious one is o.k, so good to hear the professionals are taking it seriously.
It's such a releif when they get to 5 months & past the scary stage.
Hugs xxx
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Also with the monitor you can change the sensory level, so if you have a thick mattress in may be worth changing the level, so the pad is more sensitive.]
Try not to worry. xxx
i had the same with my little man who was 3 weeks old at the time and he had stopped breathing and was white and floppy and blue .luckily he came to with a small amount of cpr and rushed by ambulance to hospital which was vary scary . the tommee tippee alarm saved his life if it hadn't of gone off i think it would have been a different outcome. he spent 3 weeks in hospital with strep b infection in his hip and this was the cause of him stopping breathing as they infection had started to spread around his body . he is very lucky to be alive and i am glad i purchased the sensor as my little boy is now 6 weeks and on the mend , i really do recommend it its the best purchase i have made
Our monitor has a tendency to go off when the batteries are going low. It probably is the monitor but there is no harm in being a bit cautious. Just be aware though that most cot death babies actually die in their parent's arms (usually on the sofa) when their parents drop off so if you feel yourself getting tired then put him back in his moses basket.