Well guys, our sids monitor went off this weekend, and it was no false alarm! James is fine, thanks to the Babysense monitor – but the event could very well have had a very sad ending. This is what happened …
Just six weeks old, and James was not breathing. “James, James,” I was yelling. I picked him up, still yelling. He was not moving or responding. I patted his back quite vigorously, and suddenly his body stiffened and he gave a gasp. Then he was breathing again. I was stunned. We had been in a deep sleep after a very trying night, when I heard the Babysense SIDS monitor alarm beeping. My sleepy brain could not figure out what it was, but I was up and running to James's cot before I was even awake. What actually woke me was me yelling his name as I raced to his cot. He was a little blue in the face, and a bit fussy afterwards, but otherwise is fine.
We had taken all the recommended precautions with James. He had been lying in the recommended “safe” position - on his back with his head to the one side. His face and shoulders were clear of any bedding or other obstructions. He has always been in a smokefree environment. He has been a healthy baby (other than having colic) and has never had respiratory difficulties. We were so soundly asleep, that we would never have woken, if it had not been for the alarm. We are in no doubt that the alarm saved his life. Of course there is a chance that he would have started breathing again on his own, but we have thanked God countless times that we did not have to find out whether or not he would have revived himself.
The Babysense has never given us a false alarm, and we would highly recommend it to all parents of little babies.
