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Sids usually means inexplicable deaths for babies less than one year old. I can remember my daughter at five months, as soon as she learned how to turn, she w

Sids usually means inexplicable deaths for babies less than one year old. I can remember my daughter at five months, as soon as she learned how to turn, she would start sleeping on her stomach, no matter what we did. What should a parent do, then?

EGreg 10y ago
Isn't there some sort of technology by now that can detect a child's breathing and alert you when something is wrong? Like a baby monitor but that is automatic? Maybe uses eulerian video magnification, and sound?
- AstralStorm 10y ago
  These things are already being sold. Or you could grab an anatomically shaped cot and/or pillow designed for this.
  - EGreg 10y ago
    Can you please post some links to those things? I haven't seen any good solutions yet.
    - pfranz 10y ago
      This is what my wife bought last year to address this [1]. It doesn't detect breathing, but it goes off if there's no movement for 20 seconds (from breathing). It goes under the mattress and you calibrate it by draping a towel over the bed--it's that sensitive. It'll also act as a baby monitor (audio) and air temperature sensor. It is annoying when you pick up your child, you have to reach over to turn it off or the alarm will go off. We've never had it actually go off for stopped breathing, but we definitely sleep better. [1] http://a.co/4pdu0nI http://a.co/4pdu0nI
- slindsey 10y ago
  I purchased a mat 14 years ago that goes under the baby and detects movement as subtle as their breathing. I searched Babies R Us and found them under the category "Movement Monitors". It was a little un-nerving the first few times it went off as a false alarm when he would roll off the sensitive area, but it otherwise gave me a lot of peace knowing it was there.
ElCapitanMarkla 10y ago
I've heard sleep wraps are quite popular here. http://www.babycity.co.nz/safe-t-sleep-sleepwrap-cot.html http://www.babycity.co.nz/safe-t-sleep-sleepwrap-cot.html
DanBC 10y ago
The advice is to put the child to sleep on their back, not to keep them on their back all night. http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sudden-infant-death-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sudden-infant-death-syndrome/Pa...

EGreg 10y ago

Isn't there some sort of technology by now that can detect a child's breathing and alert you when something is wrong? Like a baby monitor but that is automatic? Maybe uses eulerian video magnification, and sound?

AstralStorm 10y ago
These things are already being sold. Or you could grab an anatomically shaped cot and/or pillow designed for this.
- EGreg 10y ago
  Can you please post some links to those things? I haven't seen any good solutions yet.
  - pfranz 10y ago
    This is what my wife bought last year to address this [1]. It doesn't detect breathing, but it goes off if there's no movement for 20 seconds (from breathing). It goes under the mattress and you calibrate it by draping a towel over the bed--it's that sensitive. It'll also act as a baby monitor (audio) and air temperature sensor. It is annoying when you pick up your child, you have to reach over to turn it off or the alarm will go off. We've never had it actually go off for stopped breathing, but we definitely sleep better. [1] http://a.co/4pdu0nI http://a.co/4pdu0nI
slindsey 10y ago
I purchased a mat 14 years ago that goes under the baby and detects movement as subtle as their breathing. I searched Babies R Us and found them under the category "Movement Monitors". It was a little un-nerving the first few times it went off as a false alarm when he would roll off the sensitive area, but it otherwise gave me a lot of peace knowing it was there.

ElCapitanMarkla 10y ago

I've heard sleep wraps are quite popular here. http://www.babycity.co.nz/safe-t-sleep-sleepwrap-cot.html http://www.babycity.co.nz/safe-t-sleep-sleepwrap-cot.html

DanBC 10y ago

The advice is to put the child to sleep on their back, not to keep them on their back all night. http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sudden-infant-death-syndrome/Pages/Introduction.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sudden-infant-death-syndrome/Pa...