There is a new product on the market by Angelcare.
It is a crib monitor and it is fantastic!!
It's function is to set off an alarm if your baby stops moving/breathing.
The under mattress monitor can detect the slightest movement even the slight
movement created by your baby breathing. So when the monitor does not
detect any movement/breathing for 20 seconds it sounds an alarm to alert
you of a potential adverse situation.
A review of the product on Amazon was all it took to convince me to get one.
Two parents were sleeping when they were awakened by the alarm. They rushed
to their infants crib to find him on his stomach face down not breathing, and turning
blue. The dad quickly performed mouth to mouth while the mom frantically called 911.
After a couple mouth to mouth breaths he started breathing again. What would have happened
if they had not had the Angelcare monitor.
I got ours at Walmart for $65. For some cribs it does require a special Masonite board,
13' x 13' and 1/4 inch thick.
