So we have one of those breathing monitors for Gwen, gives me peace of mind to see that she is breathing away happily in bed, She sleeps such long hours that I think i'd be wanting to check on her all the time if not. It works by a ultra sensitive pad that sits in the middle of the bed under the mattress, it sends off a sharp alarm if no movement has been detected for 15 seconds.
3.30am we are woken by the alarm shrieking, I struggled to get the words out that it was the alarm, my brain was still processing it, but it was still only a split second til we both raced up the stairs (we're still sleeping downstairs - room still being decorated) the alarm stopped as we were half way up the stairs so my initial heart attack subsided slightly by the time we got there. She was up in the top corner of the cot, breathing happily. Chris moved her back to the centre and we, both very shaken, went back to bed. I think it must be that the pad is only on a small square of wood and it did say to put a big piece of plywood to 'fit the cot' under the mattress. It must not be able to pick up the tiny breathing movements when she's up in a corner. It happened again twice more, and we raced up a again just in case, but she had wriggled back to the corner. So todays job will be to get a big piece of plywood.
Thanks goodness she was ok, glad the monitor is doing it's job but very scary all the same. Chris said he couldn't get back to sleep after the first alarm!
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