At what age does the threat of SIDS go away? - Page 3

BlondieNBump · Mar 17th, 2010, 13:02 PM

Aww that's awful bless there poor family. I am so scared. Glad you did this thread I was just thinking of this xxx

WW1 · Mar 17th, 2010, 13:07 PM

It really is just terrifying isn't it. I can't imagine the pain families must go through losing a LO. It worries me every night but as others have said, if all the guidelines are followed there's not much else we can do.

Thankfully it is rare but even 1 case is 1 to many.

blondeNklutzi · Mar 17th, 2010, 14:56 PM

I know the thought terrifies me. LO sleeps best on his tummy and I know he would get a better nights sleep if we put him down on his tummy, but I know I wouldn't sleep!

Several people I know have said that they put their LOs down on the tummy and had no problems. I know the risk isn't terribly high, but the thought that if something did happen and he had been on his tummy I couldn't live with myself afterward, so we keep him on his back or his side (with a positioner).

BBonBoard · Mar 17th, 2010, 15:09 PM

I am so scared to even think about this. I feel so sad for the poor familys who have lost ther LO's. I have heard and read that SIDS goes way down at 12 months.

Jchihuahua · Mar 17th, 2010, 15:38 PM

Just reading through this and thinking of what if makes my eyes fill with tears

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Zeri · Mar 17th, 2010, 18:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Blondie

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Originally Posted by Zeri

I read that the risk goes down starting from 4 months on. It's so scary... I know two mothers who recentlly lost their 3 and 4 month old boys to SIDS.

To the OP, re: SADS - I think that refers to Seasonal Affective Disorder...

There is also Sudden Adult Death Syndrome - where an adult dies of unexplained causes in their sleep. One of my best friends found her step mum dead in her bed one morning (she was 9 at the time) and the death was put down to SADS.

Thanks. I've never heard of that one...

loz · Mar 17th, 2010, 18:58 PM

my hv told me there lyrincs changes to adult or something betweek 4-6 months and this is when it is more common so after 6 months the risk goes down, dont know if she was right tho

cleckner04 · Mar 17th, 2010, 19:11 PM

This is my worst fear.

I can't even imagine how I'd cope if something happened to my baby girl. I try to avoid thinking about it too much or I start getting super sad.

mommyof3co · Mar 17th, 2010, 19:18 PM

I still worry about it, there is a thing called SUDC (sudden unexplained death in children) which is kids over 12mo that die from unexplained causes

http://www.sudc.org/

Not to make everyone worry even more. But it's also very very rare. I've heard SIDS is at it's highest risk for babies around 2-4mo old and in 90% of the cases happens in babies under 6mo

abigail_71 · Mar 17th, 2010, 19:48 PM

Funny how people get told different things - I was told that the risk dropped significantly after 5 months. So, so frightening. Poor family x

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BlondieNBump Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 556	Aww that's awful bless there poor family. I am so scared. Glad you did this thread I was just thinking of this xxx

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WW1 Other BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,206	It really is just terrifying isn't it. I can't imagine the pain families must go through losing a LO. It worries me every night but as others have said, if all the guidelines are followed there's not much else we can do. Thankfully it is rare but even 1 case is 1 to many.
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blondeNklutzi Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 1,634	I know the thought terrifies me. LO sleeps best on his tummy and I know he would get a better nights sleep if we put him down on his tummy, but I know I wouldn't sleep! Several people I know have said that they put their LOs down on the tummy and had no problems. I know the risk isn't terribly high, but the thought that if something did happen and he had been on his tummy I couldn't live with myself afterward, so we keep him on his back or his side (with a positioner).

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BBonBoard Other BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central California Posts: 2,981	I am so scared to even think about this. I feel so sad for the poor familys who have lost ther LO's. I have heard and read that SIDS goes way down at 12 months.

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Jchihuahua Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: W. Yorkshire Posts: 4,919	Just reading through this and thinking of what if makes my eyes fill with tears .

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loz Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: manchester Posts: 4,685	my hv told me there lyrincs changes to adult or something betweek 4-6 months and this is when it is more common so after 6 months the risk goes down, dont know if she was right tho

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cleckner04 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 21,311	This is my worst fear. I can't even imagine how I'd cope if something happened to my baby girl. I try to avoid thinking about it too much or I start getting super sad.

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mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	I still worry about it, there is a thing called SUDC (sudden unexplained death in children) which is kids over 12mo that die from unexplained causes http://www.sudc.org/ Not to make everyone worry even more. But it's also very very rare. I've heard SIDS is at it's highest risk for babies around 2-4mo old and in 90% of the cases happens in babies under 6mo

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abigail_71 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pembrokeshire Posts: 516	Funny how people get told different things - I was told that the risk dropped significantly after 5 months. So, so frightening. Poor family x

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