S.I.D.S

• 07-08-2009 1:46 PM

  zibrynnt123456 Joined on 03-26-2009 Posts 2

  S.I.D.S Reply Contact zibrynnt dane zelaya oct 25th,07-may 12th,08 our son passed away from sids and i'm pregnant again due aug,6th-09 i read that infants with syblings that have died from this are more likely to to die as the cause as well the medical examiner told me when i asked about future pregnancy's not to worry and that it's very unlikely and is like 1 in a million chance for it to happen again so are the articles and things i have read about it wrong or is one medical examiners opinon wrong? has anybody else out their gone through this more than once or know anything that might put my mind at ease even though at this point i think nothing can stop me from going crazy over all the possiblitys of things that might or could go wrong and everything possible that could happpen!

• 07-08-2009 8:55 PM

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  AmyAlden22 Joined on 08-18-2005 Posts 114

  Re: S.I.D.S Reply Contact First of all, let me say how sorry I am for your loss. I have 2 children of my own and I live in nearly constant fear of something like this. From what I have read, it sounds as if subsequent children may be at greater risk than other children from families without the incidence of SIDS. This is not increase a significant amount, but the risk is there just the same. In most cases, your doctor would more than likely be willing to prescribe an Apnea monitor for you to use if you choose, but these can be stressful as they seem to go off for no reason a lot, and cause frequent trips to the ER. However, it could also give you some mush needed peace of mind. Good luck, and try to stay positive. This is what drives the universe in your favor. I will be praying for you.

• 07-09-2009 8:21 AM

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  zibrynnt123456 Joined on 03-26-2009 Posts 2

  Re: S.I.D.S Reply Contact thanks for the prayers as far as the monitar goes i already bought a pretty expensive one from babys-r -us that i actually came across reading about prevenitive mesures i could take for sids, i guess what scares me the most is that you cant prevent it or do anything to fight it and all the docs i have spoken with know nothing to little about it and can give no help in feeling more comfortable about it not happening again i guess i am hopeing nobody replies that they have gone through this more than once i think it would drive me absouletly crazy , i guess no sleep and in a constant worry will be my life now and i'm ok with that it's just so hard to go through the pregnancy and labor and all the up all nites to lose them i just dont want the same outcome wich scares me to death i'm not sure i could handle that again

• 08-04-2009 2:29 PM

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  Diana3132608 Joined on 08-04-2009 Posts 1

  Re: S.I.D.S Reply Contact I'm very sorry for your loss. I have a 3 month old and its something I worry about every day. You have a wonderful blessing now to be pregnant again after going through something so difficult. I have a family member who lost their first child to sids and went on to have 2 more children who are now 5 and 3 who are happy and healthy. There is always that risk whether or not you have had a child pass away from sids before but you have to be positive that you will have a new baby soon that will grow up to do wonderful things. Based on what I've read, please be mindful about the monitors because they do cause parents to be more paranoid because of the monitors being so sensitive. Infants don't breath like adults do. Their breathing is pretty irregular while their lungs develop and the monitors pick up all those little pauses in the babies breathing whether or not they are anything to worry about. I wish you the best of luck with the rest of your pregnancy and hope you can relax a little and enjoy your new little one without worry consuming you. That is no good for you or your new baby. Its hard, but I'm sure you are a strong woman and can get through this. My prayers are with you and your family.

• 08-13-2009 9:34 AM

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  ~AmyJ~ Joined on 06-03-2008 OK-Addison 1-26-09 Posts 1,940	Re: S.I.D.S Reply Contact zibrynnt123456  You said you are due 08-06-09 How are things going? I hope they are great!! I am so sorry for your lose and I pray this time things are different. May God bless you and your family!!!