https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 18:11:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-angelcare-alarm-gone-off#post-1037928 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:05:00 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1037928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG WOW. I am so sorry you had to go through those moments.<br /> I've been there.<br /> It has happened twice. One time, I was in his room, while he was asleep, and it went off. I jumped up to his crib and yelled his name and he kind of startled awake.<br /> Another time, it was in the middle of the night and me and DH SPRUNG OUT of bed. I mean, we ran down the hallway, like bats out of hell, to the nursery yelling our son's name. I was practically in tears by the time we got there. LO looked VERY tired like he has gone into deep sleep.<br /> Those incidents were before the age of 4m.</p> <p>We did have 2 false alarms, meaning, I could hear LO's voice cooing on the monitor *as* the alarm went off, haha. It just meant he rolled off the sensor pad. We not have a video monitor alongside the angel care anyways.</p> <p>**in regards to it being normal: It somewhat is, from my understanding. Angelcare beeps during the "normal" time so that the parents can come and wake the child up. If God forbid the child doesn't wake up then they must resuscitate. I do feel better knowing it beeps after 15seconds, because there "is still time". I hate this subject.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-angelcare-alarm-gone-off#post-1037864 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 19:46:28 +0000 jmarionsmith 1037864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: i'm glad to hear that it is somewhat normal! and i totally don't blame you for brushing up on infant cpr!!</p> <p>can i just say how freaking sweet your husband is!? that's really cute!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-angelcare-alarm-gone-off#post-1037201 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:55:30 +0000 charlotte 1037201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: okay, update! I spoke to the nurse. she said going up to 20 seconds without a breath is normal so since angelcare goes off at 10 seconds I should go to his room, turn on some lights so I can see him and check his color / wait until its 20 seconds to disturb him / turn off the alarm. by 20 seconds he should have taken a breath on his own. and he shouldn't be pale.</p> <p>soooo I guess now I wait and see if it happens again. and review my infant CPR handbook in the meantime. I know I'm just being paranoid and she is right about the little breaks buttttt on the other hand things do happen so I am going to be prepared for the worst just in case. </p> <p>in the meantime, forgot to mention that my husband insisted on sleeping in there last night after it went off. he is the most worried of everyone...loves that little man so much (as do i). </p> <p>will continue to keep y'all posted. but hopefully there will be nothing to report. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-angelcare-alarm-gone-off#post-1036665 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:44:21 +0000 charlotte 1036665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: we put him down with one while he is still drowsy but he spits it out while he is falling asleep and doesn't have it the rest of the night.</p> <p>@jmarionsmith: yeah, it is just strange! NOTHING has changed in how he sleeps / where / etc. and this never happened until the last few weeks. I thought if anything breathing was supposed to get more regulated not less. we will see what they say... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-angelcare-alarm-gone-off#post-1036654 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:40:37 +0000 jmarionsmith 1036654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>wow that is scary! our alarm goes off several times a night but it is always because he's rolled to the very edge and can't be detected (i still have to check to be sure each time.) i would definitely call the ped about it but i call about everything so... </p> <p>please let us know what they say! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-angelcare-alarm-gone-off#post-1036598 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:27:58 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1036598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@charlotte: Please do report back. I think its really worth bringing up. Does he sleep with a paci? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-angelcare-alarm-gone-off#post-1036549 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:13:38 +0000 charlotte 1036549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: @78h2o: thanks for answering. :) just wanted to make sure I wasn't being crazy and setting myself up for "this is why we don't recommend them" (which maybe they will say but I still feel like I need to bring it up). I don't think these are false alarms, unless his breathing is just so, so, so shallow that it can't detect it. but I find it odd that all 3 times it has happened at 3:30 in the morning. like his deepest sleep time maybe? and I put my hand on his belly and do NOT feel anything until I say his name and he wakes up a bit. AGH. I'll report back what I hear from the ped just in case anyone runs into the same problem... :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-angelcare-alarm-gone-off#post-1035463 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 06:43:46 +0000 78h2o 1035463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd talk to the ped. My LO had a Snuza alarm and it only went off 2x - both times because I hadn't put it on right (had forgotten to put it on diaper before she fell asleep and put it on swaddle) and it had fallen off. It's prob no big deal, but better safe than sorry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-angelcare-alarm-gone-off#post-1035433 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 06:20:21 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1035433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it happened once or twice, I wouldn't worry about it. But since you know hes in the right spot and he seems to not take a breath until you say his name. Then I would absolutely talk to the pedi about it. </p> <p>I understand that many aren't into this kind of monitor but you are the mom and if you are even thinking something is wrong, you need to bring it up to them. There are things that they can check on to make sure he's sleeping ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-angelcare-alarm-gone-off#post-1035398 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 04:49:31 +0000 charlotte 1035398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've used angelcare in the crib since DS was born and had no alarms...until now (5.5m). He is asleep on his back in the very middle of the crib. It went off 1x per night on 2 days last week and just happened again. All three times its around 330a! I ran in to check on him and it seems like he's in a super deep sleep but I have to say his name to get him to crack an eye open and then I feel his belly rising again. But when I first go to him I can't feel it!</p> <p>I'm so freaked out about this now. The sensitivity is all the way up and we aren't picking him up when it happens but it doesn't happen again in the same night so it seems like he's in an okay spot for the sensor (ie it is NOT a rolling thing). </p> <p>Would you tell the ped? I've read that many aren't into this kind of monitor....? Any thoughts are appreciated, thanks :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have/page/2#post-559561 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:45:38 +0000 shopaholic 559561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: Oh Yay! Glad to hear it! How was the trip with Harper? Did you use the UBV travel bag and everything? :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have/page/2#post-559527 Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:56:04 +0000 PrincessBaby 559527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wanted to note that I am loving the Snuza Hero! We're traveling right now (made final selections on our house we're building in another state- yay!) and it is also perfect for traveling. It is soooooo nice to not stick my finger under her nose to check for breathing multiple times a night!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-552204 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:12:23 +0000 wheres_c 552204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: B is a wiggler too, and we get a handful of false alarms. You just have to make sure the diaper is super tight before you put the snuza on.</p> <p>Oh and i advise to read the manual. I didnt. It was beeping and i thought that meant low battery...when i read the manual to replace the battery, it turns out the beeping was due to 3 incidents of 15 seconds without breathing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-552141 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:44:43 +0000 shopaholic 552141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: You're right! Probably would! She just likes to get maximum use of her pretty bed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-552135 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:43:29 +0000 PrincessBaby 552135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Well, I read where the Snuza is better for wigglers? I think she would definitely move too much for the AC. Last night we put her in her crib, square in the middle, lying vertical. This morning, she was at the top, lying perfectly horizontal:). So I thought if we had the AC she would move off of the sensor? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-552110 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:34:53 +0000 shopaholic 552110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: Let me know how it works if H wiggles so much - wonder if it would set off the alarm a lot? But peace of mind is worth anything right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-551850 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:46:31 +0000 LivsMama 551850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SlightFigureOfSpeech: did you have the sensitivity too low? We have ours at the highest, and only get false alarms when shes really crammed into the corner or against the end rails </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-551788 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:19:08 +0000 PrincessBaby 551788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had actually never heard of these until this post! I read it last night, lost some serious sleep after reading ecogirl's post, and since H is a total wiggleworm, I ordered the Snuza and overnighted it on Amazon Prime! I can't wait for it to get here tomorrow and I can sleep better! </p> <p>I'm really scared about false alarms but I guess I'll get over it! H just turned 2 mos and I read that between 2&amp;4 mos is the highest risk for SIDS. Oh Hellz No! I bought that thing ASAP!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-551433 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:37:45 +0000 SlightFigureOfSpeech 551433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hated the angel care. Maybe we were using it wrong, but it was going off constantly. I was a nervous wreck anticipating that shrill sound. I love the audio monitor, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550683 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:45:23 +0000 wheres_c 550683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The angelcare is on No better deal:<br /> <a href="http://www.nobetterdeal.com/shop/en/nbd/angelcare-baby-movement-monitor---white" rel="nofollow">http://www.nobetterdeal.com/shop/en/nbd/angelcare-baby-movement-monitor---white</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550651 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:31:02 +0000 T.H.O.U. 550651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love our AngelCare. A mom that on a birth month board (Aug '11) lost their baby to SIDS and it really scared us. I sleep so much better with it on. We have had 2-3 false alarms but surprisingly it has never woken her up!!! We hear it going off at 2 pm or whatever and we go in to check on her and she will be curled up in a ball in the corner sound asleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550645 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:27:13 +0000 plantains 550645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have an Angelcare, stoppped using it at around 10 weeks and honestly I wish I hadn't bothered and had just gone right for a video monitor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550577 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:54:47 +0000 boiledpnut 550577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a snuza and I love it. We've only had 2 false alarms-I didn't put it on all the way, so it fell off. DS moves around a lot, so the Angelcare monitor wouldn't have worked for us. We actually clip the monitor to his pants instead of his diaper and it still works just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550497 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:13:50 +0000 shopaholic 550497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LivsMama: Thanks for the details! We will be flying on a trip when she is about 3-4 months old. The Snuza might be more handy, but I think I prefer the AngelCare for daily use at home. Glad you were able to fly with it easily too. And 4 days - you give me hope that we can do it that early! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550459 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:55:00 +0000 LivsMama 550459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: Ive flown with it too, It takes up like no room. The Snuza would be good while she is still an infant and immobile.</p> <p>Also, we put liv in her crib right from day 4 home. I had her in a bassinet next to my bed, but I had PPD/A, and I was constantly convinced she was suffocating in there or something. I couldnt handle it. So we moved her into her crib and slept in the bed in there for a few weeks until I was comfortable enough moving back to our bedroom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550450 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:49:21 +0000 shopaholic 550450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LivsMama: Thanks! I was thinking that I would try the AngelCare for traveling on our first trip (by car) and see how cumbersome it would be. </p> <p>@theknest: Thanks! I got to go check out what the SafeToSleep is like! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550418 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:24:12 +0000 LivsMama 550418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: also, I traveled with my Angelcare for months. I dont do it as much now, but I took it with me everywhere. The snuza would have been easier, but as soon as theyre old enough to roll over, it kind of becomes...not useless. But more difficult. If they roll over on top of it, its going to wake them up (Id presume anyways, because theyd be laying on it. I could be wrong.) But you can travel with the Angelcare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550414 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:21:57 +0000 theknest 550414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have an Angel Care and a Snuza. The Angel Care has its flaws but still is pretty amazing - but honestly - I want a SafeToSleep Monitor for Baby #2 (if/when). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550411 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:20:45 +0000 LivsMama 550411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: we have the single sensor pad with 2 parents handheld units. I use it in conjunction with the Summer Infant BabyTouch video monitor. I think Id consider getting the model with the dual pads next time around though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-movement-monitor-do-you-have#post-550283 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:28:18 +0000 Beehive 550283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have the Snuza Hero and use it overnight - it gives me peace of mind! It's really easy to use and I like how small and portable it is. I even used it when J was sleeping in a bassinet in our room. </p>