https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:02:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-60686 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:06:35 +0000 j0s1e267 60686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the time since all my LOs are preemies. I even wiggle their toes to get a movement :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-53230 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:33:39 +0000 BabyLove 53230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. And it's particularly bothersome because of her sleep issues. She doesn't sleep as well as she used to so when she actually sleeps for a good stretch, instead of catching up on the rest- I check on her more to make sure she's ok. I am hoping I'll be less OCD about it when she is older. My imaginary cut off age is 1 year. We'll see. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-53217 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:11:27 +0000 BSB 53217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have kids yet but I'm pretty sure I will be watching my kids like a hawk to make sure they are breathing. Asthma runs in our family and DH was diagnosed with asthma at 6 months. His mother found him blue at that age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-53047 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:20:56 +0000 mynoahbear 53047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! Sometimes she's so still that it's hard to see her breathing. I have to put my hand on her chest to see/feel it go up and down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-53045 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:18:08 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 53045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Guilty as charged! The other night she had a respiratory pause of about 15 seconds and I felt the need to shake her awake. We are out of SIDS risk age range, but I'm still a complete freak! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-53038 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:58:47 +0000 Andrea 53038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: Glad I'm not the only one, too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-52935 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:34:52 +0000 Killer b 52935@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, especially when we cosleep occasionally and now that she's decided sleeping on her belly is the cool thing to do. I almost lose my mind with worry. It doesn't matter how many times I flip her onto her back, she almost immediately faceplants again. I constantly wake up and check on her! I wish I could install a "baby flipper" into the crib mattress </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-52909 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:07:36 +0000 Rubies 52909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to when LO was small but now I only do it if her naps are longer than 2.5 hours or if she sleeps longer than an 8-hour stretch at night (very rare). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-52894 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:38:08 +0000 chopsuey 52894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to watch LO obsessively, but I've chilled out finally. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-52890 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:32:54 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 52890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: I think the same thing. Glad I'm not the only one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-52881 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:54:08 +0000 MsMamaBear 52881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, and I do the same trick Artbee's DH does.LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-52864 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:20:39 +0000 heffalump 52864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's almost 6 months old and we still do that. My husband even puts his hand on her chest if he can't see her pj's going up and down from her breathing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-52862 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:19:17 +0000 Andrea 52862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only a few times when my LO was really sick I would worry and check out the video monitor. I always figured that if my LO really did stop breathing, by the time I actually noticed it...it would be too late. Horrible thought but makes the most logical sense to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-obsessively-watch-your-lo-to-see-if-they-are-still-breathing#post-52857 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:06:32 +0000 mrbee 52857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did this all the time with Charlie, our first baby! For Olive, we only did it for the first few months since she was a bit of a preemie.</p> <p>I've noticed though that we're less obsessively worried about whether or not Olive is still breathing and alive. I guess we learned the hard way that worrying all the time didn't necessarily help anyone out. :-) I am just grateful that our first baby wasn't a preemie, or we may have passed out from the stress!</p> <p>Do you obsessively watch your LO to see if they are still breathing? </p>