Boobycino
11-07-2009, 15:30
I was thinking about this because of another thread someone was asking about Angelcare monitors - and I wonder who actually knows what to do if the absolute worst happens. If you bought a movement monitor, would you also have CPR training, so IF that alarm sounds, you know what to do?
I only bring it up - not to scare people - but because my son did stop breathing for a few minutes when he was 11 days old, fortunately I checked on him - he was already pale and an off colour when I found him, which is why I picked him up to check. I was completely and utterly useless though, I didn't know what to do, neither did my partner. So for the most horribly long 3 minutes all we could do was scream at one another. I was too hysterical to make an effective 000 call - I couldn't have followed CPR instructions had I been given a chance to. My DP actually ran out the door with DS, to the car, as we're so close to the hospital, and I guess he could see I wasn't going to be able to get an ambulance.
DS started breathing in the car and when we arrived at the hospital from a medical point of veiw, as far as they could see, he was perfectly fine - and hasn't had any issues since.
I did childrens first aid last week, which involved about 4 hours of CPR training - the trainer said that IF you ever need to use it, it needs to be 2nd nature, as ANYONE would be panicking, which is why we spent 4 hours doing it over and over and over, until my shoulders and back hurt from practising it.
BUT, now, I'm confident, had I known what to do, sure, I'd still have been hsysterical, there is nothing that could take that away - but I think my feeling of being totally helpless was debillitating in that situation. Its all 'in theory' as he did survive, but had he been choking, or required CPR to start breathing, we simply would not have been able to do it - we were really lucky that he came back to us on his own.
I guess I dont want to scare anyone! I just wanted to put it out there... I think doing some form of first aid training, just to be a member of society, makes so much sense to me now - but even more so if your a parent.
I only bring it up - not to scare people - but because my son did stop breathing for a few minutes when he was 11 days old, fortunately I checked on him - he was already pale and an off colour when I found him, which is why I picked him up to check. I was completely and utterly useless though, I didn't know what to do, neither did my partner. So for the most horribly long 3 minutes all we could do was scream at one another. I was too hysterical to make an effective 000 call - I couldn't have followed CPR instructions had I been given a chance to. My DP actually ran out the door with DS, to the car, as we're so close to the hospital, and I guess he could see I wasn't going to be able to get an ambulance.
DS started breathing in the car and when we arrived at the hospital from a medical point of veiw, as far as they could see, he was perfectly fine - and hasn't had any issues since.
I did childrens first aid last week, which involved about 4 hours of CPR training - the trainer said that IF you ever need to use it, it needs to be 2nd nature, as ANYONE would be panicking, which is why we spent 4 hours doing it over and over and over, until my shoulders and back hurt from practising it.
BUT, now, I'm confident, had I known what to do, sure, I'd still have been hsysterical, there is nothing that could take that away - but I think my feeling of being totally helpless was debillitating in that situation. Its all 'in theory' as he did survive, but had he been choking, or required CPR to start breathing, we simply would not have been able to do it - we were really lucky that he came back to us on his own.
I guess I dont want to scare anyone! I just wanted to put it out there... I think doing some form of first aid training, just to be a member of society, makes so much sense to me now - but even more so if your a parent.