Baby stopped breathing dealing with the aftermath even though he is now okay....

[Pearlcitymama]

My 5 week old stopped breathing last week.. turns out he had pneumonia.. He's okay now and at home on antibiotics.. but any other mommies out there experience the same thing? How did you cope? I am going crazy at home, not able to leave him out of my sight for even a few minutes especially if he's sleeping

[AmaraMonillas]

I am so sorry you are dealing with this. No experience or advice, just wanted to send you 

[Peony]

I've been there, DD2 stopped breathing on me a couple times as a newborn. She had a prolonged respiratory illness that ended up causing chronic illness. It isn't a great feeling, to live in fear, I'm sorry. 

How did I cope? I guess I took protective measures while knowing what I was doing but refusing to think about it. I never had her not on me, she napped on me, slept in my arms at night. I spent all my days literally sitting on the couch holding her, hence the high post count! If I was taking a shower then she was in someone's arms, that was just about the only time she wasn't in my arms. This was our life for many months but like I said, she was ill for an extended amount of time. Distraction was big, anything that would keep me from thinking. Eventually I did want to talk about it and work through my feelings and anxieties. And slowly we healed. 

[Emelee]

Have you tried wrapping your baby in a sling/wrap to keep him on you? That way you can get things done around the house and still be in contact with him. Good luck and I hope he gets better soon!

[Parker'smommy]

There are Sleep alarms on the market. One of my friend's has one...Halo is the brand, I believe. Dr. Jim Sears talked about it on his show, The Doctors, too. It is small and attatches to the diaper. It detects all movement. If there isn't movement for 3 seconds...it vibrates to attempt to rouse the baby. After that, a noisy alarm sounds. It was pricey....but in your case, I would definitely make the investment. 

HUgs, momma!

[Llyra]

I don't have any advice, but I wanted to offer some to you, because that sounds really scary. I would be a mess, if it were my baby, so I can only imagine how you feel. I hope baby makes a full recovery very soon. Poor little thing, that's so hard to go through when you're still so new to the world. You must be so anxious and worried.