And I would ask if they'd been sick before I would let them hold him. They really aren't that much trouble. The kind that we had was slim and had an over the shoulder carrying case. They are nearing three months. Ped thinks maybe monitors will come off around 4 months, depending on when last apnea occurred.
Life certainly becomes more complicated with monitors.
I was quite mad when I discovered we would need them but now, like many moms, I am used to them and wonder how I will give them up. My twins go without them periodically throughout the day now. Definitely during naps and nighttime they are hooked up. I have discovered that the belts give more false alarms because they have a tendency to slip. The sticky electrodes worked for over 2 months with my guys.