Sibling SIDS

Well I went to the pediatrician today for Jaycie's 'wellbaby' visit. She's now 2 weeks old!! I'm so glad to finally have her here. She's grown almost 2 inches! She was 19.5 when she was born, she's now 21 and a quarter. WOW!! She was 8 lb 7 oz when she was born, she weighed about 7 1/2 lbs. when we left the hospital, and she now weighs an even 9 lbs. She's growing perfectly. She doesn't have anymore yellow tones in her. She's actually quite pink, just like her mom. She's not going to have that pretty olive skin tone like Nickolus had. But she'll have a smooth milky white complection and be able to hold a good tan like me, I'm sure. It just won't be natural. I wrote about having a pediatrician step in for the one I chose, Dr. Robinson that wanted to run tests (blood work) on Jaycie for her rash for no real reason.. Well today they asked if I wanted to see her, or the one I chose, Dr. Caturay. I laughed and said Dr. Caturay. During the visit she asked me if this was my first baby, I said no my 2nd and told her what happened to Nickolus. She asked if she had an Apnea Heart Monitor, I told her no, and she asked why Dr. Robinson didn't do that. I wanted to tell her because she's an idiot? But I held my tongue. But Dr. Caturay put in the order for her to have the monitor because of what they call "sibling SIDS" I think. A tech from the hospital came in and showed me how to work it and how to set it up this evening. She's hooked up on it right now in bed. So I'm even more at ease now that I was before. Also, for anyone who's having another child or thinking about it, and you lost a child to SIDS: It is what I now have come to find out standard and recommended that your next child be put on the apnea heart monitor which is covered by your insurance (and even medicaid) for the length of the childs life that was lost, plus 2 months after that. So if they don't ask you about it or send you home with one, please bring it up and they will get you one to go home with. The nurse also told me that there's a 3 month window where you should be extra perceptive of the next child.. the month of age that the sibling passed, the month of, and the month after. The apnea heart monitor is recommended by the american heart association for subsequent children of SIDS victims, and sends off an alarming beep (very loud) when there's no breath taken for 20 seconds, or if the heart rate goes over 220, or under 80 bpm. Just thought this info would be useful to those who are expecting or thinking of trying to conceive again.