Respisense Ditto Tummy Movement Monitor

Respisense™ is the revolutionary ‘use anywhere’ baby breathing effort monitor.

An increasing number of parents are aware of the need to ensure that their baby’s breathing is uninterrupted during sleep. Traditional baby breathing monitors and baby movement monitors are ineffective in most baby sleeping situations outside a cot or baby’s bed.

Respisense™ baby monitor is designed for portability and flexibility; its simple operation requires no mains power, simply clip it onto the waistband of your baby’s nappy, turn it on and it will quietly and unobtrusively monitor baby’s tummy movements. If no baby tummy movement is detected, Respisense™ will trigger an alarm.

Unique and Proactive Baby Monitor

Proactive monitoring of your baby’s respiratory movement is achieved with the TummyTickle™; a tactile stimulator that gently acts as a ‘wake-up call’ for your baby by gently stimulating the tummy after an initial 15 seconds of inactivity.

Where baby tummy movement does not resume within 5 seconds of TummyTickle™ an alarm will sound alerting parent or carer to the potential danger. The alarm itself will usually stir baby back to normal breathing activity.

Portable Baby Sleep Apnoea Detector

Respisense™ baby breathing effort monitor can be used practically anywhere that baby may fall asleep. Use Respisense™ in:

• Traditional cots or cribs
• Moses Baskets or Bassinets
• Travel cots
• Baby travel systems
• Prams and pushchairs
• Papooses and slings
• Co-sleeping
• Anywhere baby sleeps

Co-sleeping babies, whether twins or triplets sleeping in one cot, or babies in need of special care, can be monitored safely and remotely.

Respisense™ is simply the most versatile, portable and convenient way to monitor your baby’s tummy movements.

Questions

Do I need a sound monitor too?
It is a matter of preference. Sound and video monitors are most suitable when baby becomes restless or cries for attention.

Respisense™ respiratory effort monitor provides useful assistance on the other, more important end of the baby’ s activity scale i.e. when baby becomes silent and motionless.

By monitoring tummy movements directly with Respisense™, you will be alerted if baby becomes dangerously inactive. In addition, the Respisense Ditto models will provide proactive, gentle tactile stimulation even before human intervention. Respisense™ leaves parents free to choose from the best sound and video monitors available to complement the nursery should they so wish.

The Respisense™ alarm is shrill, piercing and can be heard quite far, but at a safe level below 86db. Adding an audio baby monitor to your nursery will enable you to relay the Respisense™ alarm to where you are (within its limits) without alarming your baby.

Is Respisense™ Safe?
Yes! Respisense™ was invented by a doting father who extensively tested the design and functionality on his own triplets.

The design and testing process of Respisense™ continued for a period of more than two years and during this time the inherent hazards found in other designs were eliminated. These unique infant respiratory monitors are designed to be the world’ s safest and easiest to use. Respisense™ monitors have no cables that can strangle a baby, no straps that can restrict blood circulation to hands and feet and no mains connection that could snag in baby’ s bedding and cause electrocution or start fires.

Respisense™ is made of hypo-allergenic and fracture resistant polycarbonate (the material often used for spectacle lenses), which does not require silicon or latex parts to be in constant contact with your baby’ s skin. The design has no soft protrusions that can be chewed off or choked on.

Respisense™monitors use no radioactive material and generate no radio or ultra-high frequency emissions. There is usually no need for battery replacement, avoiding the problem of loose batteries which could create a choking hazard.

Respisense™ monitors carry the CE mark for safety, conform to 2001/95/EC and 89/336/EEC requirements as certified by TUV Rheinland Quality Services, and are manufactured to ISO9001:2000 quality management processes.

How often do I need to replace batteries?
The batteries used by Respisense™ should not require replacement during the first 6 months when babies are most at risk. Although the battery has been designed to last, the battery life will depend on the usage of the monitor. A replacement battery for the Respisense Ditto can be purchased here and can be replaced by the parents.

What about false alarms?
Most false alarms in traditional movement monitors are caused by loose wires, improper installation or the need for hard bases and specific mattresses. Respisense™ monitors need not be tuned to their installation environment and there are no wires or plug-connections that could become loose or degrade over time. The reasons for most false alarms have therefore been eliminated in the patented Respisense™ design.

The comprehensive and informative instructions that accompany each Respisense™ baby monitor provide useful tips on correct usage. If used correctly, no Respisense™ user should ever have to endure false alarms.

What mattress can I use with Respisense™ monitors?
Any type! Respisense™ baby monitor is designed to work anywhere baby may fall asleep - on bedding of any type or thickness, on a picnic blanket or in grandmother's lap. Respisense™ was designed to travel, eliminating the problems associated with continuous reinstallation of traditional monitors.

Cautionary note: The use of Respisense™ baby monitors does not eliminate the need for parents to ensure that they use the most appropriate type of mattress and bedding for their child's particular needs.

Is a baby monitor like Respisense™ necessary?
Just like safety belts make travelling safer, Respisense™ can help make baby's first year safer by alerting the carer when baby becomes dangerously inactive. In addition, the TummyTickle™ vibrating mechanism imitates the tactile stimulation often used by nurses in intensive care units on babies who have become motionless


Please note that the Respisense™ monitor in the picture of the baby wearing the monitor is the previous version of this monitor - the Respisense Buzz. It is included here to show you how the monitor can be worned on a clothed baby.