my 3 month old grandson experienced an esophageal spasm and stop breathing x2. My daughter took him to the hospital and they admitted him overnight for obs. monitored and pulse ox. d/c d the next day with that Dx. He has a Hx of esophageal reflux and has been on increasing doses of medication since born. I am an RN and as much as I would like to have all the faith in the world in the Dr. Is there a reason they do not send apnea monitors with babies to monitor for this ?
Hello. I just read through your question. It is not customary for child Chat Doctor.  An appropriately treated baby will not have a problem. Additionally, the number of false positive alarms on the apnea monitor this is way too high. Therefore, we typically do not keep reflux babies on apnea monitor at home.