What age do you not have to worry about SIDS?

The owner of a facebook page called "The Progressive Parent", her 14 month old son died last night of SIDS. I thought that the risk of SIDS dropped off at 12 months? I guess its not an exact science though. Can't stop crying. Especially after what the mother wrote, "You were learning to wave. I didn't know you were saying goodbye. Please come play with me in my dreams." I just want to hold onto my son and never let go. But that darn little boy just has to play with the soap on the windowsill. refuses to hug me right now. eh.

its been heard of up to 14 months...

BUT SIDS can happen any time after that too... its just called Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome or SDS or something...

that's horrible... i' always scared anytime Cillian sleeps through the night, prayers for her family.

Pretty sure her son was 8 months

and anyone can drop dead at any second for no reason

but the SIDS risk drops off around 6 months

Quoting Kelly&Coralie:" Pretty sure her son was 8 months and anyone can drop dead at any second for no reason but the SIDS risk drops off around 6 months"

Patrick James 12/04/11-2/8/13
http://theprogressiveparent-julie.tumblr.com/post/42681181856/three-hands-onelove-rest-in-peace-patrick-james

After a year its like sudden child death syndrome then at some point its just sudden death syndrome

Quoting human making in progress:" Patrick James 12/04/11-2/8/13 http://theprogressiveparent-julie.tumblr.com/post/42681181856/three-hands-onelove-rest-in-peace-patrick-james"

okay the page had it wrong in thier update. Still so sad

It does less with age and at 12 months it drops by about 1/2 the chance from what I have read. There's a lot of speculation of different causes of SIDS but I have heard of it happening to children up to age 2, but there are probably kids older which it has occurred to. It's so sad though when it does happen, I still fear for that kind of stuff and I check on my kids every night.

My God my heart is breaking for her and her family. I couldn't even imagine...

yeah, and my stubborn son doesnt want anything to do with me right now. I cant concentrate on homework at all. I just want to cuddle with my baby. *sigh*

Because of this I am a serious worry wart when it comes to my son..   My heart goes out to that family I NEVER EVER stop worrying and hearing stories like this make my heart stop because it could happen to my kids or anyone else's kids for that matter.

Quoting J u l i a .:" Because of this I am a serious worry wart when it comes to my son..   My heart goes out to that family ... [snip!] ... and hearing stories like this make my heart stop because it could happen to my kids or anyone else's kids for that matter. "

I worried every day with my son until he turned 2.
Now I am pregnant again, and I am goin to be worrying about that for another two years.  

Quoting human making in progress:" I worried every day with my son until he turned 2. Now I am pregnant again, and I am goin to be worrying about that for another two years.   "

Me too.. When I first found out I was pregnant with my first and this one I always worried about a miscarriage lol the worrying NEVER stops!  

It'll never get easy.. The fears of being a mother haha.  

SIDS is the reason I am so tired. I hate sleeping because I just watch my son breathing... when I read this I cried and had to stop just to hold my sons hand and tell him how much I love him. heartbreaking

Quoting Chelsey Lee:" SIDS is the reason I am so tired. I hate sleeping because I just watch my son breathing... when I read ... [snip!] ... breathing... when I read this I cried and had to stop just to hold my sons hand and tell him how much I love him. heartbreaking"

yeah with my son, my husband would wake me up every hour if I didnt get up already for bfing and have me check to be sure he was breathing. I have horrible hearing, his crib was next to my bed, so I learned to listen for his breathing at night.

I just read about that.. I stopped breathing I think. My absolute worst nightmare.