that risk either.

pls pls pls...


agh ... i did 😖

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my daughter and sil just had twins (3 months old) and i will tell them about this
i'm not sending the link ☹️

To your new babies, you and loved ones in their midst:
'Many and Blessed Years in Health and Happiness!"

and it turns out she had read the same story already ... whew
i hate to be the overworrying granda, but she appreciated my concern, said i could worry as it's my right 😍

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About 30 years ago a grandparent wrote to Ann Landers: They had taken the baby out of the car and didn't remove his hooded snowsuit because he was asleep. He was placed on his belly on a bed. The baby couldn't move his head and died. He signed the letter, "Heartbroken Grandpa".

It was a cautionary tale because I had a baby at the time. I was living in South Texas, although my kids owned a few hooded jackets that they wore from time to time. After reading the article, I always removed the hood before placing them in a car seat.

Of course, I had the luxury of warm weather. Cold weather down here was 20-30 degrees. My car heated quickly enough that I didn't have to worry my kiddos actually being cold.

We are going to be vacationing in Colorado with our grandson this Christmas. We will be driving up from Texas along with his parents.
I will remember this article.

Thanks for posting.

Traveling with a bundled baby will be a new experience for them.

Edited with: 'A bundled baby of joy!'

Too many people dump infants into cribs, car seats, carriers, etc., and then have a few drinks, get involved with their TV streaming, pt the game on the tube, and forget about them. Often, such people don't learn about safe positioning and other things. They can't be bothered. So, then, an infant dies and everyone says, "What a tragedy for the parents." Sadly, the parents were inattentive and did not learn what proper positioning, etc. is. The tragedy is for the infant who died, not the parents.

primary recipients of a tragedy, at times deadly. Especially ones that could have been averted.

People leaving their precious cargo in their unlocked vehicle while they dash into the convenience store to pay for fuel/sundry items. Their children are abducted in a flash. Bone-chilling.

Unfortunate that such extreme vigilance is necessary presently. It's not being over the top or bordering on paranoia either. Just being smart and being one step ahead of evil-doers.

My mother almost never left him anywhere he was not in sight of her. He was always in the same room as she was, and she frequently checked on him, even if it was just to look at him intently. I'm sure she did the same for me and my sister. Until 1 year of age, he slept in their bedroom in a crib.

SIDS was not something anyone talked about back then (1950). But Mom paid almost constant attention to her infant. If he wasn't regularly moving around a little, she'd go over and have a look at him. And keep in mind that this was her third child. Now, if he was wailing and crying, she knew he was OK, so she didn't get up every time he cried. It was when he was too quiet that she got up and checked on him.

Dad was attentive, too. I doubt he was ever left for more than a few minutes where he wasn't in sight.

It wasn't that there were concerns in the newspapers or magazines about this. It was just how she did child-rearing. After the age of 1, he was moved into my bedroom at night, much to my consternation. But, he was my baby brother, and I was told of my responsibility to keep an eye on him and let my parents know if anything didn't seem normal. And I did.

A lot of parents are still doing those things. Some, however, do not. More's the pity, I think. Having an infant is a huge amount of work and responsibility. Parents have to take that responsibility and focus on their job as parents, which is to keep an eye on their infant and tend to its needs.

Lotsa families are pulled in many different directions at once. It is more complex than ever to raise children.

they sought the upbringing of their children.