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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Lesson Learned
I woke up startled by my baby's cry because it was different from his usually "I'm awake and hungry" cry. I turned toward the cosleeper next to my bed where Leon sleeps and to my horror I saw my baby wedged in between the cosleeper mattress and the side of the cosleeper! His head was all I could see! Thank God he is so big now that his little feet were touching the bottom of the cosleeper and he wasn't hurt. I yelled to my husband for help as I quickly grabbed him underneath the arms and lifted him out as he lifted the mattress. Seeing that he was alright I hugged him tightly to my chest as if I would never let him go. I was terrified and had no idea that hazard even existed. Once my heart rate slowed and I calmed down I went to my computer and Googled the brand name and model of the cosleeper. The first thing to pop up was a recall due to entrapment and suffocation. The lesson to be learned from this story; always research a product you receive second hand, and always look up the instruction manual if you do not have one, even if the product seems simple enough to assemble. I have learned my lesson. Thank God my little one wasn't hurt in the process. Thank you God for protecting my baby and continually watching over our family.
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Thank God he is okay and big enough to keep himself up! How scary for you. Hugs
ReplyDeleteI think all of us mommies have at least one really horrifying scare like that where we were inches from true disaster. Sending you {{HUGS}}. I learned a similar experience with Bethany. Previously I'd had her between daddy and me, but I woke to some odd movements, and turned to find dad had rolled onto his back, trapping her entire face and smothering her. I was upset for days and days. Now I know that dads don't have the same sense of space and awareness that God built into mommies. I continued to sleep with my babies, but I fixed up a sure-fire system so my baby could never again be in such danger. Even after that, I learned how babies can sleep down into the smallest spaces, so the product that was supposed to prevent my baby from rolling off the bed did keep her from rolling off the bed, but she was hanging in it's net. At least she could breathe! So then I stuffed tightly rolled receiving blankets, pushed us up against the wall on her side, bought a King size bed so she had her own sleeping zone with me in the middle and dad on the opposite side. Ben was such a fussy sleeper that we never had time for a disaster to strike! I still believe i sharing sleep (strenuously), but I think it's important to ask a LOT of questions, especially from moms who have done this, and pray every night for awareness of your baby. Awful disasters happen in cribs, so no matter where baby is, until he can support his head and make his presence vigorously known he's in some kind of danger unless you sit and stare at him...and who can do that?
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad your precious boy is ok. as you said, "lesson-learned." I hope you don't stop co-sleeping though!! love you!
Thank you Cat. :) I love cosleeping. He is still so small and precious, I just love our snuggle time together. He sleeps cuddled up with me at least for the last half of the night after his early morning bottle. It is precious bonding time that I love. He sleeps great in his crib for his naps during the day, but I am not ready for him to sleep alone at night yet. I love my little man and he is growing up so fast, I will treasure this time while it lasts! :)
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