Don't Shake Your Baby

[NicoleLJ]

Great Post cyber-sibes. Add to all that the problem of a baby with colic and you have the makings of a disaster for some families. I was blessed to not have a child that had colic. But I have been around some that did. I don't know how they handle the non stop, all night and all day crying.
Nicole

[cyber-sibes]

I was blessed to not have a child that had colic. But I have been around some that did. I don't know how they handle the non stop, all night and all day crying.

My firstborn had colic. I felt like I was losing my mind. Thank God for a patient husband to take over once in a while. I'm a reasonably sane person, but there were moments I really understood how people can hurt babies.

[Cookiebaker]

Oh gosh, I knew I didn't really want to open this thread. We had to watch a video on shaken baby syndrome before we left the hospital, and it was the most god-awful video I ever had to watch. I just held my precious baby Lydia and cried through the entire thing. And now I am holding her again with tears rolling down my face for that innocent baby and his poor mother. Rest in peace, sweet baby...you are in heaven now saved from further abuse in your life.

[finn's mom]

I'm glad this got some discussion going. If it educated one person to the dangers of doing this, I'm glad I posted it.

[ramanth]

As a teen I was asked to babysit the neighbors 6 month old while the mom ran some errands. Was very honored that she trusted me, but scared as I had never watched anyone so young.

Overall it all went well, but then Amanda started to cry. She had been fed, changed and had had a nap. I didn't know what to do. I started to cry and called my mom in tears.

She suggested I run a shower and hold the baby near it. Didn't help. I called her back in near hysterics.

Mom came over and the minute I handed Amanda over, she stopped crying.



The memory makes me nervous about ever becoming a mom. That and how easily I lose my cool with the dogs. I love kids, but I'm the one that needs a time out.

As for the family...that is very very sad and tragic.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

It is always tragic, there was a famous case of Shaken Baby syndrome involving a nanny here that made national news. It is sad that some people don't know how dangerous that impulsive act can be.

You mean Louise Woodward?

I often wondered how people could be driven to do such things until I became a Mum..................the best advice is to place baby safely in his/her cot and leave the room

[Sirrahsim]

Did my reply get eaten?? My computer is acting up!!

Ramanth, there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with getting frustrated!! The fact that you recognized that you needed help and called your mom means that even as a teen you must have been very responsible and level headed!!
Every mom gets frustrated, especially with an infant, but the important thing is to know when they need to set the baby down in a safe place and take a time out!!!

I called my Mom (Sirrahbed) in hysterics a couple of days after Tyler was born and asked her to fly alllllll the way to Japan to help me She did and she helped me to see that it is OK to freak out a little bit as long as you can recognize when you need to take a step back!

[ramanth]

Thanks.

What cool moms we have. I just hope when I have kids, I can raise 'em as well as mom raised me.

[Muddy4paws]

I think parents should be made to take parenting classes, I know when I start having a family I defiantly will, I dont understand how someone can justify shaking a baby they are so frail, I was brought up with a mum who always got us involved in looking after our brothers and sister and she taught us that from a very young age.

[finn's mom]

I am bumping this thread up as a painful, but necessary reminder. Another baby is gone because of this. A three month old little girl named London Marie passed away, and I remembered this thread. Please, if you know anyone with a baby, discreetly or not so discreetly remind them to take lots of deep breaths when they feel like they're going to act rashly.

[pitc9]

It's so sad...

Was your friends husband ever charged with murder?

[finn's mom]

It's so sad...

Was your friends husband ever charged with murder?

It was a friend's friend who lost her child in the hands of her husband, so I honestly don't know. I know he was in jail at the time of the baby's funeral, but I don't know he was ever charged. I never thought to ask Susan, until now.

[lizbud]

I'm glad this got some discussion going. If it educated one person to the dangers of doing this, I'm glad I posted it.

I'm glad you bumped this up again & agree completely with what you said
before. If even one person learns this lesson, it is worth repeating.

[Lady's Human]

I'm actually surprised at this point that people don't know, especially given the publicity given the issue during the woodward case. It's sad, really. Hopefully this can educate someone BEFORE it happens.

[AdoreMyDogs]

This thread breaks my heart. I am at a loss for words, just really sad and grieving for the poor little babies that are killed by this needless act.

It's good that this is brought up to educate people who don't know, but it sure hurts my heart. I really don't know how anyone could shake a baby in the first place, regardless of how angry or short tempered you may get.