New Born / Infant Safety - Baby Safety

Ravinatrix wrote: Hi My wife and myself have been trying to have a baby for about 2 years now but its taking longer then we anticipated, and we are now trying an IUI .But my real concern /Question is becasue of something that happened to a family member ie. i reciently was at a family function where we had guest from other towns present one of which was a reciently pregnant and new parents . These parents where extremely protective as all new parents are . During the function the new mother was forced to leave the baby who was about 6 months old a bed she was not conformatable with this but she didnt have much choice. during the function the Baby fell of the bed on to the floor . we all panicked and ended up spending the following 3 hours at the hospital. so now that my wife and myself are planning i am very worried and trying to find out if a parent is put in a situation like this ie. puting your child on a bed ,Is there some sort of divise that they should have baught so that the baby is safe?

CantWait replied: A stroller, a playpen, a car seat (on the floor).

Sam & Abby's Mom replied: I agree with CantWait ^^

Nowadays, they have so many portable items for babies (pack n plays, swings, carseats, bouncers, moses baskets,,,,etc)

Our Lil' Family replied: Didn't she know that could happen? I have a 4 month old who just started rolling over and I would never leave him on a bed alone....why was she "forced" to put him there? Like others said, there are lots of other options out there now.

PrairieMom replied: I would never in a billion years leave my 6 month old alone on a bed like that. I would hold him the entire time if it came down to it.
There are so many other solutions. pretty much anything else would have been better.

Ravinatrix replied: Hi Thanks for your comments . Its prob. my fault just as much as her`s . I am not a parent but was these when she took that decision. I knew it was risky but didnt say much. Although i do think its sad that the only options for parentes and the baby`s are such restrictive devices such as the car seat .ect. what happens to parents that can not afford these things?

Surely the Big company`s like Baby city,Toys R us ect. have some sort of a portable safety devise that one could take an go any ware !
What about if you are going to your inlaws place ?

Lastly i have done a bit of reasurch about babies hurting their heads due to falls and this shows that a child head is actually soft and can take a few bumps.
This sound to risky to me .You never know what long term damage might happen.

CantWait replied: Can't afford??? I'm sorry, but if you can't afford a car seat for your baby, a mosses basket, something to keep them safe, why are you having a baby? If they can't afford these items, there are agencies out there that can help. Out of all the options out there, I'm not sure what more you could possible want in terms of on the go devices, their are very cheap car seats out there, you don't need anything fancy....and restrictions are there so that babies don't hurt themselves, ie, fall out, slide through, tip over, or roll off beds.

If a large device is to much there are also baby carriers and slings that are available, some as low as $20.

Also younger babies have a soft spot on their head that you need to be careful of. Otherwise, ya, babies are pretty resilient and aren't to easily harmed. Doesn't mean we can just go dropping our babies, but it also doesn't mean that we have to worry every time they bump themselves which will happen often. My youngest were always falling on their heads when learning to sit by themselves, and I assure you they are fine.

PrairieMom replied:
ITA, except the part about your kids being fine after bumping their heads... the jury is still out on my kids.

PrairieMom replied:
http://www.gracobaby.com/Catalog/Pages/lan...?catid=10:43||1

CantWait replied:
This is CUTE!!! I may have to get this for when I go back home!

CantWait replied:
I couldn't agree more, but making excuses for it is another thing.

~Roo'sMama~ replied: For a six month old, even the FLOOR would have been better than on a bed! I have left my newborn babies on my bed before for naps or just when I'm getting ready, like when they're a couple days to a month old. But a six month old can roll, scoot and sometimes even crawl. If she absolutely had to leave him, a play pen or crib would have been the best thing - if there wasn't anything like that there, asking someone to watch the baby would have been a better idea than just leaving it on the bed.