Wireless Monitor For When Baby Falls Asleep In Car?

moomoomama27

notanewuser wrote: »

I disagree, and have proof. Firstly, it was 3 years ago. And secondly she's perfectly fine. Better than fine, in fact.

String me up.

:rotfl:

Eta: she's been naked all day (her choice), is watching telly, hasn't had dinner yet and won't be going to bed till about 9pm. Call the firing squad.

The fact she's fine doesn't mean you didn't put her at risk. You were lucky she was ok,and that you didn't get reported. It may seem funny to you, but we are concerned when bad parenting judgements are made, you may only have left her in a car napping for twenty minutes but the concern for us would be, should it have been reported, are you (general) making other risky judgement calls in parenting, because unfortunately I've seen it all.

Obviously your eta scenario is being a bit precocious on your part, there is clearly nothing wrong with any of that!

lostinrates

moomoomama27 wrote: »

The fact she's fine doesn't mean you didn't put her at risk. You were lucky she was ok,and that you didn't get reported. It may seem funny to you, but we are concerned when bad parenting judgements are made, you may only have left her in a car napping for twenty minutes but the concern for us would be, should it have been reported, are you (general) making other risky judgement calls in parenting, because unfortunately I've seen it all.

Obviously your eta scenario is being a bit precocious on your part, there is clearly nothing wrong with any of that!

In all seriousness how would this work with parents who were disabled /compromised and had to make some compromises. I'm thinking of people in positions like Alison Lapper, who presumably had to make some adaptations to parenting.

moomoomama27

lostinrates wrote: »

In all seriousness how would this work with parents who were disabled /compromised and had to make some compromises. I'm thinking of people in positions like Alison Lapper, who presumably had to make some adaptations to parenting.

That's a good question and in honesty I don't know the answer. But in cases of severe disability or mobility, generally there is support put in place with agencies through the HV so safe strategies would normally be advised by them.

I know in the case of Alison Lapper she did have carer support in the early days, and also had great techniques in handling her baby I and out of cars etc.. I would hope that agencies would work together to ensure safety.

notanewuser

moomoomama27 wrote: »

The fact she's fine doesn't mean you didn't put her at risk. You were lucky she was ok,and that you didn't get reported. It may seem funny to you, but we are concerned when bad parenting judgements are made, you may only have left her in a car napping for twenty minutes but the concern for us would be, should it have been reported, are you (general) making other risky judgement calls in parenting, because unfortunately I've seen it all.

A teeny tiny, highly unlikely to ever happen risk.

As parents we risk assess every day. We coslept from birth, BLWed, and apart from 1 catch on a kitchen chemical cupboard employed no safety aids. DD was climbing the stairs at 8 months, walking at 10, on the window ledges by the time she turned 1. She fell off a 4ft wall at 2, and at 3 jumps from the top of a 5ft tall slide. She cooks with me and can use real kitchen knives and hot pans. She's fearless and inquisitive and I'm in no hurry whatsoever to dampen her enthusiasm. She is supervised appropriately, as she always has been.

I actually wouldn't leave her in the car now because she can undo the seatbelt and potentially take off the handbrake. But back then my calculated opinion was that it wasn't a risk worth worrying about. And I stand by that.

lostinrates

moomoomama27 wrote: »

That's a good question and in honesty I don't know the answer. But in cases of severe disability or mobility, generally there is support put in place with agencies through the HV so safe strategies would normally be advised by them.

I know in the case of Alison Lapper she did have carer support in the early days, and also had great techniques in handling her baby I and out of cars etc.. I would hope that agencies would work together to ensure safety.

Thanks.

So, what about the people who are disabled or compromised but not recognised as so? Whether temporarily or whatever?

I am guessing there are all sorts of times people have to make a 'best judgement call' short of perfection.

KxMx

notanewuser wrote: »

A teeny tiny, highly unlikely to ever happen risk.

As parents we risk assess every day. We coslept from birth, BLWed, and apart from 1 catch on a kitchen chemical cupboard employed no safety aids. DD was climbing the stairs at 8 months, walking at 10, on the window ledges by the time she turned 1. She fell off a 4ft wall at 2, and at 3 jumps from the top of a 5ft tall slide. She cooks with me and can use real kitchen knives and hot pans. She's fearless and inquisitive and I'm in no hurry whatsoever to dampen her enthusiasm. She is supervised appropriately, as she always has been.

I actually wouldn't leave her in the car now because she can undo the seatbelt and potentially take off the handbrake. But back then my calculated opinion was that it wasn't a risk worth worrying about. And I stand by that.

You may have been lucky, but these parents were not.

I'm sure they all assessed the risk as small, though it'd never happen or never happen to them etc. But it did.

notanewuser

KxMx wrote: »

You may have been lucky, but these parents were not.

I'm sure they all assessed the risk as small, though it'd never happen or never happen to them etc. But it did.

:huh:

The parent in that story forgot their child was in the car and left him there for 9 hours. A tragic story, but in no way related to the circumstances I outlined!

KxMx

I made my feelings on the matter clear earlier in the thread.

I wouldn't leave a dog unattended in a car never mind a child.

And i'm really not interested in the twisted justifications that people who do/have done left children in cars come up with.

All I know is, if there was a situation where any child of mine could be at risk, and I had the power to move that risk to zero, I would do it in a heartbeat.

topdaddy_2

notanewuser wrote: »

A teeny tiny, highly unlikely to ever happen risk.

As parents we risk assess every day. We coslept from birth, BLWed, and apart from 1 catch on a kitchen chemical cupboard employed no safety aids. DD was climbing the stairs at 8 months, walking at 10, on the window ledges by the time she turned 1. She fell off a 4ft wall at 2, and at 3 jumps from the top of a 5ft tall slide. She cooks with me and can use real kitchen knives and hot pans. She's fearless and inquisitive and I'm in no hurry whatsoever to dampen her enthusiasm. She is supervised appropriately, as she always has been.

I actually wouldn't leave her in the car now because she can undo the seatbelt and potentially take off the handbrake. But back then my calculated opinion was that it wasn't a risk worth worrying about. And I stand by that.

Not that teeny or tiny as proved earlier in this thread. You made a mistake and got away with it. Be thankful.

lostinrates

KxMx wrote: »

I made my feelings on the matter clear earlier in the thread.

I wouldn't leave a dog unattended in a car never mind a child.

And i'm really not interested in the twisted justifications that people who do/have done left children in cars come up with.

All I know is, if there was a situation where any child of mine could be at risk, and I had the power to move that risk to zero, I would do it in a heartbeat.

I do sometimes leave my dogs in the car. Not in this weather. But I know people who do, particularly people who show and find their cars with extra air conditioning fitted for the purpose is more comfortable than benching dogs.

The other day I took one of my dogs in the car to get cash out. She was entirely comfortable, and she, not the others came because she likes it HOT. She was in the car for a very short time with out me, ( less than five minutes) with all windows and rear windscreen down, and less than twenty feet from me. I would not have taken either of my other dogs for this outing on that day. But I do leave them all on the car in other weather.