Wireless Monitor For When Baby Falls Asleep In Car?

babysteps24

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-421220/Leaving-baby-asleep-car-seat-cut-breathing.html

moomoomama27

BAGGY wrote: »

I still can't understand how, in my circumstances, it is riskier leaving kids in the car than taking them inside. Not one of you knows the lay out of my house or my driveway confirgurations so how can you judge.
Had I ever managed to get them indoors still asleep I would have to either put them in their beds upstairs (and out of view) or on the floor in the front room for fear of them falling off the sofa.
And for the poster who said something like 'Are they such an inconvenience when they are awake' or some such, no, but five minutes to have a cuppa or even a poo in peace can seem like a luxury.
I put my twins to bed when they were babies upstairs until I went up sometime later. Cant see how I could've done anything differently. Didnt fancy going to bed at 7pm even though at times I was totally knackered.
Go on. Judge away.........It's become a !!!! slinging match anyway.

A cot doesn't catch fire
A car won't crash into a cot
It's unlikely anyone would spot a child in a cot and take them from a driveway!

It's not about the not being able to see them, it's about the safety of a car AND not being able to get yo the car quick enough to prevent an accident.

Nicki

babysteps24 wrote: »

advice from health visitor

Baby car seats are designed to be easily detached from the car. So, if you want to move your sleeping baby between the car and your home in his seat, it's fine to do so. Check he is safely strapped in before lifting him from one place to another.

It can be convenient to leave your sleeping baby in his car seat, when he is not in the car, for hours at a time. However car seats aren't designed to be used in this way. Once you are indoors put him into his moses basket or cot.

If you do have to go on a long journey, break it up so that your baby can be taken out of his seat for a while. Some fresh air will do him good and you can give him a drink when he's still awake.

Check that your baby isn't too hot in his car seat, and take a layer of clothing off if needed. Never leave your baby sleeping in his car seat in the car.

http://www.babycentre.co.uk/x554834/is-it-safe-to-let-my-baby-sleep-in-his-car-seat#ixzz39ctJhKsl

I'm pretty sure it's only first stage seats which can be lifted in and out. OPs child is quite a bit older. Even if you could
Lift a stage 2 or 3 seat out it would be really really heavy to carry with a toddler inside.

BAGGY

moomoomama27 wrote: »

A cot doesn't catch fire
A car won't crash into a cot
It's unlikely anyone would spot a child in a cot and take them from a driveway!

It's not about the not being able to see them, it's about the safety of a car AND not being able to get yo the car quick enough to prevent an accident.

I reiterate.
No one knows the lay out of my driveway and house configurations, but as you deem it fit to assume I am a !!!!less mother, here it is. A car wont crash into my car unless it can turn around in my drive and leap over the gates!
The cot is as likely to catch fire as a car as I am fairly certain that there are more house fires then stationary car fires.
My car is about 12 foot from my back door - less than a flight of stairs.
It sounds like that some poeple on this thread believe that most mums have left their sleeping kids in the car on tha hard shoulder of a motorway whilst they go and play bingo on the internet the way they are banging on. Get some perspective!
I'll leave you with that as I'm too busy ignoring the needs of my children to enter into anymore of this diatribe.

plumpmouse

moomoomama27 wrote: »

A cot doesn't catch fire
A car won't crash into a cot
It's unlikely anyone would spot a child in a cot and take them from a driveway!

It's not about the not being able to see them, it's about the safety of a car AND not being able to get yo the car quick enough to prevent an accident.

Seriously you need to remember everyone's situation are different.

A car would not crash into a car on my driveway due to how it is set

A bedroom with a cot in could catch fire. Houses do catch fire. Children do die in house fires even when their parents are with them in a different part of the house.

Why do we as a nation have such a paranoia about children being snatched. It does happen yes but is quite rare. More likely it would be a family member rather than a stranger wandering past my drive.

whitewing

I would have thought it a lot harder to keep control of a child's temperature in a car than in a house.

moomoomama27

It speaks volumes the defensiveness on this thread. If you think you are doing the right thing, then go ahead. Why justify your need to leave your child alone in a car if it's not risky? Only you would have to live with any if the consequences of your actions.

jayII

I would never, ever leave my child alone in a car, even if I lived on a gated private estate. I just think too much can go wrong.

Each to their own, but I see my children as the most precious gifts in my life, far too precious to knowingly, and unnecessarily, put at risk.

moomoomama27

jayII wrote: »

I would never, ever leave my child alone in a car, even if I lived on a gated private estate. I just think too much can go wrong.

Each to their own, but I see my children as the most precious gifts in my life, far too precious to knowingly, and unnecessarily, put at risk.

Totally agree. It doesn't matter how safe you think it is, it's not! I wonder how many parents would admit they do this to a HV, GP or other healthcare professional??

whitewing

I tend to think if it were acceptable to do so, then car manufacturers would be selling us all sorts of gadgets etc to do it with.