![]() ![]() From what I understand, the most dangerous thing is when your mind goes on autopilot, IE you are conducting a routine and forget about the kid. Easy things might be: bells on the car door or bright tape, Post it notes taped on dash, something on your key chain. Definitely going to look through here for more suggestions though, this is such a great question! I'd rather be annoying about safety than not. The few times I've left home without her, I prefer to physically see her waving goodbye as I drive away, and I need update after I left (nothing major, just anything that confirms that she is WITH someone), or else I have anxiety about it. I don't necessarily do it on purpose, but I tend to throw my wallet or purse in the back seat with the diaper bag and stuff when I have kiddo with me - and honestly, I have kiddo with me 90% of the time. I know someone who used to be incredibly judgemental about it, "I don't know how you could EVER forget a baby, that's ridiculous, how could your phone be more important than your baby" and it always pissed me off - they didn't have any kids, for one, but also it never hurts to be prepared! Sleep deprivation and a change in routine cause a lot of issues. ![]() I'm glad you asked this and I'm glad you don't seem to be getting criticized too much. Like I said I am scared of people that are denial that they could have it accidentally happen to them. I was happy when my husband discovered this type of accident can happen while reading on the internet and came to ME with a protocol for how we can avoid it. I think a lot about the mother who posted this story. Just one day packed with weird breaks in routine during the summer months and a tragedy can happen. He didn't have the bottles in the front seat because the baby wasn't staying for daycare. Their usual reminders for taking the baby into daycare was the bottles in the front seat. He did not realize until a phone call hours later. He got home from daycare and went into the house without the baby and fell asleep. The husband was late that morning taking his medication. The daycare was told that the baby was sick and would not be staying that day. The one I read most recently (the mother shares the story annually) involved a baby that was sick that day and the husband took the older child to daycare with the baby along for the ride. It's almost always a routine change that short circuits the brain. Anyone who gets offended at the thought that they would forget their baby scares me. I think the main thing is believing that it could happen to you. ![]() I also really appreciate the support, I was initially concerned I'd be criticized, but the support and encouragement and advice has been amazing! I'm planning on having a back seat mirror thing and keeping their shoe or a sock in my lap to help, but any other suggestions would be so appreciated.Įdit: thank you to everyone for the suggestions! I've got a lot of products to research. So brings me to my question, is there anything that I can attach to the car seat when so if it is left in the car it alerts me? Or a weight sensor for the seat so if there is something heavy that is left and I walk away it alerts me? Or reality anything that will alert me if God forbid I am one of those parents that make the worst mistake of their life? But I can't imagine the parents that have forgotten their children ever thought they would forget either. I know the solution to not forgetting your child is to just remember, but that's as effective as telling a depressed person to just be happy! I am TERRIFIED of leaving my child in the back seat while on "auto pilot". ![]()
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