Scary story

Oh my gosh that is so scarey.

Yeah I had heard of it too,..but not to anyone I know. I used to babysit her boys(she has 4!)and both our baby girls were due on the same day.

scarey!! My BIL and his newborn little girl are coming for xmas, they were planning on just getting a cheap umbrella stroller to use while they are here (from aus), but i told hem they neede3d something that lay flat cause it can block the airways. I am pretty sure that is something mum2paris mentioned ages ago and I remembered.

Freaky though and how luckyt was she that the police officer was there. Makes me more determined to do an infant CPR course.

man, how freaky. she was really lucky to have someone able to help her there. hubby always puts kayla like that on the trollies, i hate it personally doesnt seem safe so i get spooked. hope that your friends wee baby will be ok, and it doesnt happen again.

Liz - KMart sell pretty cheap layback strollers that foldup almost as small as the umbrella ones.

Liz try seeing if Plunket have an "infant CPR" video you can borrow. I am borrowing one off my m/w shortly as I have forgotten most of it.

I had heard (I think from antenatal class) that u shouldnt leave bubs in capsule for long,..but the only reason I remember being told was to prevent spine problems. I had been planning to only use the capsule in the car, but since having Isla we usually find it easier to leave her in it when we get to the shops and just connect it to buggy,..instead of taking her out. We will be taking her out and lying her flat in the buggy from now on tho. I would rather have an awake baby,..than have anything happen to her because I left her in the capsule.

What do others do when taking baby by yourself to the supermarket?

wow how scasry for your friend. Yep i think i didnmention it a while ago. i way always really aparnoid about that kinda thing, which is why they have that arrow pointing upward on the side of the handle on most capsules, cos that is the angle it needs to be to make sure baby's head is back enough. If baby does fall asleep and you really aren't wanting to get it out when you are visiting.. if it going to be for a short period of time make sure you tilt the capsule back so that baby's chin is clear of it's chest and prop the carseat up with rolled up towel or something to make sure it stays that way.

When i used to go to the supermarket when ayja was little, i used to put her in the front pack because the baby seats are still really upright, and the front pack meant i had free hands still to push the trolley and contend with Paris.

you can also get little snooze pillows that fit under their chin/around their head to help prop up their chinas to stop this sorta thing from happening.. i think most places have them but i know kmart sells them for about $11.

It's scary cos the littler they are the more risk.. when we send premmies home we recommend to parents not to even take them out in their carseat till they are much bigger, but know it's hard being stuck at home all the time too.



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oh, with the CPr.. make sure the video's up to date.. the ratios have just changed in the last few months.
In case anyone wants to know, it's now 2 breaths to 30 compressions, done with 2 fingers, in the middle of the chest between the nipples... continuing until the baby comes round or help arrives.

our antenatal class midwife warned us of that...and also to watch how bubs is held as if neck tilts and blocks bubs can go off....she told us how a new mum was sitting with her bubs in her arms and child started going blue in front of her...head had nodded forward enough to block the airways...i wont forget that one in a while