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nuttymama 
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 Posted: 12 November 2006 at 8:55am |
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I leave the kids in the car to pay for petrol or if I can get a park outside the door at the dairy (only if my nine year old is in the car), but I also alarm and lock the car. I would never leave them in if I have to park down the street or were unable to see them. Mum2emj I can remember being a little lass in our ford falcon and mum swinging around a corner and me flying out the door, luckily I was able to grab the seat in front of me. Very scary that was however before back seatbelts had to be fitted into cars.
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meow
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Posted: 12 November 2006 at 9:01am |
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In another country I would never leave her in the car.. in some parts of NZ I wouldn't either (note dodgy Porirua East, no offence to anyone from there).
It was easier when she was really little as she would often fall asleep in the capsule and it was easy to carry her around.
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Posted: 12 November 2006 at 10:08am |
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I leave Hannah in the car at the petrol station and when I run into our little 4 square. Anywhere else I get her out cos I would be longer. Once I left her in the car while I ran (literally) into the supermarket to get milk and bread (I was parked right next to the front door tho), and I was so worried about her I never did that again!!
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Peace
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Posted: 12 November 2006 at 11:11am |
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There was just a huge tragedy down in South Taranaki about 2 months or so ago where a little boy (2 years)passed away from SIDS in a car seat. His mum had parked in a friends drive way and left him asleep in the car and popped in for a cuppa, she went back 10 mins later and he had gone.
I was only told about this 3 or 4 weeks ago and it was rather devastating for me to hear because I firmly believed Olivia was out of that danger period. And really how the heck could something as unimaginable as SIDS happen to your kid while it was in a car seat!
I have no beans nor beef (or judgement, you do what you like with your own kids, far be it for me to give anyone on here a conscience!) with anyone who is doing a quick duck. But knowing that incident, it will be making me extra paranoid till Olivia is out of car seats and I wont be doing it.
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Rachael21
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Posted: 12 November 2006 at 4:30pm |
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I do that all the time oops. Jack is quite hard to get down for his afternoon sleep so if hes alseep in the car I usually leave him. We have a huge window in our living room and can park right next to it. But I spose cheing on them won't prevent sids.
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Posted: 13 November 2006 at 9:47am |
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That's really sad Peace!
I was told by my plunket nurse not to leave Benjy sleeping in his carseat for more than an hour or so. Apparently something to do with the way they are positioned can cause the diaphragm to 'close up' and stops them breathing.
It sounded very odd to me, surely if that were a risk seats would be designed differently? and what if you were on a long car trip?
Does anybody know anything more about that? Bit scary as we used to leave Ella in hers all the time if she fell asleep.
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Posted: 13 November 2006 at 9:59am |
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I would think that if it was bad for them to be in the capsule for ages then they wouldnt be designed like that or they wouldnt make travel systems.
I was only told not to coz of their posture and little backs.
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Posted: 13 November 2006 at 9:54pm |
Yeah you aren't meant to leave them in for longer than 2 hours or something? And I also used to think SIDS only happened when they were in bed but I now realise it can happen anywhere - after a close friend lost her little girl a couple of weeks ago and she was sleeping in the lounge in her arms while she watched telly 
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Posted: 13 November 2006 at 9:56pm |
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Mine won't sleep in their capsules for more than about 1/2 hour anyway. Little witches are really attached to their cots. Not that I blame them, those capsules look pretty uncomfy!
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Posted: 13 November 2006 at 9:56pm |
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Eeek that's frightening!
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Posted: 14 November 2006 at 4:13am |
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