My husband loves our daughter more than anything. He is always saying how he wants to protect her and she is his world and all of that. He is always wanted a child, and I believe she is the best thing that I ever happened to him.

However, he knows nothing about keeping a baby safe. And it worries me. Not only have I been around babies and read the books, I have worked in child welfare. I am super weird about safety.

He thinks it’s okay to put her on the couch or changing table and walk away. She is 4 months and can roll! He likes to carry her around in her car seat without being strapped in. He has yet to build the bannister so we can install a baby gate. He doesn’t understand why the mesh sides of her bed can not be up against our mattress, or why the Merlin sleep suit needs to fit appropriately. He once put her in the car and drove with her, never noticing the base of her car seat wasn’t anchored.

...but yesterday, he asked me if we could drive without her in the car seat. I about lost it. I was breastfeeding her in the backseat. He wanted to get home because he was hungry (home was 40 mins away). He asked if we HAD to put her on there. I explained that babies die in accidents if not in a car seat. He said, “really?” DUH! Babies die from not being in car seats correctly as well. He stated he felt the United States went a little overboard when it comes to car seat laws.🤦‍♀️

Keep in mind, my husband is an intelligent, educated man. He is American as well, in case you were curious. I just get so nervous about his attitude toward safety. His actions don’t always match his words.