This isn’t judgment...

Recently a baby died in their swing in my area most likely (according to the reports) due to positional asphyxiation.

I am not here to judge parents who let their kids sleep on couches, beds, etc.

But I see a lot of mention of “what a piece of shit” about the mother and father, assuming there HAD to of been some sort of malicious intent.

Which I COMPLETELY am against, and I feel for the family who lost their son, nephew, grandson, etc.

Because my family had lost a baby due to “SIDS” a while ago (before safe sleeping practices were “well known” and before I was even born) and I often wonder if there could’ve been ways to prevent their death because I also know that “safe sleeping” practices were not being used for that child.

And I know my great grandmother had went through judgment by the community as if she had done something wrong on purpose and it was something that affected her her entire life.

And for those of you that purposely use “unsafe” sleeping habits, and feel your child is fine, this message is not for you. I can’t change your mind and I am not here to judge you for the way you raise your babies. I hope your babies live as long and as happy lives as everyone’s.

But this message is for the moms who have not looked into safe sleeping practices as much as they feel like they should’ve, and this message is to open the idea to moms to maybe look into it a little more.

This is almost a reminder (or a plead) to please look into it more. Even if you don’t follow EVERY SINGLE “guideline”, maybe there are a few things that you will want to install in your routine with your baby.

This is also a reminder that many of us either use unsafe sleeping habits or know someone that does, and when someone’s baby passes in their sleep, to try not to judge or throw the first stone, because that mother is suffering the unimaginable loss of their own child. Try remembering that that mother could easily of been most of our friends , neighbors , sisters , or mothers.