2 Local Infants Passed Away

[BumbleBee]

A 6 week old and a 5 month old. 2 families are shattered. Please say a prayer for them as they grieve their babies.

The 6 week old passed away at home in his sleep.

The 5 month old passed away at daycare, during a nap.

I don't know details but do know an investigation by the state licensing agent is being done at the daycare (standard procedure).

Please say a prayer for the families & provider. Everybody is devastated.

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

Prayers!!

[Great Beginnings]

So sad

[Meyou]

Just horrible. My cousin lost her niece this summer in a similar way.

[GoodKarma]

How devastating

[Maria2013]

I can't find articles on recent death and daycare, other that the couple that were posted on here weeks ago, where did you hear about this?

[BumbleBee]

One family the mother is a teacher at the local elementary school & the provider is an acquaintance (local trainings) of mine. The other family have used various services through church outreach programs in the area-I volunteer once a week to help at the outreach programs.

The 5 month old's obituary is not in the paper but on the funeral home website. I have not seen the 6 week old's obituary yet, but do not know what funeral home is being used.

I have not seen anything in the paper or on the news yet though licensing investigations take 1-2 weeks. The provider is shut down for 2 weeks while they investigate. Both children passed this past Tuesday. If I see anything I will post a link.

I do not know what the circumstances are other then what I have posted. I refuse to post gossip until it has been verified. I can verify the 6 week old passed away at home on Tuesday. I can verify the 5 month old passed away at a specific daycare while he was sleeping on Tuesday. I can verify the provider has been operating for 15 years, licensed, with minimal dings on her record (none of them supervision related. Things relating to paperwork (parent wrote "N/A" instead "none" in a space. A child in the home had recently turned 16 and had not had a TB test yet. Etc.) I can not verify if safe sleep practices were used in either case. If either infant had a head injury or was in distress before passing on.

When licensing finishes their investigation, report, and makes it publicly available I will post a link. Likewise, if the news picks up the story, I will link to it. Otherwise I will keep these families in my prayers. Regardless of the circumstances surrounding the deaths, 2 families are grieving and for that, I will pray.

[Soccermom]

Oh my goodness, how sad!! And so close to the Holidays too.

These families will certainly be in our prayers this evening.

[Scout]

This breaks my heart.

[mema]

How sad. Prayers to family and friends of the little ones.

[Babyluver2]

How very very sad. Many prayers to both families.

[Maria2013]

When licensing finishes their investigation, report, and makes it publicly available I will post a link.

Thank you!
I can't even imagine what those families are going through

[Josiegirl]

Two families' lives are changed forever, their baby's imprint left on their hearts. So so sad.

[melilley]

I've been thinking about this all day. I will be thinking of these families.

[Maria2013]

it really makes me question if I should continue to care for infants