My Traumatic Story From Earlier This Year

[TwinKristi]

Wow, definitely scary to say the least... So sorry you went through that!

[small_steps]

I sincerely feel your pain. Here's why.
https://www.daycare.com/forum/showth...542#post468542

I am so very sorry! You're experience was probably much worse than mine because of losing that sweet baby. But you do know exactly how I feel. How are you now? I need to read the responses. I only read your first post. Are you moving on from it ok now? It's gotta be extremely difficult.

[daycare]

wow I am so sorry to hear this...my heart melted when I read it. I can only imagine your stress, pain and fears....

Years ago when I started I had a baby choke on a cheerio. Nothing happened other than me getting it out, but it scared me so bad that after than baby I never took another one.

You did the right thing by terming the baby only to have this come back and bite you anyways.

I am happy to hear that you are back to business and that you are moving forward.

welcome back to the form....

[small_steps]

For the first few months afterwards I didn't take any infants. But I realized a long time ago that infants are my absolute favorite and I'm good with them (except for the occasional one that hasn't bottle fed before but even him I had tons of patience with. That was more his parents fault for not being completely honest. The other daycare told me that the parents told
Her he has never had a bottle until the night before he came to my daycare). Anyway I'm good with babies and I've decided not to let this steal my joy in caring for precious infants

[daycare]

For the first few months afterwards I didn't take any infants. But I realized a long time ago that infants are my absolute favorite and I'm good with them (except for the occasional one that hasn't bottle fed before but even him I had tons of patience with. That was more his parents fault for not being completely honest. The other daycare told me that the parents told
Her he has never had a bottle until the night before he came to my daycare). Anyway I'm good with babies and I've decided not to let this steal my joy in caring for precious infants

good for you for staying strong. it really stinks when people are dishonest. Don't flame me, but when people lie, it always catches up with them. So sad that this happened to you and to the baby....

[midaycare]

Wow ... I was thinking about security cameras, and now you made up my mind.

Thank you so much for sharing your story :hug:

[daycare]

good for you for staying strong. it really stinks when people are dishonest. Don't flame me, but when people lie, it always catches up with them. So sad that this happened to you and to the baby....

I wanted to add that I meant the dishonest part about the parents.....not you

[NightOwl]

I am so very sorry! You're experience was probably much worse than mine because of losing that sweet baby. But you do know exactly how I feel. How are you now? I need to read the responses. I only read your first post. Are you moving on from it ok now? It's gotta be extremely difficult.

I'm way better than I was that first year, for sure. I had a mini emotional breakdown three days after he died. I say mini because I didn't require hospitalization.
As for now.... I think about him every single day. The good and the bad. I'll never forget my experience in doing cpr. That's something that has scarred me for life, I think.
But I had a good support system thru it all. The authorities treated me like a criminal and the nursery teacher was even investigated personally. It bothers me so bad that when a baby dies at home in their crib from SIDS, the authorities treat it just like it is: sids. But when a baby dies in a center or home daycare, everyone is put under a microscope and treated like they are a baby killer. I don't get that. And neither did Sal's mom. That's why she stuck up for us so whole heartedly. She said he slept in his crib with the door closed at home, so we gave him a better chance than she could have if it happened there.
Life moves on. The world doesn't stop turning. And it gets a little easier each day.