Cherish Peterson, 27, from Gilbert, Arizona, was charged after she left her two-month-old son Huxton in the child seat of a shopping cart outside a Fry's store on Monday before driving away.
But now members of Peterson support groups, set up after she was vilified online, have been sharing their stories of forgetful parenting.
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Among parents who had shared their experiences on social media, forgetting the youngest child seemed to be common.
Many suggested that the sleep deprivation which is common after having a baby meant they temporarily forgot the new addition to the family while leaving their house or a store.
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Their stories were revealed after the controversial decision by Gilbert Police Department over the weekend to charge Cherish Paterson with child endangerment after forgetting her son Huxton.
Paterson previously told of how she was rushing around a Fry's grocery store on Monday trying to buy her nephew candy for his birthday when she became absent-minded.
The mom-of-four says she had three of her four young children with her, and completely forgot her two-month-old boy Huxton was in the shopping cart when she left it at the front of the shopping mall.
In an emotional interview Peterson said: 'I got into my car, and normally I put my cart away. But I didn't need to because I parked at the front of the store and I never park there. And I drove away.'
Back in the store a Phoenix police officer spotted the baby in the cart and took him to a nearby Supercuts salon while they searched for his parents.
He was not injured and showed no signs of distress, said police.
Peterson said that when she got home she 'quickly' realized what she'd done.
She told CBS 5: 'As I was pulling into the garage, my three-year-old goes, "Where's baby Huxton?" His car seat is right behind me. I turned around and realized it was gone.'
She claims that she headed back to the store within 40 minutes of leaving Huxton behind - and not two hours, like one witness claimed.
'It was still a long time,' Peterson admits. 'It was still 40 minutes. It was not two hours. And I never took my other kids out of the car, so it wasn't like I knew I left him. I thought the whole time he was in my car.
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Peterson's husband Nathan Peterson rushed to his wife's defense.
'I married the best, in terms of the mother and wife Cherish is to me and our children,' he said.
'A mistake was made, and we learned, but we're not perfect. We're not perfect. But we love our family and we love our children and we are grateful that everything is okay.'