7-year-old boy accidentally suffocates his 10-week-old sister.

[Tazzzz]

Saw this on the news tonite, 4 people sleeping in one bed with a 10 week old baby, the 7 year old rolled over in the night and ended up accidently suffocating the baby. It was Mom, Dad, a 5-year-old boy and a 7-year-old boy sharing the bed with the 10 week old baby.


Baby's Death Is Family Tragedy
Details are emerging about how a baby may have died overnight in San Diego.

The baby was found not breathing overnight in City Heights at an apartment on 50th street near University Avenue. Police said they believe the death to be accidental.

A police officer at the home in City Heights said 911 operators received a call from a family member around 1 a.m. The person on the phone was screaming in a panic, saying that an infant was not breathing. When paramedics arrived, a family member was administering CPR.

Emergency crews took over and rushed the baby to Children's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Lt. Rick O'Hanlon with the San Diego Police Department's Child Abuse Unit said his officers had finished their investigation and are awaiting the autopsy report for official cause of death. He did say that a family of five people were sharing the same bed last night in the apartment. Investigators believe that at some point a 7-year-old boy put his leg over the 10-week-old girl's mouth and accidently suffocated her.

There is also a 5-year-old boy in the family, but he was not involved in the incident, according to O'Hanlon.

No criminal charges are expected to be filed in connection with the case.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Police-Probe-Babys-Death.html

[Zibarro]

Jeezus H. C****

WTH were FIVE people (3 kids) doing in ONE bed??!! That was a disaster just waiting to happen for this tiny infant! If ONE person (usually a parent) can accidentally smother a baby while sleeping with it -- imagine the odds when there are FIVE people vying for position in a bed!

Such a damn shame. I DO feel bad for the family - I'm guessing economic circumstance put them in that position. But honestly - the 5 and 7 year olds would have been fine on the floor and the infant in a laundry basket or dresser drawer (out of the dresser of course) well padded on the bottom. My youngest slept in a laundry basket next to me soon after coming home cuz we had a water bed (I was physically unable to maneuver in and out of) and I was so paranoid, I waited till he was a month old to feel comfy enough to leave him in his crib - even with baby monitors. It was also good for my husband cuz he was able to sleep thru the night. (Little did I know just how willing he'd become to get up with our son in the middle of the night tho! Just about the only good thing I can say about the ex...lol. He turned out to be a great daddy to his own son)

I pray the 7 yr. old is not made to feel guilty for this accident.
RIP sweet girl.

[Kimberix]

when my 11 month old was born, I was so afraid of something like this happening, my then 7 year old daughter had been sleeping in the same bed with me since she was molested by the 16 year old son of an ex-friend when she was 6, but my sweet girl was ahead of the game, after I brought the baby home she started sleeping at the foot of the bed on her own, in case I ever brought the baby to bed with me so she wouldn't roll on top of him.

[Zibarro]

when my 11 month old was born, I was so afraid of something like this happening, my then 7 year old daughter had been sleeping in the same bed with me since she was molested by the 16 year old son of an ex-friend when she was 6, but my sweet girl was ahead of the game, after I brought the baby home she started sleeping at the foot of the bed on her own, in case I ever brought the baby to bed with me so she wouldn't roll on top of him.

****{Huggz Kimberix}}}

I'm so sorry your daughter went through that. I hope that P.O.S. is spending time behind bars -- whether juvenile or big boy --- cuz he deserves to be.
****{Huggz to your daughter, too}}}

[Peeperann]

Oh God, how sad and tragic and totally preventable. My heart goes out to them.

RIP little one...........

[theskyisfalling]

When my daughter was first born, I caught my son trying to climb in the crib with her on numerous times. I ended up having to lock his door when he went to bed at night in fear that he would try to come into my room and climb in with her. He was just curious, but could you imagine what a three year old could have done to a newborn if he wasn't monitored.

[silvahalo68]

When my daughter was first born, I caught my son trying to climb in the crib with her on numerous times. I ended up having to lock his door when he went to bed at night in fear that he would try to come into my room and climb in with her. He was just curious, but could you imagine what a three year old could have done to a newborn if he wasn't monitored.

Same here. My then, almost 4 yr. old always wanted to get in the crib with the baby, he was trying so hard to adjust to not being the only baby anymore, and wanted to share the space with his brother. It was adorable idea, but one much too dangerous to allow.

It is so heart breaking to read about a baby who dies under circumstance that were preventable. I am sure the parents are devastated and the son is changed forever.
I hope they have the good sense to not blame him and support him during this terrible time.

My deepest sympathies to the family...
rest in peace baby girl...you were loved and will be remembered.
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[porcelain]

Saw this on the news tonite, 4 people sleeping in one bed with a 10 week old baby, the 7 year old rolled over in the night and ended up accidently suffocating the baby. It was Mom, Dad, a 5-year-old boy and a 7-year-old boy sharing the bed with the 10 week old baby.



http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Police-Probe-Babys-Death.html


Who other than Michael Jackson sleeps with a bunch of kids including an INFANT in the bed?
Are these parents morons?

[Peeperann]

I hope they have the good sense to not blame him and support him during this terrible time.


Amen Silva, I hope the never TELL him it was him. And can they be sure he was the who did it?

[sanityslipping]

That poor family. Who knows why they were sleeping in the same bed, but I bet the whole family is devestated and the parents probably hate themselves for thier mistake. They probably went to bed that night thinking they were a loving family, all cuddled up together, only to wake up to this tragedy.

[buggysmommy]

Who other than Michael Jackson sleeps with a bunch of kids including an INFANT in the bed?
Are these parents morons?

That's a little harsh. If they had thrown their kids in the floor to sleep, then we would be berading them for being assholes that make their kids sleep on the floor. We don't know their circumstance-maybe they were sleeping with them for heat, or because they lost everything they had and ended up in a one bedroom apartment, or maybe they just do the "family bed" thing. I can tell you that San Diego is not a cheap place to live and I can say that living in Palm Springs! San Diego is our dream destination in life- but even if we sold all the homes we own and made a profit, it wouldn't be enough to live in San Diego. It's very disengenuine to make such a statement and referring to them as morons.

God bless that little baby and bless that little boy-he will probably beg to sleep on the floor now...

[Abroad]

Same here. My then, almost 4 yr. old always wanted to get in the crib with the baby, he was trying so hard to adjust to not being the only baby anymore, and wanted to share the space with his brother. It was adorable idea, but one much too dangerous to allow.

I like your interpretation of your four year-old's actions.

When I was two years old and my sister quite new, my parents found me hanging over the edge of her moses basket trying to scratch her eyes out. They interpreted that as (quite understandable) sibling jealousy, rather than as curiosity.......

[Tazzzz]

The family was pretty broken up about the whole thing, Only the mom was able to find work and not a very well paying one. My heart goes out to them.

I do agree with Zibarro about the sleeping arraignments though, nothing wrong with putting the little one in a drawer or laundry basket if you fix it up like a crib. My daughter spent a fair amount of time in them. A double bed isnt made for that many people and sleeping on the floor in a sleeping bag isnt going to be consitered being cruel.

Its not that cold here and never is, I don't even turn the heater on even in winter. So you don't really need another's body warmth to make it through the nite. This is just another tragedy that could have been avoided with the proper education. Hopefully others will hear about it and learn from the tragedy and not do the same thing.

[penelopejo]

Taz, how is not cold where you live, you're in my attic!!!

All joking aside, I don't understand how the parents put the baby in the bed that was already overcrowded. It's really unbelievable. I believe that if I were in that situation, my hubby would be on the floor with a pillow and blanket no matter how cold it is. But that's my opinion.

[sanityslipping]

Taz, how is not cold where you live, you're in my attic!!!

All joking aside, I don't understand how the parents put the baby in the bed that was already overcrowded. It's really unbelievable. I believe that if I were in that situation, my hubby would be on the floor with a pillow and blanket no matter how cold it is. But that's my opinion.

I gave my hubs that option once. when the space heater that was heating my Boogie's room went out and it was really cold, and I said she could sleep with us, and he said "I'll roll over on her" So I said, "sleep somewhere else, you like being cold, I don't and she's too little to be freezing all night, she needs our warmth", and he did, on the couch though, not the floor.

[silvahalo68]

I like your interpretation of your four year-old's actions.

When I was two years old and my sister quite new, my parents found me hanging over the edge of her moses basket trying to scratch her eyes out. They interpreted that as (quite understandable) sibling jealousy, rather than as curiosity.......

Oh, indeed he was very jealous, but to this day he has not once, not once placed a hand on his little brother in anger. 6 months after Nathan's little brother arrived, he was very angry at ME. He treated me distantly and hardly looked directly at me when talking. He was heartbroken. My husband, bless his soul, took the lead in giving Nathan the extra care and love he so needed during that transition. I also made a lot of effort to give him the reassurance that I still loved him and he was my baby too. I remember the day when he came up to me and said he was no longer mad and still loved me...*break*...

I wish I could have let him sleep with his baby brother as the bonding would have been priceless, but instead I had to be practical and think how it would jeopardize the babies safety.

[Abroad]

Awwww!

I guess he was that bit older that one could actually reason with him a bit..... Poor little usurped Nathan.




Glad to hear he came around in the end.