I will never use a blanket with my baby again!

[2babybats]

So I've read enough books and articles to hear stories of how you're never supposed to have your baby sleep with a blanket and with my first born I took it very seriously in the beginning. But then after awhile you get cocky due to the fact that everyone you know used a blanket as a baby. So I began using one on Aislynn and nothing happened to her. So because of that I chose to overlook the warnings as well with my second born.

Last night while making Thanksgiving dinner I needed Oliver's help. So he took this nice, fairly thick, fleece blanket and swaddled our almost three month old in it and placed her in her bouncy chair in the playroom (it's connected to the kitchen so we can hear everything). Now she's a colicky baby, especially at night, so even when she's sleeping she's whining. All of the sudden though there was absolute silence. I was busy and not paying much attention but Oliver noticed and asked me to go check on her. So I walked in and the blanket was completely over her head, down to her waist, and she must have been moving a lot because it got tucked in underneath her. The poor girl couldn't have been able to push it off! I ran up and pulled it off of her and she was completely blue, limp and not breathing. I scream for Oliver and pick her up. She started grasping for air then and I swear to god I've never been so thankful in my entire life!

Her coloring started turning from blue, but it was still super pale, but with a weird yellow/orangish tint to it. Almost like a baby with jaundice. Her eye lids kept falling down and her eyes were completely unfocused. Oliver took her and lifted her arm up and it would just fall limp to her side. He then tried to get her to suck on something and she couldn't. So we just kept talking to her and finally her normal skin tone came back and she was alert again.

I told Oliver flat out we wouldn't be using blankets anymore and it would be sleepers from here on out. At least until she's one. I stayed up very late last night as well just to make sure she was okay. Even though it had been hours since it happened and she was perfectly fine. I was just so terrified. Heck I'm STILL terrified. That was by far the scariest moment in my life. But I certainly learned my lesson.

[NatesMommy118]

Nov. 27, 2009 at 9:45 AM

Wow! I'm so sorry that happened. I can only imagine how terrified you must have felt! Atleast she is okay. 

[MyPrincesses421]

Nov. 27, 2009 at 10:53 AM

OMG mack im soo Glad Keirsten is alright... even being a mom of 4 still scares the hell out of me.. at what could happen... once again im glad she is ok