Comments on Adventures in Babywearing: And just like that I locked my baby in the car.

Oh, I SO feel for you. When I locked my oldest in...

2009-07-09T23:03:06.696-05:00

Oh, I SO feel for you. When I locked my oldest in the car, I called a locksmith and was told that if there's a child locked in, they are required to bump the call to the very front of the line. The locksmith was there within 10 minutes. Still scary.

*hugs*

Ugh. We've all been there. Could be worse - Hubb...

2009-07-06T21:11:15.072-05:00

Ugh. We've all been there. Could be worse - Hubby and I managed to lock our new baby IN OUR HOUSE by himself. http://foxfactors.blogspot.com/2008/08/brief-moment-of-thanks-on-sunday.html

He survived just fine, but darned if it didn't take 10 years off of my life.

Oh no, Steph! I felt sick for you while I was rea...

2009-07-04T21:59:30.180-05:00

Oh no, Steph! I felt sick for you while I was reading this. Don't beat yourself up over this, we've all done something similar and everything turned out ok for you and sweet Ivy! It doesn't make you a bad parent...just a parent. Hugs girl!

sorry this happened... I've definitely been there....

2009-07-04T16:51:29.680-05:00

sorry this happened... I've definitely been there. Scenarios run through my head all the time about how to avoid such things, but things still happen. :( I, like you, just thank God that all things are fine in the end and pray that they continue to be...

If it makes your feel better my hubby and I locked...

2009-07-03T23:38:57.188-05:00

If it makes your feel better my hubby and I locked our son in his truck AT the hospital on his way to his 6 month appt. Long story short and realizing that we couldn't even break into our house if someone came to pick us up to get the spare keys and everything else possible going wrong...UGH...we felt horrible!

Tt was hot and we left the truck running so he had A/C on and everything, but it took all in all about 45 minutes for the police and pop-a-lock guy to get there. I was standing outside the door, laughing and playing games with him, but a couple times he started crying and that was tough for me...then he would stop and smile again like it was a game.

Glad that was over and we had to reschedule. You are a great mommy and I enjoyed your video. It's cool to see your daughter do things my son is just starting to do...she is about a month and a half older than him. How cool!

Nonono. I just got in a car accident with my baby...

2009-07-03T22:53:05.622-05:00

Nonono. I just got in a car accident with my baby sleeping in the back. Locking the doors? No big deal.

You are absolutely not a bad parent! This has happ...

2009-07-03T10:39:14.293-05:00

You are absolutely not a bad parent! This has happened to so many of us, innocently enough. And she was fine! And you were right there.

We have all done this before. I'm going to highlig...

2009-07-02T09:22:40.697-05:00

We have all done this before. I'm going to highlight this over at Baby Bunching this week. You are so not a bad parent. I'm glad everything worked out in the end. I watched one lady try for almost 30 minutes to get her twins out of car at the Y one day. Lucky for her the EMS people were there working out and helped her get the car unlocked.

Just saw an Oprah with a similar story with a much...

2009-07-01T13:12:19.654-05:00

Just saw an Oprah with a similar story with a much more tragic ending...it's good to get reminders of how precious our lives, and our kids lives are. Glad it all worked out, God was present!

I'm so sorry you had to go through that, Steph, bu...

2009-07-01T10:14:22.473-05:00

I'm so sorry you had to go through that, Steph, but you are only human. We all make mistakes and it's OK. I know it's not the same, but just last week I locked my purse, keys and phone in my house. I had to cut a screen out of a basement window and send Ava in through the little window to unlock the door for me. Not one of my finer moments, but we all have them. Hugs to you, mama.

I locked Selah in the car when she was about Ivy's...

2009-07-01T09:42:03.997-05:00

I locked Selah in the car when she was about Ivy's age. She was awake and screamed herself to sleep by the time I was helped, it was awful. I called the police and they aren't allowed to unlock your car anymore, so he called a tow truck, and that guy unlocked it for me, no charge. The police officer stood out there with me the whole time while we waited for the tow guy :)

i have done the same thing and know exactly how yo...

2009-06-30T19:32:03.095-05:00

i have done the same thing and know exactly how you are feeling!! i'm not sure how it happened but it did! thank goodness he slept through it as well!!

Oh - I would have died! This is one of my biggest...

2009-06-30T16:40:33.080-05:00

Oh - I would have died! This is one of my biggest fears with my kids. I kinda feel OCD before I close the door. I check my keys, then I check again and I feel them in my purse again before I close the door. I don't even think about it anymore. So, I totally can understand how you would freak out! Thank god it wasn't too hot and you didn't have to go to extremes. These things do happen. I can't tell you how many times I've done something that makes me feel like a horrible mom! LOL

What a scary experience! No judgments are passing...

2009-06-30T15:09:49.353-05:00

What a scary experience!

No judgments are passing here. Those kind of things happen to even the very best parents.

You are a great mom. I think that's why the experience frightened you so much (I know my heart would be beating a hundred beats a second if that happened to me).

I'm so glad little Ivy is safe and sound.

I am so right with you. LL wasn't even two months...

2009-06-30T13:38:27.681-05:00

I am so right with you. LL wasn't even two months old and the weather was blazing HOT. In my driveway, I must have hit the lock button and shut the door after putting him in his seat and the diaper bag in the car. I ran under to my door and my heart was in my throat as I could not get into any door. Thankfully my neighbor was outside and called the police. The next minutes were crazy for both of us. LL crying and I could see the sweat beads on his forehead and me trying to sing through the window as tears fall down my face. What felt like forever (only a few minutes), police arrived, freed my baby and I held him on the sofa all day and night. I felt awful. But now, looking back, I am a good mama and know that these things happen and its how we move to fix it that matters. you were right there and you took care of the situation. And most of all you love your baby!!

Oh please don't feel bad - and please know that no...

2009-06-30T12:57:14.346-05:00

Oh please don't feel bad - and please know that none of us are judging you. This is just a terribly frightening ordeal - as is any instance that we are spun out of control of the well-being of our children. But unfortunately, as we well know, caca happens! :P

hugs My dad locked me in the car when I was abo...

2009-06-30T09:33:41.682-05:00

*hugs*

My dad locked me in the car when I was about Ivy's age. He waited for about ten or twelve minutes for my mom to arrive, then panicked and decided it was taking too long. So he went inside the shop, took the fire extinguisher, and broke out the front passenger window.

To this day, even though my mom arrived less than a minute later and even though it cost a fortune to fix the window, he maintains that it was one of the best choices he ever made. Cars heat up quickly and there's no such thing as being too cautious with your children. Accidents happen. What matters is that you were proactive about fixing the situation.

I'm so sorry that happened. I locked my 2 boys in ...

2009-06-30T00:01:38.674-05:00

I'm so sorry that happened. I locked my 2 boys in the car together when they were almost 1 and 2. It was so horrible, I had to call the fire dept and have them break in for me. The youngest was crying the whole time. I still feel terrible about it and it has been years!!

Been there. Done that. Have the mama badge. Locke...

2009-06-29T23:30:52.071-05:00

Been there. Done that. Have the mama badge.

Locked my son in my air conditioned, running car in 90 degree weather. The firemen came and got him out. I felt stupid. My 2 year old son slept through it.

I hate how it feels when my mistakes potentially endanger my children.

Definitely a scary moment, but she is fine now, mo...

2009-06-29T22:23:19.280-05:00

Definitely a scary moment, but she is fine now, momma, and always was under your careful, watchful eye, hovering to ensure she was okay. I have no doubt you would've broken in to get her. I know you don't feel you were careful, but it was an accident, and you're human, and all is well now. *huge huge hugs*

I did something very similar with my oldest when s...

2009-06-29T22:19:24.341-05:00

I did something very similar with my oldest when she was a baby. It was one of the scariest things I have been through. Reading your post brought those feeling right back as if it just happened. Not something I will forget.
Hugs to you hun. Thank you God for watching over Steph and Ivy.

That stinks! I locked my son in the car in the ga...

2009-06-29T22:12:11.648-05:00

That stinks! I locked my son in the car in the garage!! My hubby and I took turns playing peek-a-boo with him while the other looked for the spare keys! I was told that you can unlock a car door with the remote keys through a cell phone. I haven't tried it yet though... I think you call hubby cell to cell and put your phone by the door and he pushes the button on the remote towards the phone. It would be great if it worked. I really should give it a try to find out!!

I accidently did that one time - I confess. My ch...

2009-06-29T19:48:01.833-05:00

I accidently did that one time - I confess. My child was old enough to be in a booster seat, but not old enough to unbuckle. I don't remember all the details, and they weren't in there very long, but I remember that terrible feeling. I remember being right on the other side of the thin glass but unable to reach my child!

You are so right that cars heat up so-o fast!

That is a really scary thing. And accidents, becau...

2009-06-29T19:23:18.010-05:00

That is a really scary thing. And accidents, because they really are accidents, can be so traumatizing. You always want to think something like that would never happen to a good, alert mom, but accidents do happen even to the best of us.
Hugs, mama.

Ok, this is a TERRIBLE comparison, but bear with m...

2009-06-29T18:58:50.358-05:00

Ok, this is a TERRIBLE comparison, but bear with me, I have a point. I was watching a show about people who accidentally kill their kids (backing out of the driveway, etc.), and there was a psychologist there who comforted one woman by saying, "You were caught in the act of being human. It could happen to ANYONE." And that's the truth. It could happen to anyone, and anyone who doesn't think it could happen to them is kidding themselves. I think it was very brave of you to write about it.