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Maybe I'm strange but seriously sometimes babies just die for no reason and it scares the crap out of me.
For a split second my heart races and I think about how I'm going to tell my wife that our baby is dead. Then he moves or I poke him and he's not dead and I relax again. Anyways, just wanted to share this aspect of parenting they don't tell you about.
ASRieper
I do this with my dog. He'll be all still and asleep so I make a weird sound until he moves to prove he's not dead.
KrautMick
Same. When we brought our little one home I could hardly sleep for weeks. Never felt so protective before or since.
Mycologics
You're not the only one. I did this too. He would be sleeping so quietly, I used a mirror to check for breathing
areallygoodname
My baby niece she cried for 15 mins, when she stopped I was relived for about 10 sec before I felt to check she was breathing.
CrimsonWilly
This is so true, I have twins, the first time they slept through the night I woke in a panic thinking "they're dead!"
Wakborder517
tehPhreakmang
Oh I remember those days, eventually you'll wonder how you made it past toddlerhood
thundershocknow
As a mother of an eight month old, it doesn't get easier.
goingtochipotlewitharistotle
Life is fragile.
lamameatpopsicle
This is why I co slept, had to feed her every 2 hrs anyway.
Dissipo
Babies are the only thing that can shit, piss and puke on you and you still love it.
ValoSaurusRex
I'm 8 months pregnant with my first, and this terrifies me also. Some friends of my best friend just lost their 2 month old to SIDS.
mearas
I am in exactly in the same boat. Yesterday he ate so much he stopped breathing for a whole 6-7 seconds. Scary af.
WorkaholicGifsForEveryReply
I have a 9 week old. Same. I check his breathing all the time. I even bought an Owlet for piece of mind.
ProbablyHot
I have a 16 y/o black lab. Who naps like a limp body.I stare @him every time 2 see if he breaths, sometimes i cant tell & feel my heart drop
johnnyratbastard
Yes, I had the same paranoia. Welcome to parenthood.
VirtualHugger
As a father of a five week old boy, I can totally relate =) If hes been too still I blow in his face and he usually moves and all is well =)
Siptro
Same. 3 week old is quite the screamer and fussy with acid reflux. When he isn't screaming I can't even sleep because I'm not sure if dead.
TrustableCat
I remember waking up every 5 minutes if I dint hear him and he was just asleep , damn kids scare the shit out of us when they are babies
Reximperium
You're not alone.
SirDaemos
Cherish the potato phase for it will soon be gone. For now being alive is all that matters. Every day brings new challenges. All are scary.
Seawyn
The potato phase is wonderful. My son is still in it and he's 5 months... wayy more chill than this older sister.
Shepardsweshallbe
As a guy who is expecting, this is not comforting
CascadiaPNW
My best advice..you will NEVER look back and think I held them too much. Enjoy the baby snuggles. Mine are 15 and 13 now.
Melynlas
On the upside, sleeping babies are adorable and you will spend hours gazing on their cuteness. Congrats on your expecting-ness!
Shepardsweshallbe
Thank you I definitely looking forward to it all
Totsmacgee
I have 3 and I poked them all while they were sleeping. I was always so paranoid.
Popstarkiller33
I used to poke my youngest brother to check if he was alive while the poor little bastard was still alive. Explains why he's a cranky
Popstarkiller33
Insomniac now.
prfesser
First time our daughter slept through the night, wife & I got almost six glorious hours of sleep. Woke up at the same time, ran to (1/2)
prfesser
her bedroom. She was, of course, fine. We were scared shitless for a few moments.
RichieXRoadie
As Billy Connolly says "Don't buy one of those baby intercoms. Babies pretend to be dead. They're bastards, and they do it on purpose "
Lukna
Just couldn´t help but read it in his voice. :)
RichieXRoadie
Try and find the whole skit, which I think is from Billy and Albert, it is great.
ugunaeatdat
Yes!
GiveAManASandwichAndHeIsFullForADay
Wait till he is 2 years old. You will cherish his silent times :)
boymothership
No, then the silent times become suspicious.
DragonsAteMyBabies
I relate to you in a way similar to another person who has experienced the same thing as another.
YaKnowInMyDefenseYourPoisonsAllLookAlike
It's like we're connected on a spiritual level...
DragonsAteMyBabies
Yes, a spiritual connection. Some might say...a spirection.
YaKnowInMyDefenseYourPoisonsAllLookAlike
If our spirection lasts for more than four hours, we should see a doctor.
BigB84
You are not alone. I always check on my kids before I go to bed too (5 and 7) to make sure they are ok. Old habits die hard.
poopsandbutts
I do it, too. he's almost 4 and i still poke him sometimes just to check
TalunRye
I do the same with my 7 and 4 yr old. Every damn night. Have to do it otherwise I can't relax.
imjustheretobitchaboutpeople
My grandad still checks on me, I'm 19. Sometimes he yells "Are you alive" until i wake up at 3am. Im alive grandad, lmao.
nasreal
I don't know why, but in my head the image of this is hilarious.
imjustheretobitchaboutpeople
It is. When i was still in highschool he once woke me up at 2am on a school night to tank a boss he couldn't kill w my uncle. Lol.
imjustheretobitchaboutpeople
(On warcraft)
sweetwater
I spent the first months of my first daughters life wishing she would move. After a year I spent my time wishing she would quit moving.
Talahar
And then 18 years later you'll wish they'd move out.
Rikkytikky
I have a 13 month old, I wish he would go into a vegetative state just for a few minutes, just a little break is all I want
dirtydiapers
I have a 5 a 2 and a 1 yeast old. Nyquil knocks me right out I have no idea what happens
Orion1453
So what amount of time is a 'yeast' exactly?
aleasincognito
I have a 13 month old boy too, tonight I caught him standing on his toy bike like he was training for Nitro Circus -_-
Seawyn
I have a 17 month old and a 5 month old... my 5 month old is a potato, but his older sister is a little hell raiser who climbs everything
sweetwater
Mine are 21, 13 and 8. It gets better. Not much, but better.
Rikkytikky
That's a nice spread, I hear the teenage years can be rough, and truth to that?
Rikkytikky
*any
sweetwater
It really depends on the kid. My oldest was a good teenager, but more difficult as a young adult actually. Late bloomer? Typical stuff.
sweetwater
I was a good teen too, but horrible from 20-25 so go figure.