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[quote=Anonymous]Help - I am at a coffee shop and a mom with a newborn just sat down two tables away with her friend who is also with her newborn. First Mom's baby is in a carseat that is reclined in a stroller. She has a blanket - fleece on one side, cotton layer on the other, laying over the top of the carseat, providing about 3-4"s of clearance over the baby's face. It was so low that I was almost convinced that there wasn't a baby in there because I couldn't imagine laying a blanket that low to a baby's face, but then she pulled the blanket down, and there the baby was.

I know that personally I am very anxious about SIDs and took every precaution that you can with my own (think ceiling fan on low in November for room circulation), and, I know no Mom wants to be corrected on how she chooses to take care of her newborn, but this freaked me out. Also, I have no idea how long the blanket was pulled over the baby's face, it could've been two minutes (which I still wouldn't do for even one second).

So - would you approach a mom (who is undoubtedly exhausted) about the dangers of putting a heavy blanket over the top of a carseat (or at least put it over the top of the handle and not just flush to the top of the carseat)?

Again, I recognize that I am overly anxious when it comes to SIDs so I could be overreacting.[/quote]

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