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[quote=Anonymous]Moms on the Hill, or MOTH, is an almost always wonderful, civil, and supportive listserve for parents on Capitol Hill to share information.  It is not anonymous, like DCUM.

There were no details provided there other than the fact that a tragic infant death had occurred, and two MOTH moms with kids at the center provided what little information they had, while expressing their support for the center and the caregivers.  No one on MOTH mentioned that a child had been found unresponsive in his/her crib, which is why the post above from 13:53 was, I believe, helpful.

Just FYI, here was the original post from last night:

[i]MOTH,

Tragically, a baby in one of the infant rooms at my daughter's daycare facility died during the day today. No details have been provided to the parent community yet (and I don't know if they will be - I assume there are many legal issues to contend with re: disclosure of information in this type of situation), but I have been struggling all day with some pretty extreme feelings. I can't begin to imagine the horrible and sudden loss suffered by these parents (even starting to think about it sends me into a panic), and I'm guessing there are other parents with children at this center who are similarly distraught. I'm also absolutely heartbroken for the women who work at this facility, who've now had the unthinkable happen and must somehow work through it. 
 
Does anyone have a recommendation for a website, book, support group or other resource that might be helpful in working through these emotions? I feel silly for having such strong feelings about a tragedy that I am essentially tangential to, but I really can't believe how hard this is hitting me - I'd love to have some resources to share with other parents who might be feeling the same way. And if anyone has recommendations for what to do / say / recommend to the women who work at our daycare center, please share those as well.

Many thanks,

[then she signed her name][/i]

What followed from the MOTH community was an outpouring of shared grief, advice, and support.  Novel concept, eh? 
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