https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:32:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-239995 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:08:51 +0000 ZiggysMum 239995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have random thoughts like that too. My LO is not mobile yet so it's more about him stopping breathing while he's sleeping, or I sometimes worry that I'll accidentally drop him. I can only imagine the thoughts I'll have when he starts crawling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-239856 Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:52:20 +0000 808love 239856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes!! I visualize the scariest what-if scenario in my mind. Then make safety adjustments appropriately. I used to cut a puff in5 little pieces, because what if she chokes.The other day, she grabbed a pencil and started to walk, putting it near her face. I snatched it away, firmly convinced, she nearly poked an eye out and Thank God she is not blind.</p> <p> I've been saying that this is a healthy, protective thing! I do take a few safety risks in other areas (no carseat on the plane) so I'm not completely consistent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-238914 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:21:40 +0000 Springtime 238914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do all the time, i hate it! I constantly have to check the pack and play to see if hes still breathing. I also think really bad thoughts about other babies who have died in bad accidents and relate it to what im doing. like when i'm giving LO a bath I will think about him drowning or when I carry him outside I will think about him falling to the ground and hitting his head :(( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-238909 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:16:33 +0000 HLK208 238909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do this all.the.time. Ugh. I hate it...but I'm happy I do that the same time because my husband doesn't at all. I seriously lay in bed at night thinking of ways my LO's could get hurt and how I can prevent it from happening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-238906 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:13:18 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 238906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm probably the queen of this. I know thousands of different ways that kids can die and they replay in my head over and over again. Guns, ATVs, motorcycles, balloons, speed boats, near drownings, lawn mowers, horses, and boppy pillows are high on my list. The worst though are the freak accidents like a cliff giving way, crossing in the crosswalk, falling off the bunk bed or falling out of a window. I've seen every single one of these more than once and can relive them in an instant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-238902 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:07:39 +0000 mrbee 238902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Grace: nope. It just helps me keep them safe! I'm not really a worrier... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-238901 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:05:18 +0000 mooncici 238901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try not to think about it but since we are living in Los Angeles area, I am a bit paranoid with the earthquake and can't stop thinking what if we are not together when it happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-238897 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:52:19 +0000 Grace 238897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Doesn't that turn you into a walking ball of anxiety? I mean, I understand it crossing your mind, and I understand wanting to make sure you are on top of keeping your children safe. But, if I was thinking about any of my family dying several times a day, I think I'd go crazy. Or at least I'd have an ulcer... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-238526 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:55:26 +0000 Andrea 238526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a passing thought but I don't think about it very much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-237296 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:10:04 +0000 Boogs 237296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worry about it every single day, and so does DH. He actually probably woke up more times during the night than I did during LO's first year because he was always worried about SIDS and wanted to check the baby's breathing. </p> <p>I also stress daily about what LO's life would be like if one or both of us died. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-237284 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:32:41 +0000 Ree723 237284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am absolutely terrified of something happening to my LO but really try hard not to think of it. She's only a month old but I already know I wouldn't be able to cope if anything ever happened to her. SIDS is my biggest fear and if I'm not holding her, I'm constantly checking on her to make sure she's still breathing. </p> <p>I will be really happy when she hits 6 months as the risk of SIDS drops significantly - although I'm sure then a whole new set of worries will take over! I hate being a worrier...but I guess on the plus side, it makes me hypervigilant about ways to keep LO safe. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-237153 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:19:47 +0000 ChuckNorris 237153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worry about my LO dying all the time...and I don't even have one yet. It's crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-237138 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:11:22 +0000 autumnlove 237138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worry about this when I'm driving. I was in a bad accident last summer and I am super worried about LO when we are in the car! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-236260 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:26:21 +0000 mynoahbear 236260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worry about it.... anytime she sleeps on her tummy, I get really paranoid. Now that she's started solids, I worry about her choking. I used to worry more when she was a newborn. I also worry about DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-236198 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:06:56 +0000 Rubies 236198@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worry about it only when I'm driving. I worry someone will crash into me...Or T-bone me...Or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-236185 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:02:34 +0000 sandy 236185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try not to think about it bc I'm not sure I could survive if something happened to my LO. Early on when she started sleeping long stretches I would go and touch her to make sure she was still breathing. Right now I can't even imagine her growing up and staying out late...i feel like I would just stay up worrying until she came home...Hooefully with time it gets easier </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-236153 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:40:50 +0000 mrs. wagon 236153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try not to let myself think about this too much because it would absolutely destroy me if anything happened to either of my kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-236144 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:36:59 +0000 polkadots 236144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always worry about something happening to LO or to DH and I. I think this is why I have such a hard time leaving her side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-236140 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:35:01 +0000 mrsjazz 236140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before LO I thought about the various ways I or my DH could die (kind of like the Saw movies or Final Destination). Now with LO I think about it insanely too much! I don't like the anxiety. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-236129 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:32:11 +0000 chopsuey 236129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think about it and pray super hard for good health and safety for my LOs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-236034 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:01:57 +0000 BananaPancakes 236034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 3 months, a boy, and tummy sleeps. I don't sleep well at night, even with him literally touching my side of the bed in a bassinet and napping beside me during the day because I am so paranoid about SIDS. We had friends lose their 3 month old boy on New Years Eve and the thought of it consumes me a lot of times. I hate it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-236018 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:54:50 +0000 Running Elley 236018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO isn’t born yet but I worry about him dying every day. When I don’t feel him kick for a little while I get completely paranoid. Even when I do feel him kick sometimes I worry if he’s not kicking super hard…like, is he losing strength?? It’s kind of ridiculous. I have a feeling that this will not change, even once he’s here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-worry-about-your-lo-dying#post-236014 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:51:39 +0000 mrbee 236014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think about this many times a day.</p> <p>A lot of my parenting decisions are based on minimizing the chance that the kids will die. It motivates me to keep the kids safe! So while a bit macabre, I think it's a good thing that I am constantly thinking about different ways they could die (e.g. if Charlie goes into the bathroom, I imagine that maybe he could jump headfirst into the toilet and drown so I will get up and hustle him out of there. If he goes into the kitchen, I think about how if he pulls some hot grease down off the oven it could burn him all over. If Olive has a high temperature, I'll think about her burning up out of control.)</p> <p>Does anyone else think about this stuff? Do you worry about your LO dying? </p>