Welcome to my blog, Keep Our Babies Safe. This blog was created in an effort to let me spend my energy creating something good from something that was tragic. In June, my 3 months and 2 day old nephew died while at daycare. He was put down for a nap on his tummy in a pack and play and he suffocated. In effort to respect the privacy of his parents, I will not give my nephew's name, or the names of the people who were in charge of the daycare he was at. (Unless they want me to, and in that case I'll scream it at the top of my lungs, because he matters, and the daycare providers need to be made an example out of - not being vengeful, but we need to change the way things are handled, NOW.)
The means by which my nephew died were completely avoidable. No one should ever put a baby down for a nap on their tummy. No one person should ever be left incharge of the care of 10 children. And, no one should learn these things AFTER a tragedy has occured.
This blog will stress the importance of building awareness, give ways you can help, and share information to make sure this doesn't happen again.
Most people can only speak of angels, we had the chance to hold one.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
Search This Blog
Welcome and Background
Click here to view the background on this blog
In the News...
- 4-month-old boy dies
- 5-week-old dies while sleeping with mother
- Audit pushes for harsher penalties for illegal child care providers
- Auditors re-examining Missouri's day cares
- Baby boy dies at unlicensed day care
- Co-sleeping may have contributed to infant's death
- Day Care Owner Liable In SIDS Death
- Day care provider faces license charge
- FIRST CANDLE CONVENES CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS
- Parents on crusade after death of infant son
- Police: Charge day-care provider in death
- State audit suggests harsher penalties for illegal day cares
- State reviewing death of infant
- Washington University pediatrician to lead $11 million Gates Foundation grant
Advocacy & Events
Helpful Resources
- 50 State SIDS Laws
- ABC's of Safe Sleep for Babies
- Annie's Hope
- Child Day Care Association of St. Louis
- Infant death research
- National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
- Setting Policy on Infant Sleep Position
- Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc.
- SIDS Project Impact
- SIDS Resources
- St. Louis Safe Sleep for Babies
- The MISS Foundation
5 comments:
Thank you for all of your love and support! I hope this site helps make everyone aware of the dangers of laying a baby on their tummy to sleep. I hope it also helps prevent more tragedies like ours from occuring, so that no other parent, family or friend has to go through this horrible experience.
That's horrible. I'm so sorry to hear about this. Our best to you and your family.
Thank you so much for posting the bereaved parents wish list. It said everything I've been saying since I lost my baby 6 weeks ago. I know there's a long haul ahead of me -- my entire life of living without my baby, and this list will be helpful to share.
Your work here is unprecedented, we must take up the ‘good fight’, if we are to prevent anyone else from this pain and suffering that has become our lives.
One thing that can be marked here, for here is where we make our stand to fight, the state of Missouri shall know the name Nathan Jay Blecha! His name will be spoken among the leaders and representatives during the capitals meetings of senate.
First, let me say how deeply saddened I was when I first learned of your loss. News of such a terrible tragedy is always difficult, but it's especially difficult when it happens to someone you have known your entire life. We played together as kids. Though we haven't been in touch in a while, I want you to know you are in our thoughts daily. Nathan is a beautiful little boy, and I am so proud of you all for championing the cause to help other parents avoid having to experience such a tragedy. Keep fighting the good fight and know we keep you in our prayers.
Kim Balsman (aka Kimber Kohls)
Post a Comment