no more, no less. a pediatrician looks at ALL parents as POTENTIAL abusers.

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325. When my 4 month old

fell off the bed in a hotel (I was ON the bed right NEXT to her nursing her and she let go nursing for a second then she rolled SO fast I couldn't catch her - a fat baby who hated to roll and normally never rolled if she could help it...I wasn't expecting it at all) and whacked her head and then screamed so hard she held her breath and passed out...I took her to the ER. The questions I had to answer were very invasive and accusatory. In fact, I had to sign several papers that had to be released to our provincial children's services in case any more head injuries happened they could check if there was a pattern of these injuries on record. This was even after the doctor said she was fine (she woke up minutes after passing out and was fine, just screamed from falling off the bed), she had no bumps on her head or anything, but yet, I was told point blank by the nurses that I had better make sure this NEVER happened again or I could be under suspicion of child abuse. It was an awful feeling knowing that one more slip up could mean losing my kids....So, at least in the ER, they do look at all parents as potential abusers. It's not uncommon, so I can see why the OP might feel that way, especially with regards to certain questions - you know them when you hear them. (some of those questions I was asked were like, "have you ever lost your temper when the baby won't stop crying?" Or "do you find yourself losing control over your emotions with your children?" or "Have you ever treated your child in a way that you regretted?" or "has your baby ever been to the ER for ANY physical injury?&quot