Baby died after mom left in SUV while at work

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157. That's a good idea

So is making it a habit to check the backseat. Or, putting a sticky note on your dash "remember to check the backseat".

I won't sit here and judge. I've never forgotten my children, but when my kids were babies, I was a stay at home mom. Now that I'm a single mom who is a full time student, I'm much more harried, and forget things often. My kids are old enough now that I don't have to worry about leaving them, but I've done dumb things like drive past the turn off to their school, or their babysitter. I can totally see a scenario with a quiet, sleeping child and a harried parent late for work where the nightmare scenario plays out. Thankfully, for me, I've never had to deal with dropping off a baby to daycare. Also, thankfully, it's so rarely hot where I live, that when it IS hot, I'm a tad paranoid and check my car (and other cars in the parking lot) for animals and babies. I can see where it's always hot, you forget about the dangers of rising temps in the car because of complacency.