When I took a parenting class, I did deep research on a topic called "Shaken Baby Syndrom." I did a whole huge report on what I had found out about what happens when you shake a baby... Now me, myself I am not a parent but I have had little siblings as well as cousins and other family members. I know how frustrating having a crying baby around feels and you're not alone. I promise...
Kidshealth.org says the symptoms of SBS are:
Most cases:
death
Children who survive may have:
partial or total blindness
hearing loss
seizures
developmental delays
impaired intellect
speech and learning difficulties
problems with memory and attention
severe mental retardation
cerebral palsy
Yes a lot of problems that usually end up in death. There are those who do make it out but they are not well and usually have to stay in the hospital a long, long time, or even forever...
This is a video that shows what happens when you SHAKE a baby...
As it says it only takes ONE shake and that can damage a baby's brain...
Now lets revisit kidshealth.org more on this topic...
What Is Abusive Head Trauma?
Abusive head trauma (AHT) is an injury to a child's brain as a result of child abuse.
It can be caused by direct blows to the head, dropping or throwing a child, or shaking a child. AHT is also called shaken baby syndrome (or SBS), inflicted traumatic brain injury, and shaken impact syndrome.
Head trauma is the leading cause of death in child abuse cases in the United States. Because the anatomy of infants puts them at particular risk for injury from this kind of action, the majority of victims are infants younger than 1 year old.
AHT can happen in children up to 5 years old, but the average age of victims is between 3 and 8 months. The highest rate of cases is among infants just 6 to 8 weeks old, which is when babies tend to cry the most.
How Do Head Trauma Injuries Happen?
These injuries happen when someone (most often a parent or other caregiver) vigorously shakes a child or strikes the child's head against a surface. In many cases, the caregiver can't get the baby to stop crying and out of frustration or anger shakes the baby. Unfortunately, the shaking may have the desired effect: The baby cries more at first, but may stop crying as the brain is damaged.
When someone forcefully shakes a baby, the child's head rotates uncontrollably. This is because infants' neck muscles aren't well developed and provide little support for their heads. This violent movement pitches the baby's brain back and forth within the skull, sometimes rupturing blood vessels and nerves throughout the brain and tearing the brain tissue. The brain may strike the inside of the skull, causing bruising and bleeding to the brain.
The damage can be even greater when a shaking episode ends with an impact (hitting a wall or a crib mattress, for example), because the forces of acceleration and deceleration associated with an impact are so strong. After the shaking, swelling in the brain can cause enormous pressure within the skull, compressing blood vessels and increasing overall injury to the brain's delicate structure.
Normal interaction with a child, like bouncing the baby on a knee or tossing the baby up in the air, will not cause these injuries.
I cannot stress this topic enough...
Here is more stories on SBS
So now you see the effects... Here is some SBS Prevention Videos
I just ask that if your fustrated PLEASE! NEVER EVER SHAKE A BABY!!!
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Great Topic!When my kids were babies i was always afraid of that or SIDS. Gave ya a Upvote!
I can understand.. I have also researched SIDS
That is true, we should never shake babies. Creating life is THE single most important thing a human can do and when people shake their babies that shows that they are unfit to be parents and have done something extremely irresponsible. They must be held accountable if they do! This is why this post is so important, it brings attention to things that MUST be said in order to prevent such abuse as this.
Amen!
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Take care of your little ones, peace be with you...
Amen <3
Why anyone would do something like this is disgusting.
Well, it's quite stupid. Instead of putting your baby down and walking away to cool down a few minutes they get angry and end up shaking the baby instead of doing the right thing... It is really sickening... As it states above, no baby has died of crying to much, just angry nonresponsible parents...
A perfect example of why people shouldn't be able to breed wildly. There are just too many idiots running around, and it's usually the morons who are the first to procreate. Then, when they haven't spiritually matured past childhood themselves, they harm others.
It's not just the kid's parents... Some stories have been the idiot babysitters they hire... SBS isn't just by parents.. They also are shaken by aunts uncles cousins babysitters etc. You name it... It's sick either way...
Unfortunately, its very common
A lot of information to process here on the shaken baby syndrome. Honestly, I've never heard of this before reading your article. Thanks for bringing this to the world so it doesn't continue happening!
Prevention is always the key
Be careful with the little ones! Not a parent myself, but responsible parenting is a necessary part of a functional society.
It is so sad that people cannot control their emotions and take it out on an innocent and defenseless child…Thank you for spreading awareness!