Screaming baby in crib.

loveumike

My friend sleeps in ear plugs and her hubby sleeps with his iPod on.  Their DD screams a minimum of 2 hour during the night.  The kicker is that the crib is set up so that their DD can see them in bed.   The husband wants to start shutting the child's door, but she says no way (they also have a video monitor in their room).

Discuss.

eileen32

Posts like this make me sad.

ladeebri

eileen32:

Posts like this make me sad.

agreed.

loveumike

Me too.  I'm not claiming to be mother of the year.................but this is ridiculous.  I could never say anything to her either.  It's not my place.

vanillacourage

loveumike:

Me too.  I'm not claiming to be mother of the year.................but this is ridiculous.  I could never say anything to her either.  It's not my place.

Disagree.  If she's really your friend there's a way to tactfully say "do you think maybe she's crying more because she can see you?" or whatever.

I feel so bad for that baby.

loveumike

Her husband told my husband this while they went away to the Fiesta Bowl.  I don't think I was supposed to know, and I doubt anybody would know.  I would have to bring the whole situation up and have no idea how I would even approach that.

arizonamama

That is sad! Especially since the baby can see them laying there ignoring him/her.

mom2be:)2008

Yikes, not only is that sad, but I think it's borderline neglectful.  What if their child threw up and starting choking or something? It seems like one of them at least shouldn't be using noise deafening measures so that they can hear their child. 

Also, I have let dd CIO for about 5-10 minutes a few times when she wakes up from her nap early or wakes in the middle of the night, unless of course she's hysterical. I'm just talking like fussing/crying.  I would NEVER let her CIO for 2 hours, ever.  Especially not every single night.

Those people don't deserve to be parents IMO.

lismog

That is really sad! That poor child!  If you are close friends then you definately should bring it up to her.  Just tell her DH told you; he didn't know it was a secret or whatever.  Someone needs to tell them what they are doing is NOT RIGHT and if no one else knows about it, that someone is you.