Never, Ever, Shake a Baby: A Video for New Dads 

I remember feeling sleep deprived overwhelmed, emotionally drained and overall not myself with my daughter. When I identified my limit has been reached and no one was there to help me, I put her in her crib, went into the other room and put headphones with calming music on. In about 10 minutes I regained my composure and came back to her. I think it was the right thing to do and I didn't do this every day

That’s why I’m afraid to let others touch nor babysit my baby. I don’t trust others. I don’t know them. But I know me. And my baby is my life.

I can’t even imagine the rage you would have for the person who did this to your baby on top of the grieving

This is super Important to know. We watched a video before leaving the hospital about purple crying that includes tips to prevent shaking a baby. Our daughter was a difficult baby. Especially in the beginning with colic. Several times in the beginning when I was on leave and my husband was at work during the evening I would have to put her in a safe place and just go out on the balcony for a few deep breaths. Many people don’t realize how hard it is when you’re lacking sleep and your baby is crying nonstop for hours without being able to console them. That lasted 6 weeks and I did that alone starting around 5-6 until my husband got home around 10. We alway tell our friends that you do what you need to do to survive those 1st 6 weeks because it was rough.

I’m a new dad my boy is 6 days old I couldn’t imagine someone shaking someone so precious. Even when my boy is crying non stop it’s so fucking cute. Shout out to all the real men and great fathers. 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

This is why no one else will be babysitting my newborn except my immediate family like my mum or mother in law.

Why the government doesn’t have TV spots like this I’ll never understand. Young parents often have no clue that shaking will hurt a baby. They might get frustrated and think shaking is better than hitting a child and so they think they’re not really abusing the baby. This should definitely be something that EVERY new parent is taught before they leave the hospital. It could save a life or prevent the ruining of a child’s life. Very young parents usually have no way of knowing that shaking could harm a baby!

New mama here and I'm scared of anyone doing this to her. Even when she is screaming in my ear, I am so calm, it almost surprises me on how calm I am. I don't understand how someone can do this..

If ur bby is crying do much and nothing is soothing them go drink water smoke a cigarette just leave for 5 min make sure bby is safe and just take 5 min away

🤧😖 I wish Cynthia was alive today she would been a beautiful mother I'm so sorry for loss Im crying atm I'm only an animal mom but I can only image what that poor family had to go through

Put them in a crib a leave for a minute. You okay. I promise.

I could barely watch that video simulation of a baby being shaken it was too scary to even imagine the pain a baby would feel with that happening to them 😢

This is why I am a SAHM and no one else watches our children except me or my husband! You can’t trust anyone- a nurse harmed one of the children!! Unbelievable

This video should be for new parents, parents in general, caretakers, nurses, etc, not just for new dads.

I hope the "caregiver" that shook that poor baby so hard she passed away is in jail 😠

I thank God for having healthy babies and an involved wife. I’ve never gotten so frustrated to the point that I couldn’t control my own actions, but I can see parents with sick children or intellectually deficient children getting extremely frustrated. But how could a parent choose to shake or harm a child instead of walking away? I just don’t think there is any reason why or how this can happen.

thank you for making this, i had no idea this was a thing, we watched this in high school during a child development class, i cried when i saw this and cried even more when they brought in the shaken infant simulator, a life size baby doll with a clear plastic head and a visible brain, when you turned the simulator on it would cry until you shake it hard enough that it kills the simulator. i could not shake the simulator, i could not do it i just held it and cried knowing how many little lives had to die to make this simulator a thing

I work as a toddler teacher and I do get frustrated with the babies. I would never shake them or be aggressive with them. I’ve worked with kids for 12 years and I’ve never shake a child like that.

In our search for a nanny, we had a woman drop our child on her head! She was obviously fired. But it was such a shock. I will never have a stranger take care of child. Especially in the first 6 months!

Sad not all caregiver do that I was a nanny for years I never never put a hand on the children

HOW AWFUL TO BE ABUSED.

Sorry for what happened to there children 😢

I hope the people who did this get the life snatched right out of them, for stealing the lives of the most innocent! MONSTERS!!!!

I want to know what happened to the demons who did this to these innocent defenceless babies. You lost your temper, you were tired and the baby just wouldn’t stop crying, it was only a few seconds, you didn’t think it would hurt them…yeah, use any excuse. I have sympathy for any parent/caregiver who is overwhelmed, and I’d never shame someone for asking for help or admitting they have the urge to harm their child. That is a brave and selfless thing to do, admitting that you need help for your child’s safety. But people who actually take their anger and frustration out on the baby instead, killing them or causing them so much brain damage that they never have a normal life…even a life sentence in prison doesn’t make up for the life they stole, and so many times the abusers get away with it anyway. Unforgivable

I cant even bear to watch the digital example...😢

This is so sad. I just don’t trust anyone with my kids

JUST WALK AWAY A LITTLE, It's ok to get some peace

Sweet baby 😊

I don’t understand how anyone can do this to a baby? They are newborns! They cry to communicate! It’s not something they are doing wrong! Walk away if the you’re tired and the crying is annoying you! This is crazy! If you can’t handle it stay away from babies or don’t have them!!

I didn’t even want to watch the shaking baby video the hospital🏥 it tore my nerves!! 😢

I went out side with the kids if they were still having trouble

I know that my friend s look into this before I was there care giver even though we were good friends

Why would you say for new men woman aren't to blame here there is footage of a daycare intendent doing it

Sad 😞

Just leave the room put it in the crib and go sit down turn on the tv or out side

Sad that this is titled for new dads....

My baby has intense gas pains. He's also teething. It is impossible to sleep at night. I definitely shake my leg fast. Even this is not enough. For example, he loves swinging in a blanket (because he feels empty). Could what I do do any harm? Frankly, I was a little worried when I watched the videos...

i never had kids because i would never trust anyone to babysit my kid and i had to work full time because i live in a very expensive area and my husband didnt make enough money to live on his salary alone.

If I decide to have kids ill trust my mom to take care of them. She loves babies.

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I want a vasectomy but my girlfriend of 6 years suggested I do not just in case I change my mind. I'm 20 years old but I am curious what others think about it. Should I get it or should I not because of her reasoning (Edit: I’m going to be a dad soon within the next month I didn’t get the vasectomy) (Second edit my baby girl was born yesterday and it was an amazing experience)

why is this video titled..."for New DADS" like what are they trying to insinuate? Fathers are not second-class parents.

There are many ways to calm them down, unless they have colic of course !

Why it is called a syndrome?

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When u feel the urge, put your baby in a safe place, close the door text someone for help ..put on the vacuum cleaner or music so you fant hear the baby.. and wait for a little while.. 5 or 10 minutes you will calm down and understand that youre just tired and overreacting.

This is why I don’t want to take care of babies or have anything to do with them. Also I saw a man got life imprisonment without parole for shaking his girlfriends baby boy to death.

I'm confused. So you're NOT supposed to shake a baby?

These videos are hard to watch. Innocent, healthy lives stolen by an evil jerk. 💔

I like that the video implies women never do it. Sexism.

Kids should be seen AND NOT HEARD!!!!!!

Get rid of IT. Not worth going to jail over if you can't discipline a brat.