On their back, in their crib. Nothing can happen to them while you calm down.
STEP AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES
Close the door. Go to another room.
GET YOURSELF CALM
Calming yourself comes before calming the crying. Look in every ten minutes to make sure the baby is safe, without picking them up until you have regained your composure.
HAND OVER TO SOMEONE
Call someone: a relative, a neighbour, a person you trust.
ARE YOU STILL AFRAID YOU COULD HURT THE BABY RIGHT NOW?
Answer for yourself, not for the baby.
CALL NOW
Leave the baby safe in their crib and call. There is nothing else to do first.
YOU HAVE DONE THE HARDEST PART
Go back to the baby when you are ready. Here is what can help next.
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A BABY MAY HAVE BEEN SHAKEN
Have the baby examined now. Thinking they may have been shaken is reason enough.
Tell the clinicians what happened. They need it to care for the baby properly.
What health authorities say
Never shake a baby: it can cause serious or fatal brain injury.
IS THE BABY IN IMMEDIATE DANGER?
CALL EMERGENCY SERVICES
This is the right number when a child is being harmed. Call it first: child protection comes after.
SPEAK TO CHILD PROTECTION
You do not have to be sure. Assessing is their job, not yours.
SPEAK TO CHILD PROTECTION
Call first. You can write down what you saw and heard afterwards.
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