01/26/2026
I’m not sure I fully understand or even believe in SIDS the way it’s explained sometimes.
Maybe it does happen… but I also wonder how many things get overlooked.
What if some babies can’t tell us what’s wrong, and we only find out later — when they’re old enough to talk or point to what hurts?
You notice a lot of children aren’t diagnosed with certain conditions until age two or older, when they can finally speak for themselves.
For two years, my child lived with a laryngeal cleft and we didn’t even know. (I had a feeling she did but wasnt sure.)
I can’t imagine what that must have felt like for her. She constantly had respiratory illnesses, serious choking episodes, breathing problems, was always out of breath, and struggled to gain weight.
By the grace of God, she’s still here. She’s aspirated before, but thankfully it didnt cause any major damage.
And it wasn’t just that — her seizures went unnoticed for over a year too. Again I noticed them but was told they weren’t seizures .
Thank God that also didn’t cause major damage.
It just makes me wonder… what else could be missed?
Maybe I’m just overthinking, but it weighs heavy on my heart. Do babies really just pass away in their sleep for no reason? Or sometimes is there an underlying issue that wasn’t caught in time?
If you ever feel like something isn’t right with your child — speak up.
Keep pushing until someone listens.
I’m just venting, some things make you wonder 💭
