I was walking by a nursery this morning and was aware of hearing a very upset baby. As I passed I saw my friend’s baby sitting in a baby swing seat. She was crying hard, not screaming, but the sound was very upsetting. A member of staff was facing her but not within reach and not offering any words of comfort. Again, I was not trying to look but I did stop, sort of dumbfounded when I realised I knew the baby. It’s hard to explain the fencing but you obviously don’t get a clear view, it’s just a quick sliver of a view as you pass. I wouldn’t have thought anything of it had I not known the baby. She was just on this swing sobbing her heart out. I walked on once I’d given my head a wobble(!) but it’s been niggling me!
My friend did say that settling had been rough, but that was a month ago (so the settling would have been prior to that).
I will see her tomorrow and I’m wondering if I should say anything? Would you? I obviously don’t want to worry her, but it really concerned me that her baby was being left to cry in a swing (possibly put in a swing because she was crying?). Any nursery workers able to shed light?