To leave sleeping child in locked car?

[Wouldyoudothisiwonder]

Went to supermarket to get prescription for DD(2) and she fell asleep on the way. Would you lock the car and leave her sleeping while you run in? Or not?

Your mum got hit by a car and the car you were in also got hit by a lorry and you bit your cheek? That does sound unlucky.

I used to do this. I’d pop in give them the prescription and ask how long it would be and then wait in the car and pop back in to collect it. Mines are older now so not an issue.

Especially if that haven’t slept properly for days because of teething and they are finally calm and settled for a bit. We make the decision at that time, maybe right maybe wrong, we aren’t perfect just doing the best we can.

No never I don't do the petrol station with children if I can help it either. If I do have to it's pay at pump or one where nobody is shopping and I can see car he whole time. Shit happens and even a 1% risk doesn't need to be taken .....a sick child is more than a 1% risk they fit, they vomit, they are more distressed

But you don't know that they'll stay sleeping soundly.

I've also never been able to "whizz in and collect a prescription" - it's always taken at least ten minutes to go in, hand over your prescription, wait for them to fill it and do all the checks, pay and leave again, and I'm just not comfortable leaving a baby or toddler alone and out of my sight/earshot for such a long period of time.

Well that’s your decision, we will make our own choices

Go in. Hand prescription over. “It’ll be ten minutes, have you got a bit of shopping to do?” Walk back to the car. Wait ten minutes. Go collect prescription. Walk back to car. Go home.

Still not a risk I'd be happy to take.

Jannier - how do you get to the garage without risk, roads are pretty dangerous

Leave child. Child wakes up as you enter supermarket. Child panics as alone. You get to counter. There may or not be a queue. You hand over prescription and make way back. Child still panicking. This is too long.

People used to leave children in prams outside shops and their front doors, the majority never came to any harm but would it be acceptable or advisable now? We never used car seats or seat belts either but thankfully despite most children surviving most of us have come to the conclusion that allowing are children to fly around the car hitting anything available at twice the speed we are travelling is not such a clever idea....what didn't hurt us killed others.

Although by the sounds of it: Child wakes up. Sees mum not there again. Doesn't panic as clearly the norm.

Have you heard of sick children fitting or vomiting....have you vomited with your head bent forward and unable to move because your tied up so can't lean forward to clear your airway?

Of course not, a meteorite might fall from space

holierthanthou73 · Today 12:24
The eye roll is to the over dramatising of things! My sons, my nephews, my extended family and friends have all left children in cars for a few minutes and they have came to no harm“

Of course it’s always fine, until
that one time it isn’t.

Jannier- I'm not sure that's a common occurence

And that is your choice. My kid sleeps soundly and I’d be happy to leave him for a few minutes.

Mrsskykerwhite- does that include road accidents?

Ok here’s another example, you come back from the supermarket lots of shopping bags, plus a small child, is your child never left alone for a few minutes whilst emptying car?

It's actually never happened due to my circumstances but I can see a clear difference between leaving your child in the car while you put some bags inside your front door and repeat or putting them in their own house will you grab bags from just outside and leaving them alone in a supermarket car park.

I know this is resolved, but my take on it is absolutely not. I wouldn't risk leaving my purse in view in a locked car, why on earth would I leave something (body) infinitely more precious? Yes the risk is small, but the consequences if something goes wrong is catastrophic so it's not a risk worth taking.

Devoutspoken · Today 13:23
Mrsskykerwhite- does that include road accidents?“

Yes of course. Sometimes it’s necessary to travel by car. It’s never necessary to leave a child unattended. Inconvenient, yes. Necessary, no.

No!! bloody hell

When my kids were little I spent many an hour sat in the car scrolling my phone while they slept so I wouldn't have to wake them. If this happens again drive to a drive through coffee place and enjoy some peace

I'd never do that.

If you asked someone in RL they'd just say "nah mate, she might wake up and not know where you've gone" and that would be it. They wouldn't point the doom finger and tell you that someone will crash into your car.

This. Only this. Every other catastrophic scenario dreamt up in this thread is a wild over-reaction. The above is the start and end of the consideration.

Honestly I don't know how some of you ever leave the house. The chances of the car catching fire or rolling into the sea are no more likely than Mother and child getting hit by a dangerous driver while walking across the car park, or the Tesco sign falling off the wall onto them as they pass below it. Life is risk, it must be exhausting to spend it analysing every possible worst case scenario.