Brook Hunter of Cincinnati has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering children following the death of her newborn baby that she was “co-sleeping” with, according to FOX19. Co-sleeping is described to be a practice when the parent shares a bed with their baby, and in this case, Hunter decided to sleep next to her six-week-old child, which resulted in their death on June 22.
Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office in Ohio said the incident was categorized as a homicide because just one year prior, Hunter had co-slept with her first child who also died the exact same way, during which time she was issued with a warning that sharing a bed with a baby is extremely dangerous. But apparently, Hunter ignored the cautious remarks and will now have to face serious consequences for her actions.
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A warrant had been issued for Hunter’s arrest on Wednesday and remains active as law enforcement officers are still looking for her. A photo from Hunter’s previous arrest has since been shared with the media in hopes that someone may have further information on her current whereabouts.
Per the American Academy of Pediatrics, it is heavily advised that parents should never sleep with their infant in the same bed, strongly suggesting that the baby should be placed in a crib. Furthermore, there’s a much higher risk in sleep-related deaths pertaining small babies, particularly if they are younger than four months old, and neglecting this warning would ultimately put the person at risk of potentially harming their child — even if it was considered an accident.
“If you bring your baby into your bed to feed or comfort them, place them in their own sleep space when you’re ready to go to sleep,” the AAP writes on their website. The company updated their to their guidelines back in June when they added that babies should sleep on their backs until they reach one year of age, and that parents should consider using a firm, flat, non-inclined sleep surface covered by a fitted sheet with no other beddings to minimize the chances of suffocation or wedging.
“It is recommended that infants sleep in the parents’ room, close to the parents’ bed, but on a separate surface designed for infants, ideally for at least the first 6 months.”
This Iz Just Soo Awful ! ! !
Did She Even Want A Child To Begin With ? Some Women Are Just Not Ment To Be A Mother. That Is a Fact ! Sad But True
As a Proud Mother of 5, For 1980s “Crib Death” Was The Factor. My 2 Sisters Between Us We Shared 14 Kids. With Each Baby Dr’s. Had Different Info.Give Water, Then No Water 1st Yr, Lay Them On There Back, Side, Stomach. Feed, Dont Feed. Sleep Times .. Over The Years, So Much Changed In ‘Drs.” Findings. I FOLLOWED My Heart With My Father God Guiding Me
The Thought of My Babies Being Away From Me Was Unheard Of.
They ALL Layed At My Side, I Slept When They Slept, When They Moved I Moved, I WasJust So Happy I Was Blessed With Many Healthy Beautiful Kids/Grans Neices/Nephews, Little Cousins.
I Feel For This Family, For I Also Know The Loss🙏 Of A Child
some people can sleep with small chuldren & animals in their bed & some can’t.
I slept with my chihuahua puppy from age 9 & was always aware my dog was in bed with me even in my sleep. I automatically lifted myself up & over my dog turning over in the middle of the night & repositioned my pup under my arm where she loved sleeping. where I loved her to sleep.
i can sleep with the tiniest animal & my own 2 babies & they were never in any danger.
my older son tried to do this as a teenager with his pets and even on our living room floor I had told him to put the conure up for the night but what he did is show up at my bedroom door later that night “why does my bird always have to die?” I examined the conure that I initially bought for myself & it was easy to see he had been crushed.
and I told my son he rolled over on the bird etc but that did not stop him from trying to sleep with animals because “it won’t happen again”. how someone can have such an illogical mind I do not understand.
he killed alot of cockatiels letting the rats out when I was not home. my cockatiels.
i am so ashamed I ended up with 3 of them dead before I could find a way to keep him out of my home. yes I told him to leave because of all kinds of Bad behavior. i was also afraid he would hit me. he was 17 or 18. would break into the house so when he stole my prescription for my broken rib I got him arrested.
i dont think he killed the animals on purpose but I DO KNOW he is a very bad person and I want nothing to do with him ever again because all he did the last few yrs besides kill my animals is curse me & blame me & tell me lies & also make up stories of things I did that i never did.
ma’ am I’m sorry you went through all that.. sending hugs your way 🤗🤗
Sometimes bad things happen that were never intentional ! I coslept with my oldest daughter when she was a newborn and I was also breastfeeding her and for some reason she would not sleep in her own space I couldn’t ever lay her down she refused to sleep unless she was sleeping with me and I feel like my decision to breastfeed is possibly the reason behind why she’s was never able to sleep alone in her own space and made it a priority and very clear point the only way either of us could get any decent and peaceful is if she slept with me is tried many times to get her to sleep in her own space but she wouldn’t have that new mothers don’t get much rest as and you never know how tired you truly could be and how deep of sleep youd be in each night depending on how rested you are u just never know my point is I had an accident where i woke up to find my baby wrapped up in the sheets and she was Faint blue although I may have not physically laid on her she still almost suffocated and I remember not getting much sleep that prior night I did jump and arise out of a deep sleep with no clue what why or how my instinct urged me to awake with the instinct and urge telling me to check on my baby I’m greatly grateful to have had that urge overcome me that specific d morning but moral of the story is you never know what all the facts and factors involved in her situation you can’t judge someone when you don’t know there side of the story