If you’re a mum with twins or you’ve got children that share a bedroom, this post has been shared by a mum in the US who found one of her twins in a terrible predicament which could have had terrible consequences.

Alison Johnson is a mum to 18-month old twins Caleb and Libby. The twins share a bedroom and the cots are set up so they are side by side along a wall – which for most parents of multiple children is the best configuration when placing cots close together.

After placing Caleb in his cot for a nap, Alison heard her son crying and waited a few minutes for him to settle to sleep. When she went in to check on him, she found Caleb was stuck in between the two cots because he had climbed out of his cot and slipped through the space between the two ends of the cots. The space was wide enough for his body to fall through, but not his head, so he was literally holding onto the end rail to keep himself up and not hang by his head.
The shocked mum was able to rescue her son and warn other parents to think about where they place their cots. The full Facebook post can be read here.

I have a lot of friends that have twins or kids close in age that may have a similar set up, so I wanted to share something VERY scary that happened today. This morning I put Caleb down for his nap. Shortly after he started to cry. After a few minutes, I went in to check on him. He had climbed out of his crib and was stuck between his crib and Libby’s crib. His body fit through, but his head wouldn’t. He was using every ounce of energy he had to hold himself up by his little arms. If they had given out, he would’ve just been hanging there by his head.

What’s even more scary is that like many moms, I generally use nap time as an opportunity to shower. Had I done that today and checked on him after five minutes, he would have literally hung himself. When baby proofing, I never in a million years would have seen this as a potential danger. Please consider sharing this post in case someone you know may have a similar set up. It’s incredibly heartbreaking to think of what the outcome could have been today. I’m still totally shook up over it and don’t think the vision of him stuck there will ever leave my head.

We’re so thankful Caleb is ok. Alison’s post serves as a warning to think about the correct configuration of furniture your child’s nursery.