Story Published:
Jul 2, 2009 at 6:13 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Jul 2, 2009 at 8:09 PM CDT
A second baby has died in Peoria in just two days and both slept with parents.
The Peoria County Coroner says 3-month-old Zoey Adams was pronounced dead just after five Thursday morning at her home.
Wednesday morning 29-day-old Glen Cheney was pronounced dead just after 9 a.m.
Both babies were found laying unresponsive in their parent's beds.
19–year–old Annette Cheney says she awoke to a nightmare Wednesday.
"I heard my mom saying the baby isn't breathing, I jumped out of bed and called 911," said Cheney.
Cheney says she fell asleep watching TV with her infant son Glen and when she woke up, he wasn't breathing.
"I didn't roll over on him, he was three feet away from me, I made sure there was no pillows or nothing, he was just in his blanket," she said.
The infant was transported to the Children's Hospital of Illinois where he was pronounced dead.
Doctors there say the idea of co–sleeping, where a child or infant sleeps with an adult in a bed is common, but not recommended.
"Put the baby in a crib, if you don't have a crib or a bassinet, the baby being next to the bed is a great idea, but they need to still be on their backs, on a firm mattress, with no pillows in the bed or really soft fuzzy blankets," said OSF Saint Francis Advanced Practice Nurse Kelly Skender.
Cheney's family says they want people to learn from the mistake they made.
For now, Cheney is left is cope with the loss of her son.
"It is going to be hard, he's always going to be in my heart," said Cheney.
Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll has not determined the actual cause of Glen Cheney's death.
She says her conclusion is pending further testing to determine if an underlying medical condition could have contributed to Glen's death.
Peoria County Coroner says there have been six child deaths this year and all of them were discovered after co-sleeping in adult beds.
Monday, Jul 6 at 4:28 PM KC wrote ...
Where do you people get off? You know nothing about the families. Cause of death has not been determined and you are judging. I would love to know how you would feel if YOU were one of these moms and people had nothing better to do then to sit on here pointing fingers from their pedestals.