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A Texas mom has shared the heart-stopping moment she discovered her 4-year-old son had picked up his newborn brother while she wasn't there—holding him in a way that no parent wants to see.
Hayley Glatfelter, 28, (@hayleyglatfelter) posted footage from the family's home security camera in a clip on TikTok showing her toddler cradling the 6-week-old baby, but with his feet in the air and his head tucked awkwardly under his arm.
Glatfelter told Newsweek that she had briefly left the room for a few minutes to use the bathroom.
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"[That's when] our older son took the opportunity to pick his newborn brother up," she said.
In the caption of the full clip on her TikTok page, Glatfelter said that her baby had originally been safely strapped into his swing, but his big brother had unbuckled him.
She shared she was only out of the room for a few minutes and that the incident happened over a year ago.
After realizing what had happened, the mom of two immediately checked the video footage to make sure her baby hadn't been hurt.
Her initial reaction was anything but calm. "I cried," Glatfelter said. "I felt so guilty that our baby could have gotten hurt and placed so much blame on myself that the situation happened."
The incident prompted an important conversation with her eldest. His parents said that he is not able to pick up his baby brother without their help.
"We let him know that we were proud that he was gentle, but explained to him why it was dangerous," Glatfelter said. "This happened over a year ago, and he didn't try to pick him up without help again."
The clip has been viewed over 22.4 million times and received a further 620,000 likes. Many other parents shared similar stories in the comments.
"My sister did this with me when I was a baby except she took me out of my crib and lay me down on a beach towel with an umbrella over me in our living room," one user shared.
"Is it dangerous? Sure. Is it uncommon? Absolutely not. luckily young kids don't have the comprehension to hurt someone intentionally," another wrote.
Glatfelter said some users had been "parent-shaming" her, "but most of the reactions have been positive," she added.
Thankfully, after some time had passed, Glatfelter was able to see the funny side of the video.
"It's definitely a video I'll be saving to play back when they're older," she said.
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