Have you ever had someone threaten/report you to CPS?

Slightly different but I took my baby to A&E (I think it’s the ER to the Americans here) and they said the wait would be between 24-48 hours. Someone has run in to the back of me at about 5-10mph so I was just bringing him in as an abundance of caution. I said I’m not waiting that long with a new born, they said they would call social services (our cps) if I left won’t seeing a doctor. I said fair enough that’s their process I understand why they have to do it, but I’m not keeping a new born in a room full of sick people for 1-2 days whilst I also don’t sleep which is dangerous.

I haven't had that experience and I'm sorry you did.

However it's quite nice to hear that CPS seem to have been professional, not made a big issue, just doing their job and closing it quickly.

Lots of people simply don't understand age appropriate behaviour, or normal toddler development.

If you are concerned, go see doctor and mention behaviour (don't mention CPS).

IF you ever need to engage with CPS again (you most likely never will) you can say you sought medical input to check if this was within the realm of normal.

I’ve had someone threaten me with social services after she saw me crying when my toddler was pulling my hair in a meltdown. She said I’m not a fit mother and I was damaging my child because I cried in front of her. I shit you not. She’d previously seen me struggle in similar like your describing - dealing with an out of control toddler and had previously knocked on, but not out of concern, more to be nosy and to insinuate I’m doing something to my child for her to act that way - she’s a toddler. I practice gentle parenting, I don’t shout, I don’t hit, I don’t punish, and she knows this, she just doesn’t like me.

The pediatrician in hospital when my first was born threatened to call on me. During COVID my first was born, he had a lung infection at birth(amniotic infection+inhaling his poop) and needed a few days of oxygen support and antibiotics. I wasn't allowed in the NICU during his stay so had to do all of my round updates over the phone. Well I would also call the nurses on duty for updates throughout the day. Long story short, I caught the Dr lying to me a few times. Day of discharge she decided he needed to stay another day because he had a episode where his O2 stats dropped, nurses told me after it's because they are extremely short staffed and he was screaming for milk but numbers immediately went back to normal when he got his turn to eat. I let it go because it's 1 more day, she tried the same thing again the next day. I told her to prep an AMA form that he's coming home and I have a L&D nurse staying with me so we will be monitoring. She threatened to call for neglect and endangerment

The hospital DID call on me when I was in the hospital with our oldest because of a mental health diagnosis. The social worker looked at me like I was nothing/no one. Even the CPS worker looked at my husband and I like “why am I here? This baby is perfectly healthy and being loved”.
(She was in and out by the time our oldest was 6 weeks. But damn. That was a long 6 weeks for nothing).

My in-laws have threatened to call on me, too, because of the same reason. A mental health diagnosis. I’m a perfectly fine mom.

My kids are loved, fed, their needs (ALL their needs) are met. There’s no reason why anyone should have called or threatened to call. Thankfully my toxic in-laws haven’t called.

I truly believe the CPS system is flawed, and families like mine are the ones who suffer for it. Reports—whether false or real—can trigger investigations without enough screening, leaving the system open to misuse. I’ve worked in the medical field for over 17 years, passed Level 2 background checks, and have never had any legal issues, yet I’ve still had to deal with repeated false reports being used to invade my privacy. It’s exhausting and unfair. The only hope I have is that recent changes are starting to recognize situations like mine—I have a case open now, and while it’ll take time, I’m holding onto the belief that this will eventually stop and that families like mine will finally be heard!!!!

My sister threatened to report me. That was a few years ago and I still feel upset about it.

My partner once threaten it because I was in mental distress and needed treatment. Of course all I did was cry I missed my babies.