mother's guilt

lp0

So we set up the bouncer for ds and he absolutely loves it. His little feet don't touch the ground yet so dh put a box underneath so he could jump. So on Easter I had him in it and he was bouncing away and cracking up, so cute! I even video taped him. Well after he was done bouncing he was a bit crabby but I figured he was just hungry and getting tired since it was getting late. Well that night he would not settle down and was extremely fussy, which is very unusual for him. I tried everything from oragel to gas drops but he would fall asleep in my arms and scream every time I tried to put him down. Finally I said enough was enough and let him cio (first time). After about 5 mins he passed out. So the next morning I go to give him his bath and noticed all the skin was scraped off his little toe on his right foot. I called the dr and they said to just put neosporin on it and keep a sock on it. I went back and watched the video and sure enough his right foot was curling under as he was jumping. I feel so guilty now that I let him cio and didn't notice that night when I changed his diaper but it was dark in the room.

What is your mother's guilt moment? 

megaloo27

My first one was early on. After trying to bf in the hospital for 3 days DD's blood sugar was too low and they told me to give her formula. She chugged that bottle down in 1 minute! Even the nurse was amazed that she ate it all, and so quickly. I felt terrible because the poor thing was starving! 

bpwife&mama

megaloo27:

My first one was early on. After trying to bf in the hospital for 3 days DD's blood sugar was too low and they told me to give her formula. She chugged that bottle down in 1 minute! Even the nurse was amazed that she ate it all, and so quickly. I felt terrible because the poor thing was starving! 

This is similar to mine also.  I wants to BF so badly that I just kept trying and trying.  We went to the doc to have DS weighed and he had lost so much weight.  Finally we gave him formula and he sucked it down also.  I felt so horrible that my baby was so hungry and I wasn't giving him what he needed.

namara5532

The first time I thought to wash DS's armpits, he was a little over a month old.  He got baths, but it didn't occur to me to take the time to lift my son's arms and wash out his armpits.  They were so red and had a lot of armpit "cheese".  Even though it didn't seem to bother him, I felt so bad for neglecting to wash that area.

michnthecity

Oh I have many, here are the two I think of most.....

 1.  The raw bum after using store bought wipes when ds was a week old.

2.  Not once, but twice I had ds in the carseat but not strapped in.

kaybe24

After reading the post above I realized I've been neglecting to clean LO's underarms too.  And one day this week when I picked him up from the car seat I bumped his head on the car and he cried for a bit.