My Worst Mom EVER Moment!

laurenhankey

My LO is 8 months old and yesterday she had a diaper blow out so we were in her room changing her.  She was on her changing table, I turned to get her socks and turned back around to see her take a head dive off her table.  It was about 3 feet she fell.  She landed on her side on the carpet and hit her head.  She screamed bloody murder, I bawled.   I was terrified I harmed her but after a minute she stopped crying, gave me a smile but wanted to nuzzle on me.  I called my husband, he came home right away and checked her out.  We put her on the ground, she pulled herself up, walked w/ her walker and acted totally normal.  THank GOD she wasn't seriously hurt! But it made me feel like the worst mommy ever because I KNEW BETTER!  I said all the generic things:  I just turned for a second, I didn't think she'd fall off, etc. etc.

Lesson of the YEAR:  Strap babies in on the changing table! Lesson LEARNED!

anonsouthernbell

:hugs: it truly is a right of passage..still hasn't happened to dd yet but happened to ds at 7 months

svenskalamb13

this is why i never bought a changing table. I change H on the bathroom floor. More space and easy to clean up.

austenfan919

laurenhankey:

My LO is 8 months old and yesterday she had a diaper blow out so we were in her room changing her.  She was on her changing table, I turned to get her socks and turned back around to see her take a head dive off her table.  It was about 3 feet she fell.  She landed on her side on the carpet and hit her head.  She screamed bloody murder, I bawled.   I was terrified I harmed her but after a minute she stopped crying, gave me a smile but wanted to nuzzle on me.  I called my husband, he came home right away and checked her out.  We put her on the ground, she pulled herself up, walked w/ her walker and acted totally normal.  THank GOD she wasn't seriously hurt! But it made me feel like the worst mommy ever because I KNEW BETTER!  I said all the generic things:  I just turned for a second, I didn't think she'd fall off, etc. etc.

Lesson of the YEAR:  Strap babies in on the changing table! Lesson LEARNED!

I am sorry this happened and so glad your DD is OK. I can imagine how scary that would be.

Maybe you didn't mean that you would turn away while she is strapped in now, but just in case, I just want to say that I am not sure the strap would always keep her from falling either. At least the strap on mine seems easy to wiggle out of, so I would still stay right there with her.

Danaz1

When my daughter was 8 months she fell off a bed and I was so freaked out I called 911 she was fine if course except a scratch on her nose

PepperStick

Don't feel too bad, it seems everyone's LO's eventually fall off something. She is okay! I only change my DS on the floor of his bedroom because I'm scared he will roll off.

When my DD was around 8 months and crawling, she was napping on our bed, she woke up, I ran up there just in time to open the door and see her flip off. She stopped crying as soon as I picked her up but I still felt awful. I cried more than she did!

traveltheworld

Poor you!  I think the emotional trauma that moms go through are oftentimes worst than the actual physical trauma.  DS fell from the couch when he was 4 months, with 3 other adults all within arm's-reach from him.  He was fine, but now I don't ever chance it.  I always put him on the floor or in his crib whenever I'm changing him.

Aisham28

Lol that sounds like me. Put my 6 month old on the sofa turned around for a split second and turned back to see her fall head first into the carpet. Called my husband immediately bawling more than she was. She started smiling less than a min later so everything was ok. But man I still feel guilty about it! But oh well it happens.