Horrible mom guilt

CateB95 · October 2011

So I'm laying here with W napping on my chest reading all your lovely posts when my phone slips out of my butterfingers and hits W on his head. He woke up screaming. I'm so horrible. Hopefully he won't bruise otherwise I'm going to have to explain at his doctors appointment on Friday. What have you done that you felt horrible about? (So I don't get flamed, he's perfectly fine, fell back asleep and my phone isn't heavy and didn't drop very far.)

Enami · October 2011

Formula feeding. I told my mom I just couldn't have him on my boob anymore right now, and my dad overheard and told me to just suck it up. I started crying, and my mom had to explain to him how bad my nipples were cracked and bleeding, since he refuses to be in the same room as me when I BF. He was being sarcastic, but I still felt bad.

faithhopeinlove · October 2011

I hope no one thinks I'm horrible for this, but while clipping Brooklyn's nail... I accidentally clipped a little skin and DH said, "Why'd you do that? Why weren't you paying attention... you have a magnifying glass on it!"

Needless to say I broke into tears immediately... she was crying and I was crying and ran to get some neosporin and a bandaid that I knew wouldn't help anyways... My mom said every mom goes through something, but it doesn't make it any easier.

JKGymnast · October 2011

I dropped my phone on Rylee taking a picture of her. Landed on her belly. :-/

mrsmikeyray · October 2011

I accidentally clipped DD's toe instead of her toenail. I felt horrible! I never want to hear that cry again!

sonflower1427 · October 2011

At supper tonight, I was holding C when he sneezed, which caused him to lurch his head forward and he smacked his head on the table. I felt horrible about it, but he didn't cry and it didn't leave a mark.

Oh, and DH nicked his finger while trimming his nails a couple weeks ago. I refuse to cut them, so that if his finger gets nicked it's not my fault.

reg224 · October 2011

Savannah is picking her head up alot now when I hold her on my shoulder and last week she did it and then face planted into my shoulder. I felt awful. She cried for just a few seconds but I know it hurt her because it hurt me too.

jellybeanmama0929 · October 2011

I pinched Chunky Monkey's thumb in the belt on the car seat when I was snapping the belt together. He was screaming to the point that I had to pick him up and cuddle/rock him for 15 minutes before he calmed down. The reason it took so long to pacify him was because it had actually broke the skin on his thumb and he was bleeding a little. I felt like total crap! I may have cried more than he did.

AmandaPaige6410 · October 2011

I usually take my e-ring off when I give him a bath because it sits so high and he is squirmy in the tub. I forgot a couple days ago and it scratched his arm. He only cried for a few seconds, but bathtime was over and I was sobbing and cuddling him long after it was over.

OUKap · October 2011

Last weekend, I set LO in the swing (not on) and went to the bedroom. H was in the living room with her. I didn't buckle her in. H looked over at her and she was on the wood floor. I think the dog pushed her swing and caused her to fall out. It was a travel swing and she only slide a few inches to the floor. I felt so bad.

HNLchick · October 2011

Hah, I got you beat: I nicked DS's newly circumcised penis with my finger nail, even though it was cut short. Yeah blood curtling scream and mommy sobbing, that was fun. Thankfully no permanent damage.

MWhitneyM · October 2011

The other night, I had just had enough of LO's screaming. She was full and had a clean diaper and nothing scratching or pinching her but would not be soothed. No amount of swaddling or rocking or shushing seemed to help for 3 hours. I just had to hand her off to my husband as soon as he walked in the door from work and I went for a 15 min drive and sobbed myself.

I felt so guilty for "abandoning her" and passing her off on my already exhausted husband who had just got home from work. I felt bad because, not only did I not know what to do to make it better, I just "gave up". I know that all this is pretty normal but it sure made me feel like a failure as a mom.

A note to the posters who clipped their LO's nails- my pediatrician suggested just using emory boards to avoid accidentally nicking their skin. Just thought you might be interested in trying that. I haven't tried it yet, but I probably will after her bath tonight when she has fallen asleep.

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