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I feel like the worst mom ever....

KKenworthy12KKenworthy12
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
So my son took a huge fall into the tv cabinet....I mean it was awful hit, as soon as he did it my husband and I looked at each other and sprinted to him and I was crying I thought for sure he broke his cheek bone, big bruise big goose egg on face.  I took him to the doctor, wasn't broke but the doctor said where the actual impact was he may have hit so hard it killed the tissue... Sure enough we are a few weeks from the fall and the bruise is gone and when he smiles there is a big mark/ dent in his face where the tissue is gone, I feel so bad that he is forever going to have this gash on his face because I wasn't watching him close and prevented him from falling.... I feel like its all my fault, I feel horrible
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  • angelame1979angelame1979
    It was an accident, don't beat yourself up about it.  You are a good mom and you did the right thing by bringing him in.  
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  • delg23delg23 member
    stuff like that happens to me all the time. so you are only 2nd worst. no seriously, you can't prevent that stuff. It happens. 
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  • JayandJackJayandJack member
    Don't feel bad. DS did the same thing. We were in the mall and he was walking and fell into a coffee table in the sitting area hitting the corner of the table. He shed a few tears, so did I but he's OK now. Kids fall.
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  • MNgirl326MNgirl326 member

    .  Don't beat yourself up about it.  It was an accident. 

    I have a scar on my cheek from when I was 3 and fell and sliced my cheek open.  I don't even see it anymore and really have never even noticed it because it has always been there. 

     

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  • ABColeslawABColeslaw member
    My son's front tooth is chipped.  He falls all the time.  I feel horrible about it, but I know it won't be his last fall. 
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  • LilywildcatLilywildcat member
    Oh Hunny! It was an accident, don't be so hard on yourself Sad Every child gets hurt, even when you are watching them closely! It'll be ok!
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  • cndmexbabycndmexbaby member
    I have a scar on my forehead from when I was a baby/toddler. It split three times. I don't blame my mom at all. In face I kind of like the scar. It tells a story! He will be ok. 
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  • CD+ALCD+AL member

    I'll address this from the kids' standpoint...By the time I was 2yo, I had already had stitches twice (once on my face) and xrays at least once, and I have a great (non-abusive) mom that was always on top of things.  I was just accident prone my whole life.  I was always going to the ER or Urgent Care for something. 

    He'll be fine, and I'll bet he'll come up with some cool stories to tell about that gash.  At some point in the not so distant future, he'll be telling his friends about his battles with swashbuckling pirates.  Big Smile

     
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  • luvmybaby28luvmybaby28 member
    omg, please do not feel bad.  I beat myself up over this all of the time, but the worst falls my lo has had, I have literally been right on top of him.  It is going to happen even when we are doing the best job possible, part of being a mama!
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