Feeling like a terrible mommy

kbl13 · May 2013

I dropped my baby... Or at least I caught him mid-drop, but his head hit the granite table.

I was holding him facing forward so we could say good morning to the dog, and he just dove forward and slipped right out of my arms so fast! He only cried for a few seconds, and I couldn't see a mark... But I still took him to be checked by the pediatrician. Dr thinks he's fine, but said to watch for vomiting, changes in mood/personality,irritability (he got shots 2 days ago, he's already irritable), movements, etc.

He is acting totally normal, but I still feel so bad! I just want to spend the whole day cuddling him.

LuckyMissus · May 2013

Good catch!!

Seriously, that must have been scary!! I'm so sorry.

I dropped F from knee height onto the carpet a few months ago. I was going to set him down on his back, and he just slipped out of my hands. He was super pissed, but I think I cried harder than he did!

shella923 · May 2013

You have no reason to feel bad!!! I realized after two months that Iwas fastening M into car seat incorrectly . I was sick when I realized. As my good friend once said,"Can we all stop beating ourselves up?! "Pounds fist on table

QuintonsMummah · May 2013

I remember the first time Q rolled of the couch..I was devastated

BabyMakes 3 · May 2013

Benjamin was sitting in the bathtub last night and I was loosely holding him steady. He fell face first into the water. Obviousy I was right there and he was down less than a second but my god did I feel awful. We are human.

LovinLife0710 · May 2013

)))HUGS((( mamma. Babies are tough!

atrinh11 · May 2013

This stuff happens. I'm sure we were all dropped by our parents, and we turned out fine Smile

Last night I accidentally poked LO in the eye with a straw. I was trying to give him just a little drop of water from the end of it, and he got excited and flailed, right into the straw. I felt awful, but he didn't even cry, so I am sure he is fine.

Kristen050 · May 2013

I know how you feel. Last week I fell down the stairs and dropped my LO. It is just the worst feeling. You get them checked out, they are fine, mentally you know everything is ok and accidents happen. But I don't think the image or the guilt ever really goes away because you're a mom. So just cuddle him really tight and get those extra snuggles in. That's the only thing that made me feel better!

kb&mb · May 2013

N just started sitting up awesome yesterday and of course I was trying to take like 100 pictures while keeping one hand there to catch him. Well, one time, he fell straight back and his head banged on the floor (carpet, thankfully). I felt terrible.

We have all been there.

jg1011 · May 2013

So hard! Don't beat yourself up! Things happen. We aren't perfect, we will make mistakes along the way. We need to celebrate all the WONDERFUL things we do not focus on the other stuff.

That said.....hugs to you....I'd be sad and worried too! Glad he's okay!

kbl13 · May 2013

Thanks, everyone, for your kind words. You definitely made me feel better! It's reassuring to hear that I'm not the only one making mistakes here.

I spent most of the day snuggling and playing with LO and am happy to report that he seems perfectly fine Thank you, again!!

persephonerose · May 2013

kbl13:
Thanks, everyone, for your kind words. You definitely made me feel better! It's reassuring to hear that I'm not the only one making mistakes here.
I spent most of the day snuggling and playing with LO and am happy to report that he seems perfectly fine Thank you, again!!

So glad to know he is doing fine and you got in lots of snuggles.

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