Baby fell off the couch while husband was "watching" him

[Lorddenning1]

So earlier today I was in the kitchen, DH in the living room with our 6 month old baby on the couch while he was changing his nappy, he is too busy watching the football and the next thing I shouted him just as the baby was falling off the couch, unfortunately he hit the hard floor and started to cry. Luckily he is ok now and iv been keeping my eye on him ever since so signs of anything serious but I'm so angry at him. I have told him again and again you can't take your eyes off him now that he is rolling, like a nagging wife but for very good reason and now it's happened as he never listens to me.
This is my 3rd baby so I would say I'm an experienced parent whereas this is his first baby, so he has taken a bit of guidance from me and I thought he was doing ok until today.
The problem is I'm meant to be going to Barcelona on Wednesday for a couple of days for a hen do and he is in charge of the 3 children and now after today my gut reaction is to not go as he cannot be trusted, what would you do?

Im sure you have never made a mistake...

It doesnt matter if it is the football, the news, checking a text message. No one can watch a baby every single second. Accidents happen

The most scary accidents that my children had were during my watch. I felt sick. But I didn't refuse to leave myself to look after them without my DH.

If your children never have an accident that you could blame yourself for, you'll be the unicorn of mothers.
Your husband is human, that's all. He won't let baby roll if the sofa again.

Although, now I really think about it we have both over reacted about these mistakes over the years. I shouted Ahhhh. Once when one of the dts dropped a plant pot on my bare foot.
My shout made the offending twin cry and dp berated me for over reacting and was seriously concerned that I had traumatised him.
I've done it too, even if you have over reacted I think it's quite normal.

DD once barrel rolled down the stairs as a baby. She fell off the couch a few times. I once accidentally dropped her off the side of the bed because I thought I was in the middle of the bed when I was actually on the edge.

These things happen. DD was my first baby and DH's second, I would have been really angry and upset if he'd gone on about being "more experienced" and implied I wasn't good enough to look after my own child.

He's volunteered to look after 2 of your children in addition to his own for a weekend, I wouldn't be picking holes.

I have since updated, numerous times.

This brings back so clearly when ds rolled off the bed when I was watching Cathy Freeman annihilate the opposition in the 400m Sydney Olympics. 20 years ago... still a horror as clear as a bell. I was so distressed... my thread about it is probably still on here somewhere. Glad you've all calmed down. Hope your dh is OK.