I am the worst Mum in the world.

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My 4 week old just rolled off the sofa onto the floor :( I haven't stopped crying.

Will he have long term damage?

He deserves a better Mum.

I had 2yo dd in the pram the other day and forgot to strap her in, it was raining and I was rushing as it was pouring rain so she had my coat over her, it fell off, she leant forward to grab it as i hit a bump on the path and she flew out, I felt terrible but she was fine, luckily she threw her hands out so she was not badly hurt.

I felt and still feel bad but she was more upset that she got her trousers dirty!

You are most certainly not a bad mum because of this incident. It happens to us all and we all felt distraught. Keep an eye on him for the next few hours and overnight and if you have any concerns AT ALL, please seek medical advice straight away. You're doing fine. Take care of yourself too.

I left DD asleep on the sofa - went out to the kitchen - DH walked in on her to find a cushion had fallen on her face and she was fighting to get it off. That was scary - very - felt stupid - but we learn from these things x
She also chipped her tooth in the bath the other week when she slipped trying to reach a toy (15 months old).
I am quite often the worst mum in the world but I know I am not really and neither are you xx big hug

I accidentally let my 18 month old eat a dog poo.

I win.

I agree with others that you might find it helpful to tell the HV or midwife how you're feeling. They can offer lots of help and support when it's really hard work in the early days. I promise you it does get easier. x

Yeah you do gussie, sorry :o

DH's cousin was dropped head first onto a stone floor when being burped (story is told because of the blind panic his mum went into). He's now 21 and one of the most intelligent people I know.

I had this happen with dd1 when she was only a little older, felt sick and shit for hours. She was fine afterwards... dd2 11 years later rolled off my divan bed, you would think I would have learnt! It happens, please do not hate yourself.

Oh and OP stay on MN if it's a warts n all view of parenting you want. no "aww anuvva lovely day with my lil bubs" here :o

in fact, that's a really good point, SPB - it's hard. The wee precious things try to maim themselves at the most inopportune times.

I'm constantly amazed that mine still have most of their faculties despite my best parenting skills.

Luck's a great part of being a great mother, OP. Wee baby will be fine.

Next drama will be when you turn around and realise that crawling has started because he's nowhere to be seen...next thing you know, you've MOMENTARILY left 15 8 year old girls alone in a room with 166 temporary tattoos and come back in to find 15 nekkid Amy Winehouses with glitter butterfly tattoos on their fanjoes. I was out the room for about 50 seconds. It's a fun life.

You're not the worst mum in the world. So long as he's feeding, alert when awake, not vomiting and his pupils are responsive then I'd say he will be fine.

I dropped a phone square onto ds's face at about the same age and dd rolled off the bed. Dd is nearly 3 now and consistently maims herself in some way - grazed cornea, banged head and passing out, cutting toe and having place resemble abbatoir so much blood and the most recent - blood down below we think because she's been scratching herself. Ds is (touch wood) much more careful but even he is covered in bruises and grazes its just what they do.

How are you doing op? Hope you slept well

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Oh golly, OP, we've all been there and got the T shirt.

If it can help here is a list of what I've done to my babies:

DS: nicked his fingers while trimming fingernails aged 2 days- there was blood; walloped his head on a doorway as I carried him through on his way to be bathed (about 3 weeks old); lost grip of him in bath when soapy (about same time); shut his fingers in countless doorways as he had a tendency to stick them in the door just as one was closing it. I could go on... He's fine and dandy and is aged 20 and at university now, so none of that held him back

DD1: Nicked her fingers as well when cutting nails for first time; inadvertently let DS bounce on her stomach for a minute or two (aged 4 months); accidentally allowed her to roll around in my long hair when she woke up one morning- I had just developed a wheat intolerance and when I eventually heard her cries, I sat bolt upright only to feel a sharp tug on my hair and noticed a baby dangling from it- she'd managed to wrap a strand hair all the way around her neck when rolling over and over (you honestly couldn't make this up) and I nearly fucking strangled her. She had a mark on her neck for over a week during which time I avoided the HV. Now 18, beautiful and clever if very crabby at times.

DD2: Nicked one finger when trimming fingernails (are you sensing the pattern?); managed to allow DD1 to tip her out of her pram (aged 5 weeks). There was more over the years now mercifully erased from my memory. Now 16, and perfect.

DD3: DID NOT TOUCH the fingernails! Have not done anything notable to harm her. apart from the standard screwing her up emotionally of course. Now 4. Do not wish to jinx anything.

I think I might be improving.