Toddler Booster Seat Accident

[Kate161203]

My 2yr old daughter Emily was happily making christmas cards with me at the kitchen table today and my back was turned for about 30 seconds as I was washing my hands at the sink.

While my back was turned, she managed to push her legs against the table and push the booster seat (which is strapped onto a wooden kitchen chair) backwards. IT THEN TIPPED BACKWARDS WITH HER STRAPPED IN ONTO THE KITCHEN FLOOR. A complete nightmare!

She was screaming blue murder and she had a big egg bump on the back of her head.
My husband and I rushed to A&E where she was assessed and so far thankfully as is well. Apart from "poorly head mummy", Calpol, and lots of attention!

I was horrified that this happened although I COMPLETELY BLAME MYSELF FOR NOT WATCHING HER.
I am now really concerned about using the booster seat.

What a horrible day and we will be watching her closely - but Im sure it could of been alot worse!!

What do I do with the seat?
Is this a common accident?

I don't bother with booster seats DD3 is 23mts. She is always climbing onto seats and standing on them anyway. I am probably a bad mummy though and someone will be along to tell me why she should always be strapped down!

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I have seen DD doing that kind of thing a few times. I generally try to position her away from the table legs to prevent this. Although I am not perfect and let her stand on a chair next to me while I am cooking. She turned the gas on today while I was getting something out of the fridge.

Ta.

Sorry this has happened - hope your dd is alright.

Identical thing happened here I'm afraid and ds cut the back of his head which bled horribly.

Don't be too hard on yourself though; ds is now 4 (happened ages ago) and still pushes back on his chair even though we don't use the booster seat now. I should run a tape on a loop in the background saying not to do it.

I think it's one of the horrible bumps and knocks they all insist on doing to themselves, despite our best efforts. There will probably be other things too for a little while as she becomes independant, just try to catch her as she learns the parameters of her environment. It's so horrible when they hurt themselves though.

Thank Goodness Im not the only one this has
happened too.

I feel like such a crap mum. My husband sat her down afterwards and told her that the reason why we tell her not to try and push the chair backwards is because this sort of thing might happen. She seamed to understand that - but Im sure she'll try to do it again - hopefully she will have learnt. Im thinking about alwys keeping the back of the chair against the wall. But then, if the hasn't learnt now, how will she ever learn!

What a nightmare!

This is where it starts to get tricky - you're in the catch22 world of parenting where you have to let them learn, but then they hurt themselves trying.

Ps you are not a crap mum! But I do know it makes you feel like one because you never want anything to hurt them, and they look at you in astonishment when something does.

I agree. Im just more relieved than anything that she's ok. Im going to sit her down tomorrow morning and talk her through what happened and then put her back into the high chair.
I'll just have to see how it goes.

By the ways, tanks to everyone for their comments. It has really helped!