I've dropped my baby onto the hardfloor face first.

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I am traumatized. She's acting normal & only cried once but I am taking her to the hospital now to have her checked. I feel so stupid I can't stop crying, she fell of the sofa quite a far distance. I'm such a bad mum

My DD must have been seven or eight months old when one morning she rolled out of our bed, which is pretty high (thick mattress) onto the floor. Cue much crying, cuddles, booby and end of crying, but as she fell face first - I think - I took her to AE. They were very polite and didn't ask if she was my first, but I could read PFB in their faces. Asked me if she lost consciousness, no, gave her a cursory check and told me to watch for signs of abnormal sleepiness or something, I can't quite remember anymore. Then they sent us on our merry way.

They're used to it, I bet that they prefer to see a healthy baby with a slightly bonkers mum who cares that much than the alternative (plus it is quiet in the mornings so I wasn't really taking the place of someone who really needed help; that's me trying not to feel too silly about it).

In fact my third born rolled off the king sized bed onto a wooden floor underneath the bed and then spent some time loifting her head up and smacking it on the underside of the wooden bed slats whilst I was on the toilet. She didn't cry at all, I only wondered what the thumps were

Wow never knew this has happened to so many parents. Doesn't change the guilt you feel though, my poor baby. She's watching cartoons still, bless her. It's gonna be a 45 minute wait, they said I can let her sleep in that time

If you could search out every thread on MN started by a panicked "first time baby dropper" and read all the confessions of other mothers, you'd see just how widespread it is!

Babies are a bit more robust than we give them credit for (which isn't to say we shoud be dropping them at every given opportunity, obviously!)

I don't know a mum and baby this hasn't happened to. Both mine have fallen off stuff I shouldn't have left them on! Babies are really bouncy. Am sure she'll be fine. It's good you've taken her in as you sound really worried so hopefully the staff can put your mind at rest. This really doesn't make you a bad mum, stop being so hard on yourself!

I am also here for handholding and . Believe me, we've all had these things happen. I once unclipped my daughter''s highchair harness and then forgot that I had and took the table off to wash. She fell out and landed on the floor with a sickening 'thomp' and I was besides myself. My ds didn't escape without any of these incidents either. He once fell of the sofa, and another time I fell over a pot hole when taking him in a baby sling and managed to fall sideways but still grazed his little face . Each time they were fine apart from the grazed face bit, but that was minor.e
But you know what? Each time these things happened and I was distraught, I had a whole army of other parents telling me of their unfortunate accidents. It turns out it happens to us all. And if you were a bad parent, you wouldn't be so upset about it .

Oh, you poor thing.

My older sister tipped me off a kitchen bench at about that age, onto hard kitchen Lino, head-first. Apparently I rolled a few feet under a table and went silent. My poor mum said she'd never driven so fast, before or since.

I have two university degrees and am fairly normal. Please don't panic.

I like to think I'm reasonably normal and healthy and have lasted into my 50s, so far.

In the olden days, your medical record was kept in a little cardboard holder & I remember once being handed mine by the receptionist to give to the GP. Of course I looked. The very first entry stated "dropped head first onto concrete floor". I was 11 months old. Of course I can't remember it, but did ask my DM. She blushed and said she remembered it well. Panicked, and initially hid me under a hedge as she thought I was going to die!
I'm sure your DD will be fine, and hope one day you can tell her the story, rather than let her find out by accident!

Holding your hand. All of mine have done this & lived to tell the tale. Ds2 fell/slithered out of the pram once (not strapped in) and not only did I not notice, I ran him over with the pram. He had a tyre mark across his bum when I picked him up. Hope they see you soon.

Feel like an idiot. Should have made sure she couldn't fall. When I was crying she was looking at me like '', poor darling. She's currently fallen asleep on the boob. Acting completely normal. I'm sorry to hear this has happened to other babies, I'm sure you all can relate to how I felt at the time. Completely panicked

Please don't be so hard on yourself, you are not a bad mum. Accidents happen. If you were a bad mum, you wouldn't be so upset about it! Mine has rolled off the bed too...along with plenty of other babies over the course of time. I cried. He's fine.

You are all so lovely, thank you for helping me to feel better. I feel a bit calmer now, but still feeling very guilty and silly

Just take a deep breath and try to calm down - when my baby was in hospital the nurse gave me some very frank advice, which I will pass on to you now. Babies are tough, resilient little things. Your baby will be fine. But you are more likely to upset them by hysterically crying and carry on than they were by being hurt or unwell in the first place. Take 30 seconds to panic if you need to, then put it in a box and press on - you can always beat yourself up later if you still want to!

Of course you aren't a bad mother - everything is going to be fine!

My mum did this, dropped me on the hard kitchen floor but her reaction was to pace up and down the road crying until the neighbour found her. I was fine... Well I don't think I turned out any differently

Fenella that made me well up. I feel like such an emotional wreck, she's sleeping in her buggy now ,bless her. Was going to take her swimming tomorrow as I thought she would love it, terrified now. I have hit her head on the side of the door actually thinking of it, she was completely fine. Felt like a bad mum then and still do now, was just thinking yesterday I am doing so well with her as I am so young and a single mother but this has completely changed my thoughts

Do NOT tell them you dropped her on the floor. That would raise needless concerns as she fell on the floor accidentally. Just tell them what happened. They will see you are distraught and you are doing the right thing getting her checked. Mine fell off the bed at about ten months. My poor husband was utterly beside himself. Your baby is fine and its good you are getting him/her checked but don't pile on unnecessary guilt on to yourself.

I'm sure you're baby is fine, I'm surprised you've got to 6 months without her rolling off something/dropping her! You should see how much they fall over when they're learning to walk and climb, its bloody nerve wracking.

Your not a bad mum.

You will probably feel guilty and awful for quite a while. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do to make you feel better, but you will eventually I promise. Your baby absolutely won't remember this, and won't hold it against you.

Hopefully knowing that almost every mother on this board has done the same will help.

I'm a grandmother, with 4 dc of my own, but I still managed to let 5mth old dgd fall off the dining table. I've never panicked so much in my life, called an ambulance and everything. By the time we got to A&E she was smiling and laughing like nothing had happened. Her dm and me, on the other hand were both crying. They discharged her pretty much as soon as they saw her, but I still feel guilty 2 years on.

For the record, she's fine, with a good line in tantrums at the moment.Hope you feel better soon, as your dd seems to be already

My tears have started again, I just feel so bad

When DS was 6 months old, I left him on my bed. He rolled off and hit his head on the radiator on the way down. Rushed to hospital in nighty and Crocs! Doctor was lovely, examined DS, had a gentle chat about head injuries and sent us on our way with the words "no decent doctor will ever judge a parent concern about their child's health".

I took this as a bit of a wake up call and did a paediatric first aid course.

Good luck OP and baby.

Flip hahah yes I am the sling-trip cautionary tale 😆. I've also whacked my daughter's head on several door frames carrying her around in my arms! Same child. Her poor head. She seems ok though - no lasting damage 🙈😂

The poster with the child whacking their head on the bed frame underneath after rolling off had me laughing out loud.

OP I just felt really guilty and a bit stupid. I don't know if I was as panicked but it's not an unreasonable reaction. Glad you're feeling better.

I accidentally kicked my toddler down the stairs. She was going down in front of me and my feet came out from under me and we both tumbled down. She had a huge carpet burn on her face and I cried and cried I was so shaky. Thankfully she can't remember it now though!

In her sleep she just woke up and cackled, haha wonder what she was dreaming about. I'm terrified they will get ss involved as it's something that's happened to a baby

I don't know of a single baby who hasn't fallen off a sofa/bed/changing table. I've come to think of it as a right of passage!
I don't mean to minimise how you're feeling but you really really don't need to feel guilty or like you're a bad parent.
Have you got someone you could call to come sit with you and take your mind off it a bit?