Bumped baby head

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I was walking through the door and there was something behind the door which I completely forgot about so it bounced back towards me and I was holding my 3 week old baby and hit his head 😢 it wasn't too hard and he didn't cry but I feel horrendous about it I can't stop crying. He seems OK in himself and is feeding as normal. We have been to the doctors and had him checked and he says he is fine and he checked with a paediatrician at the hospital who didn't want to see us but said to look out for red flags. I feel like the worse mum in the world and I'm absolutely gutted about it, my boyfriend seems to have the arse with me about it too and said I need to be more careful, but I generally forgot that something was behind the door and I walk through that door so many times during day and night to feed him and it just normally opens wide so I was just doing what I normally do. 😢😢😢

I dinged my firstborn on the doorframe walking through, the guilt is awful! You know no damage has been done, you're clearly a great mum because it's affected you so much, don't think about it now because I can assure you you're baby has forgotten already

We’ve all done it! (And much worse)! It happens, don’t feel bad.

You did the right thing getting them checked and your dr went above by checking with another dr too.

Aw I know it's hard but try not to dwell on it, you've beaten yourself up enough. Baby is not hurt and you didn't do it on purpose it was an accident. You're a great mum, these things happen sometimes. Your partner wasnt being very helpful tbh..... telling you to be more careful and getting p1ssy with you.
Last week I asked my husband to watch my 18 month old for a second while I went to the bathroom (he had been cooking dinner). Toddler is going through a climbing phase so I specifically said "be careful she keeps trying to climb on the window" but 10 seconds after I left the room I heard a bang and sure enough she had fallen. (She wasn't injured thankfully) but I could see my husband felt so bad about it there is no way I would have said anything to make him feel worse. It can happen in a split second.

There isn't a parent who hasn't accidentally dinged their kid's head off a door frame, or getting them into the car seat. Babies are surprisingly tough. Don't beat yourself up.

I bopped my 6 week old baby's bead on an extractor fan in my friends kitchen. I still feel bad and he's 5 now! We've all done it, don't be too hard on yourself.

The first time DD1 pulled up and cruised she fell down the stairs because we didn’t have stairgates. She didn’t crawl so there was no warning.

A month or so before her second birthday she took a flying leap off her cot top changer onto a wooden floor and broke her nose. I had to explain to the consultant that we still used the changer because we didn’t have time to chase her around every morning before work.

Honestly, she’s fine. You learn to be more careful each time. DD2 seems to be unharmed so far….

It happens to everyone.

I bent down with DS in a sling and bumped the back of his head against the corner of a table. He went into a massive crying fit and was left with a very slight bruise which was gone by next morning,

Oh op I feel for you! It’s a new parent dote of passage I’m afraid! It’s only a matter of time before it happens.

Your lovely baby is absolutely fine! Remember we used to live in caves and survived for millennia!

You are doing a great job. I promise, even if you remember this in 5 years, it will be with a smile!

*rite of passage 🙄

My DD pushed off against her car seat just as I was lifting her out and bashed her head on the doorframe. She's also had a narrow miss with the corner of a bedside table that could have been really nasty. They survive! It's usually the parent that suffers more in these situations.

Oh, and I fell over while carrying her the other day - literally threw her onto the sofa as I fell! Could have been a lot worse.