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I feel so awful, i accidentally hurt DD

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MaidMarion99 · 29/11/2021 19:14

DD was jumping around on my bed and on me, we always watch an episode of peppa pig in my room before bed..
She jumped and was about to go flying in a back flip motion onto the floor, head first.. I instantly bring my left arm and hand up to catch her/block her fall, unfortunately I grab her face and accidentally scratch it :-( I have long nails and she has 3 scratch marks on her face. I feel so utterly terrible.
I feel like i need to report it to someone as I'm terrified of being accused of hurting her.
For context, I'm currently in court proceedings with her violent father, he used to take pictures of accidental injuries she sustained in my care when we were together and said he was building a catalogue of evidence to prove I was neglectful.. I remember calling the local authority to ask if i was doing anything wrong as she kept falling over and getting bruises..
I feel so sad I scratched her and that she's hurt but immediately she's said mummy scratched me by accident when I fell..how can I stop feeling like this? Do I tell anyone? I'll tell her nursery in the morning. We've got current local authority involvement, shall I tell her social worker too?

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benelephant · 29/11/2021 19:17

Well tonight was an accident, similar to how I've scratched my daughter accidentally with my engagement ring. The part about keeping a log of her accidental injuries is a little worrying though. How many accidentally injuries does she have if he's keeping a log? Also why is a SW involved?

Mermaidsh1t · 29/11/2021 19:18

Sorry you're feeling so bad about this. Accidents happen and this is one of those so don't be hard on yourself. Tell nursery and also your social worker - it's always better to be proactive in reporting than having to explain yourself afterwards.

MaidMarion99 · 29/11/2021 19:22

This was last year when I was with him, DD fell over and hurt her hand, he took photos, then she slipped at home and fell on her face and had a bruise, it was 2 injuries in my care at that time..
We have local authority involvement and my daughter has an assigned social worker as there's been multiple referrals pertaining to her behaviour and the she's being emotionally harmed by contact with her father.

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