Mum guilt is real - Baby bumped head

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My 5 1/2 month old is getting very good at sitting up but a little while ago he fell back and hit his head on the corner of his little toy box before I could catch him. He now has a little cut and bump on the back of his head which I feel awful about. This is the first time he has bumped his head, he cried a bit when it happened and then settled pretty quickly and he seems absolutely fine but I just wanted to say… My god, Mum guilt is so real! How am I going to deal with him falling all over the place when he starts crawling / walking! 🙈🙈

Ohhhh. It is very real!
So, coming from a mum of 3 I promise you soon enough the guilt will go. You will start to do 3 things.
1, check injury
2, if all ok eye roll
3, wonder how long little one will milk it for!

A few months ago DD came home from school with a plaster on. As I didn't have a bump note I assumed it was a papercut! So didn't check injury!
Bring on number 2 and 3. I even said to her 'How long will we hear about this for'
She looked at me square in the eye and said 'you're going to be sorry'
She took off plaster and she had gauged layers of skin out...i actually thought she might need stitches!
Still no mum guilt!

You little one will be fine. As with all head injuries keep an eye on any problems, but honestly don't feel guilty, all kids fall and bump their heads. Go get a cuppa and a chocolate bar

@Idroppedthescrewinthetuna Ah thank you for your reply, this made me chuckle and just what I needed to read tonight Looking forward to getting to your stage where the Mum guilt disappears! I also took your advice with the tea and chocolate!

Don't get me wrong, mum guilt pops up in other areas!
Last week my DDs had covid, eldest still does. But my 5 year old wanted some sweets. I gave her some to cheer her up and she said 'this is the best day ever'
Mum guilt popped right in. Do my children feel so deprived that when they have sweets it makes it the best day ever?? Do my kids feel they are hard done by?
In the end I had to tell myself my kids are lucky, they have everything they need, want and love. They just appreciate what they have. My mum guilt turned into pride that even though they have a nice life, they still appreciate the small things like a pack of Haribo.