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Did I accidentally shake baby?

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Ftmworrier22 · 24/06/2022 03:01

so today I was upset at hubby while ds 6 months old was on my left shoulder. There was laundry basket on the floor and I started angrily throwing clothes around, and as I was bending down I almost dropped baby but fixed him and angrily threw clothes with my right arm, am I being overly concerned or could I have shaken him?

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Ftmworrier22 · 24/06/2022 03:02

Btw this happened 3 hours ago he was happily playing then went to sleep

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HoppingPavlova · 24/06/2022 04:00

No. That’s not shaking a baby. Nor is going over rough ground in a pram which someone once asked me thinking their perfectly healthy baby may have sustained some sort of damage. True.

Dove88 · 24/06/2022 07:00

My DD is four months now and the amount of times I’ve panicked about this after making a slightly tougher than usual movement is ridiculous! It’s so scary but I really don’t think it’s something that can be done accidentally. Shaking the baby is a forceful, intended movement.
Just to clarify, I’m not rough with my baby but she’s always had a strong neck and likes to try and fling herself from my arms

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Ftmworrier22 · 24/06/2022 08:33

I know it’s just because I was throwing angry with my right arm and was holding him on left. Made me feel like I shook him with the movement.

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Ftmworrier22 · 24/06/2022 08:35

that makes sense sometimes when on rough roads his head shakes load and it freaks me out so much

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Harrystylestutu · 24/06/2022 12:37

Probably safer to put the baby down in that situation op

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