Hi all. DS is 10 months old and pulling to stand, cruising etc. He hurt himself today (not badly, he's okay) and I feel like it was totally my own fault ðŸ˜
So after doing some ironing I put the iron away and then folded up the ironing board and stood it up behind the living room door, which is almost always left open (we live in a flat that has quite limited storage). A little while later the doorbell went, so I left DS in the living room for no more than 20 seconds to see who it was. To be honest I completely forgot the ironing board was behind the door and I assumed DS would be fine as the rest of the room was baby proofed. Lo and behold I hear a bang and then an almighty cry 😠DS had crawled over to the ironing board and pulled the bloody thing down on himself 😠it hit him on his head/face and gave him a little red mark on his, forehead and a bloody nose 😠he screamed the house down for about 5 minutes but then happily went back to playing.
I did panic and call 111 in tears and they were very reassuring, just said to keep an eye on him for any vomiting, lethargy etc. DS has been his totally normal self, chatting and playing, eating etc. He's gone to bed normal time and is sleeping soundly (though I keep checking on him!). I'm now sure he's fine but I feel so horrifically guilty. I've been crying on and off since it happened, more than DS did WHEN it happened! I feel like it's totally my fault, DS could have been seriously injured and it would have been my fault. DH keeps telling me not to dwell, to just thank my lucky stars DS is fine and move on from it. But I feel like the world's worst mother.