I accidently dropped my newborn as I was walking down the stairs!

[emlouba]

Hello

I'm really worried as I dropped my newborn baby 5 weeks old as I was walking down stairs I had about 3/4 steps to go and he landed on our wooden floor! He cried his eyes out but I checked for any bumps or bruises but he has calmed down now and seems fine but should I get him checked?

I feel sick and so awful about it!! He's due for a nap so very tired but almost don't want him to sleep as just so worried I've hurt him 😭

Thanks
Emma

You are not the first person, and you will not be the last person who drops their baby. Make sure they are ok, make sure you are ok and chalk it up to experience. Don’t beat yourself up about it, its hard enough being a parent without setting yourself a target of perfection.

Or read the thread.

I made the same mistake yesterday and still it rumbles on.

What a horrible shock for you and baby. It can happen to anyone so don’t blame yourself. This happened to my Mum carrying my sister as a newborn. They watched her all night (they are doctors and so didn’t need to take her to casualty). I am sure you have taken your baby to hospital by now, and they can check everything is ok to reassure you. Hope you are both ok. By the way, my sister was completely fine and is highly intelligent so no ill effects for her following the accident! X

Don't feel too bad about it, these things happen.
My mum likes to tell the story of how aged 18 months or so, she had me riding a donkey, (we lived on a farm) she took me to see my gran, apparently the minute I got onto the hard surface I let go and fell off.
I had a large lump on my head and went limp, she took me to hospital.
But now when she tells the story, it's my fault, I let go. Sorry mum in my defence I didn't know any better.
I was OK, even though I was sick, when I got to the hospital, kept in over night, due to head injury and vomiting. Again how mum tells it, I did that on purpose too.
Hopefully your child will be OK too.

He's probably fine, but take him to hospital.

He'll be fine but needs to be checked.

It happens 😞 try not to feel guilty! Hope everything went okay at the hospital!!

Thank you again everyone ♥️♥️ he's fine 🥰 I'm glad I went to hospital and got him checked xx I really appreciate you all xx

Hi OP, glad everything's fine, babies are amazingly resilient!

This may have been said upthread, but when I brought mine home from NICU the nurses said to always hold them with a finger and thumb circling their wrist or ankle, as I walked up or down stairs, or anywhere really. They said babies are so wriggly and can almost fling themselves out of your arms, so always have that plan B in place.

I'm not sure it actually saved us from any potential disasters, but it always made me feel a lot more safe and in control. Maybe worth trying?

@NeverFullyDressedWithoutAScarf it's a group to ask questions to people who might know more than myself, I was asking for advice! It's not sharing personal things, I haven't disclosed my private information- I was simply asking for advice from people who may of done something similar to me, people on here have been so so helpful and made me feel so much better.

@emlouba I wouldn't take any notice of what neverfully is saying. Of course your child will never see this. And you're right it's not disclosing anything at all private

I'm sure even in the stone age mums talked about 'bam - bam, falling out of the cave'

Argh - I'm so sorry - that post was meant for another thread!! I'm so sorry!! I just had this one open by accident!! I am very sympathetic - this post is for a completely different conversation (I couldn't work out what had happened to it and thought I had forgotten to press post!)

I hope that makes sense and so sorry for any confusion xx

I have reported my mis-posted post to get it removed. So sorry again xx

@NeverFullyDressedWithoutAScarf don't be silly it's fine! Xx