I get cross with dd when she falls, feel awful

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She's four and falls most days. She's such a hardy little thing because of this she'll usually just get up and dust herself down.

I'm pregnant, hormonal etc and I get cross because it happens so often. Usually in muddy puddles or just as we're rushing somewhere ripping and ruining outfits etc.

Sometimes it's pure accident other times running silly or not looking.

I look like a heartless mum because I get irritated. She had another fall on way to school yesterday, grazed her chin. I did pick her up, was concerned but also got cross because had to take her home and another mum had to walj my other child to school.

She said sorry. Then I felt such a bitch because it was an accident . How can I be more patient about this?

Oops wrong section, was supposed to be in parenting sorry

Is it a bit of anxiety... I get cross when I'm anxious? Just make a conscious effort to be calm, check she's ok say never mind allis fine and carry on.

I totally get this, my dd is the same (4 too)and with all your hormones raging it can be really hard not to lose it, my dd seems to do it whenever I'm going somewhere and I'm needing her to stay clean. Iv resorted to taking a change of clean clothes when I go out with her that way I don't have to go home ect ect and change her in the toilets of where ever we go, I tend to get less annoyed that way and manage to stay calm (although it does still bug me)