😭 Husband fell asleep and dropped baby

Look up safe cosleeping for times when you are tired and need to resettle your baby 😊 these things happen but you can eliminate risks by being in a safe position incase you do fall asleep 😊 the cuddle curl is the safest position for a parent and baby. Just make sure your partner isn't under the influence of any drugs or alcohol and neither of you are smokers.

Try not to distrust your husband looking after her , because accidents happen if its only happened once? ... he should be more aware after that incident that it won't happen again hopefully , try looking up safe co sleeping

Oh god that sounds awful! I’m so sorry that happened. I don’t know what I would do if that happened! I’m glad your little girl is ok though! I’m sure your husband feels terrible though. And although he absolutely should not have fell to sleep with your daughter in his arms sometimes it’s easier said than done. I remember when my son was a newborn doing night feeds and I’d myself nodding off. But don’t let this worry you about your husband looking after your daughter by himself. He didn’t mean to do it, and if anything I’m sure he’s going to be super cautious now.

It could easily have happened to you instead so don’t get upset with him. Just think about how you can both avoid it happpening again in future eg safe cosleeping

it happens so easily when you’re sleep deprived.. he is probably beating himself up and feels guilty. have a convo about how to avoid this next time and have a safe set up in bed incase you do fall asleep x

I'm sorry for this situation..hope baby is ok. It happens to me with my first baby and still feel bad about it. I think this is an opportunity to talk about safety methods and rules-rutines for everyone. If this would happen to you...how would you like to be treated? Try to fix this situation since the responsible love so u can move forward together for the good of ur baby.

My ex partner did this with my first born, I was knackered and so was he but I'd been all the night before with baby and all day so he took over for a couple of hours and I fell asleep on the sofa and he was playing his game with baby on his chest whilst he was sitting in the chair, I woke up to a thud looked at my partner he's fast asleep in the chair and no sign of baby, it was dark and had to get up to turn the light on, she was on the floor in-between her legs, she must have slid down gradually whilst he was asleep, another time I was getting the stuff to change her bum my ex had hold of baby as I turned round to drop the sudocrem on the floor I heard an alrighty scream, I had dropped the sudocrem on her head because I hadn't realised my ex had put the baby on her change mat. I vommited right there out of fear 🤢 accidents happen but after the sleeping one that's when we realised that taking sleeping shifts would help us both out and to always put baby in her Crib once she was asleep just incase

I’ve walked in on my husband falling asleep whilst holding my LO countless times and I hit the roof. I’ve told him countless times if he knows he’s tired then to put her down. I don’t trust anybody except myself looking after her now because I know if I hadn’t of walked in on time God knows what could of happened x

My baby fell off her changing table once, under my supervision. My husband was next room and came running when he heard me scream. He never judged me, because I judged my self enough that day, I went in a panic attack mode and couldn’t breathe anymore. Baby was absolutely fine, but crying so he consoled her, got me to breathe again, and I honestly don’t think I would have made it if he said anything “wrong” at that time. He kept saying she is fine you are fine and that’s all I needed. Accident happens, to the best of us… If your husband blames himself, that’s enough guilt I promise you …

Oh dear, I can understand why you’re upset but it’s a one off and you can almost guarantee he won’t do it again. My baby was 3 months old and she fell from the changing table under my supervision. I felt terrible and took her to hospital to be checked over, where she then caught norovirus and then we were all sick!! I’ve never made the same mistake again.

I totally understand your upset. However its so common. Honestly this could have easily been you. I fell asleep holding her, and my partner fell asleep whilst feeding her and she started coughing. Accidents happen. I suspect your husband feels awful and will never do it again. The newborn phase is horrendous. You are both sleep deprived, hormones are all over the place, you're dealing with this incredibly stressful/new experience. Cut yourself and him a whole load of slack and make sure you support each other. In a few months you will barely remember this!

I was on a conference call when my husband fell asleep and our son fell off the bed. It happens. Fast forward two years, kid's doing well and daddy is the primary parent while I'm chopped liver 😅

@Lara 🙌🏻 wrong. This dad wasn't cosleeping. He fell asleep unexpectedly while not in a safe area. Don't lump the two together. Cosleeping is safe and natural and can be done correctly. The key here is education

@Lara 🙌🏻 ok go to literally every other country in the world and tell women they are doing it wrong. It's dangerous if a baby is in a big soft fluffy bed with pillows obviously. You make the surface safe for the whole family to sleep on. I will not have any further conversations about this. If you are so ethnocentric that you can't see how other families other than white families with large houses and separate rooms raise their children then I have no time for you.

@Lara 🙌🏻 you’ve never slept with your baby? you’ve never accidentally fallen asleep while laying with your baby on the couch? 😂 cosleeping happens, wether it’s something you regularly do or not. my daughter slept with me the first 2 months of her life. it can be dangerous, but it has also been proven to help babies sleep better, helps your baby create a safe bond with you, the lowest SIDS rates in the world are in countries where cosleeping is traditional, cosleeping helps development and growth overall, I could go on, but i’d imagine with all of your degrees you should know these things… this mom is obviously torn about an ACCIDENT that happened, and doesn’t need to hear the fact that it happened because she cosleeps… which she never stated that she does. @Crystal, good job momma❤️

@Lara 🙌🏻 I also have a degree in Midwifery and co sleeping is not dangerous unless you refuse to follow the guidance. You should be well aware of the benefits, such as helping baby regulate. Not sure where you’re practising ! 🤦🏽‍♀️

@Brianna Brand I’ve never once slept with my baby… literally not once. But that’s because I was absolutely paranoid and it was my choice. Plus she’s rolled over from about 3m old so she probably would have ended up on the floor 10 times. But I don’t criticise others that choose to co-sleep - IF done safely. I do see some very unsafe practices and set ups though!!!

Is she ok?!!!