Baby fell and i feel absolutely horrible.

My 3mo old fell from the bed (its pretty high in my opinion..) i fell asleep breastfeeding her and i seriously dont know how this even happened. Im a light sleeper, and i always make sure to be as centered as possible to avoid edges.. i dont even remember grabbing her and putting her on that specific side to nurse.. i woke up in complete shock like i dont know, it seemed like a nightmare. I heard a thud and looked down.. my partner rushed to check on us- he was absolutely devastated and upset that his babygirl had fell of course. After making sure she was ok he comforted me as well and let me know its ok just to be more cautious now. This is our 2nd child so i feel like i shouldve and couldve prevented it.. i feel like now that im a mom of 2 , i should know better .. i feel like sh*t. To top it off, he always checks on us and i do remember him telling me to move with the baby and i didnt listen now i regret it and im in complete guilt and disgust within myself:( i know shes ok and we cant do anything anymore but move forward but i feel like the more time passes the worse i feel about it.. i just feel like shes so little to have even fallen. Regardless of the age its awful though. thank for taking the time n hearing me out seriously
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Your little one is fine, sounds like you were tired, mama. It’s so easy to get trapped in the guilt and what ifs, but she’s ultimately okay, so just take some deep breaths and give her lots of snuggles and yourself lots of love and grace as you work through your feelings. Parenting is hard, especially as a breastfeeding parent.

I can't tell you how many times my kids have fallen off the bed. It feels awful every time, but your baby will be fine. I promise you.

You are exhausted Mama. She is ok. You have the support of your partner. You are doing so much and you're 3 months postpartum. I think my 2nd was about the same age when she fell off the bed. We've all had situations that we chophouse prevented. You need to forgive your amazing, hardworking, loving Mom-self. I'm glad your partner actively checks on you too.

Please me more kinder to yourself, you aren’t a bad mom and accidents do happen. You were sleep deprived and the fact you have another child and this is the first time this has happened shows what a good/attentive mom you are. I’ve been terrified of dropping my little one and in return everyone told me that their kids fell the exact same way. Sleep deprivation gets the best of us

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