Mum guilt

Just need a safe place to get this off my chest. My 5 month old has been really unwell lately and in and out of the hospital with breathing difficulties. It causes her to cough a lot and vomit. I'm a very light sleeper so I always hear every noise she makes but last night I actually went in to a deep sleep for a couple of hours and when I woke up I discovered she vomited in her sleep. I feel so bad as something so bad could have happened if she choked on it and I didn't hear 😭

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🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂 it's so hard when they're unwell, you must be exhausted. Big hugs to you, I hope your little one gets well soon!

No judgement here lovely, you must’ve been exhausted Babies have a reflex to turn their heads if they’re sick on their back so that they don’t choke on it 🩷 xx

No judgement at all, you must have been shattered and you need sleep! Just to say though, it's rare for babies to choke on vomit, they naturally turn their heads to the side x

It proves that you/your body is absolutely exhausted. I know we put our babies first, BUT you need to take care of yourself. Is dad around, or family? As others have said, babies tend to move their head to the side like a natural reflex when sick, so try not to worry or feel guilty. You need sleep x

You are doing your very best, Mum, and after all, God knows we are only humans. You must have been overtired and that's okay. God, who gave them to us, helps us take care of them because He knows we are limited and we can only do that much sometimes. I'm sure you are an incredible mum and you are doing your very best 💞🫂

No judgement girl, it’s a part of motherhood. I truly believe most mothers have woken up and realised their kid has been sick through the night. It’s not easy to hear that, especially when you’re exhausted. If it doesn’t wake them up then how are you supposed to know?

Focusing in on the ‘what could’ve happened’ instead of ‘what actually happened’ is unhelpful in any situation. It’s pure torture. Clearly you’re doing your best. Focus on the ‘truths’ of the situation as opposed to the ‘what ifs?’ Now please chill and quit being so hard on yourself. Xx

Thank you so much for all the love and care everyone, my little lady has been back in hospital the last couple of days and we have finally after 2 months of me saying something isn't right this shouldn't still be happening, we found a doctor that listened to us instead of just looking at the numbers on the screen (somehow stats were always perfect) to do xrays to find my poor girl has been suffering with a really severe case of protracted bacterial bronchitis all this time. They are unable to tell us if permanent damage has been caused at this stage but at least she's now receiving treatment.

Oh my goodness I’m so sorry this has happened! I’m sure everything will be fine! Thinking of you xxx

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