[Ellejai]

Yesterday I was carrying my 6.5 mo when I slipped on the floor and fell forward. I twisted and tried to protect her but she still bumped the back of her head on the timber floor. It wasn't super hard but hard enough for her to cry pretty bad for a few minutes. I took most of the fall and am feeling very sore bur mostly I just feel guilty. I've had a bad night's sleep because I keep dreaming about it. I don't feel confident in carrying her now.

[tenar]

Oh you poor thing, it's awful when you hurt them. I am sure she's fine and I can totally understand you being very stressed about it.

[RachealJane]

I accidentally dropped my DD when she was 7 months and she broke her leg. She had to be in a cast for 5 weeks. I felt like THE WORST Mum ever and every time i saw that cast it was a reminder.

Dont beat yourself up about it, it has happened to a lot of us.

[mm1981]

I fell on top on my boy when he was just over one year and broke his leg.

He had only just started walking a few days prior, so he was back to crawling while he had his little cast on. Although he had started walking on it again by. The endof the three weeks it was on.

[meggs1]

I fell in the bathroom with my 5 mo and I banged my head pretty badly. Too out of it to be sure how he fell, but luckily he cried straight away then settled, which the doc said was a good sign.

[bakesgirls]

I fell down a flight of stairs when DD2 was 5 months old. She hit her head, but not badly, just cried for a few minutes. I however broke my ankle saving her.

It happens more often than you think. You will be fine with her. Don't feel guilty.

[Guest_holy_j_*]

Another one who has dropped 2 of her kids on their heads by accident. Also slammed middle child's fingers in the door by accident, and she lost her fingernail. Makes you feel like crap, but you are 1000 times more dilligent after that. Don't be too hard on yourself, it happens all the time.

[Ellejai]

Thanks everyone. I am very sore today but DD seems fine.

[Covert]

When my DS first learnt how to stand (8 months old) he had so many incidents of falling and landing on the tiles with his head. The sound of his head cracking against them was awful but his crying was even worse.

I took him to our beloved GP who assured me and said that babies are built to be pretty tough and flexible and that to do any major damaged at this age the impact would need to be equivalent to them falling down a flight of stairs.

[*mylittleprince*]

Don't beat yourself up. When DS was small and I was carrying him sideways (trying to get him to sleep, etc) I regularly banged his head on the door frame and while trying to get him into the car rear facing. Hope you feel better soon.