Baby fell off bed

Oh gosh, Im so sorry... I wouldnt be able to shake it for a bit either. But babies are so so hardy, and you'd be surprised how many it happens to. Seriously, I find reddit parent/mom threads so helpful and I cannot tell you how many posts are about this exact thing. Maybe reading some of those to help you realize how "normal" (for lack of a better word) it is would help? At least it might kick some of that inadequate feeling because even the kost cautious of parents jave accidents like this. They will have so much harder of falls as toddlers on completely flat ground, so I'm sure they will be fine. You did everything right taking him in and getting his cleared.

You made it to 8 months‽ I wish I had! 7 months in and I prevent about 20 suicide attempts an hour! I did however cry for about 2 hours when I took the tip of her thumb off with nail clippers before a 7 hour trip to a and e for it to heal in those 7 hours and got sent home with a "it's fine, she's fine" 🙃

You absolutely did the right thing, but put the guilt on evolution not yourself!

Oh mama give me a mum this hasn’t happened to, and if they say it hasn’t happened to them they are telling you fibs! Honestly it will scar you more than it will your baby.

Please try not to beat yourself up over it, you done the right thing by getting him checked out.

Wait until he’s walking and climb everything, probably won’t be the last time he falls off the bed either!

Baby’s are more resilient than we give them credit for

Keep your chin up mama, you’ve got this 🩵

My baby fell off the sofa when I stupidly thought she couldn't roll that quickly at nearly 8 months. She also rolled off the sofa onto hardwood floor under daddy's supervision at 9 months when he didn't believe she'd roll quickly either 🙃. Both times she was absolutely fine.
Accidents happen and as long as baby is ok just chalk it up to experience, there will definitely be a few more bumps and grazes to come as they grow!

Give him some extra snuggles and go easy on yourself 😊

Ah welcome to the club. You are now in the majority of people who accidentally drop their baby off the bed or sofa. No but seriously happens to the best of us. A and e actually told my friend they see it every night

it happens! I remember crying for hours when my son got a sunburn at 4 mo 💀. Now that my kiddo is a toddler he is constantly bumping into things and falling down. Babies are pretty durable!

Wait until he is a toddler he will have fallen so much that you wont even care that much anymore lol. I took my baby yo the ER like the first 4 times she fell and after that I would just monitor and now shes almost two and she just gets up unscathed lol. Their heads are so heavy when they are your sons age. Plus they move so much and she was cruising and brushing at that age. Wouldn’t sit down, always wanted to stand, crawling onto the couch and then falling off. I was under immense stress but they will be fine lol

Thank you all - everyone is saying the same. We actually were only asked last weekend “has he fell off the bed yet?”. To which we could answer no and the person responded “oh wow! Well done”. At that time me thinking ‘that will never happen with me’. Didn’t think I’d be proven wrong in such a short space of time!

I hope you're feeling at least a little better after hearing all of us 🩵 you're doing great

My baby fell off the bed a couple times I felt horrible because I fell asleep holding her she is 2 now …she made it !!!

Hey 🤍 judging by the comments its very common so don’t feel bad!! I went through something similar. I fell asleep in bee sitting up while holding my daughter and she rolled off of me and onto the floor. I was exhausted and felt so much guilt for days

When I took her in to the hospital the nurses said that this happens quite often & babies are stronger than we think. It didn’t take the guilt away right away, but they were right and said what they could to comfort me. A doctor told me that you are not an official parent until your child falls off the bed at least once lol

You did exactly what a good mom does..you got your baby checked and he’s okay 🤍 The guilt just shows how much you love him. Give yourself some grace, you’re doing your best. My daughter is 2 now and such a smart and happy little girl!

The mum guilt just shows how much you care and love him!! But take some pressure off yourself muma, we’re human, we’re not perfect and accidents happen!!!

Not part of this group but- Both my older kids rolled off the bed when they were baby’s, you’d think I’d have learnt the first time but clearly not. We never think they’re quick enough or strong enough. Everyone’s accidentally done something they feel guilty as a mum about with their baby. Try not to beat yourself up, if you weren’t a good mum you wouldn’t be so upset ❤️

Happens more often than you think mama!! No matter how caring and protective we can be!
My son fell off the bed head down on a hard floor when he was 11 months.

What matters now is that he is fine! Xx

Thank you everyone for your reassurance and kindness 💕