Baby fell off bed

My boy turned 8 months old today and unfortunately fell off my bed. He hit his head and has a 1.5cm graze. Took him to a&e and they cleared him. Sent home within under an hour. He has been fine, his normal self.
I just can’t shift the guilt and I keep crying whenever I think about it or see his graze.
I suppose I am writing this to offload but also gain any support/advice from others.
I’m already struggling atm feeling inadequate. This has just sent me over.

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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 🩵

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