When we found our new house we commented on the stairs and that we would need to get gates so DD1 couldn't play on them, before we moved she figured out how to climb the stairs and became quite confident so we decided instead of scare her away or stop her from learning we would just show her how to use them properly and would buy a gate to the upstairs part of the house for when other kids were here.

She has been using the stairs and is quite good, she wont crawl down them she walks up and down them with 1 hand on the wall or rail.

This morning DP bought her into our room as she was awake as he was leaving for work, she climbed out of bed and headed for the stairs so i figured i might aswell get up, was about to put my dressing gown on when i heard BUMP BUMP BUMP then SCREAM

I bolted for the stairs and her CPK baby was on step 2 and she was at the bottom, i was shaking as i ran to her, my poor poor baby!

I have no idea if she let go of Luna to climb down the stairs OR she dropped Luna as she fell, IF she dropped her as she fell then she fell down about 8 stairs

I am still shaking a couple of hours later, she seems fine, a little sooky but i would be too if i fell down some stairs, she's not complaining of a sore neck and is walking around fine, i feel horrible.
DP didn't turn the light on on the stairs as i guess he assumed she would stay with me, she called her dad and has a chat between sobs... my poor poor girl.

I still wont be buying a gate for every day use, hopefully now she will realise they are not a toy BUT that said i am having MG here in 2 wks and i don't trust the other kids so off to buy a gate we go.