Feeling like a bad mum...

I was trying to put DD's pyjama's on and she ran off, so I tried to grab her, but she overbalanced and fell over, hitting her chin and mouth on the coffee table...poor thing has cut her lip and we're not sure if she's hurt her tooth, but there was blood around the skin at the top of the tooth. I feel really guilty as it was my fault, and to make matters worse, when it came to bedtime, she was again in tears (having settling issues again) and DH was the one who managed to get her to calm down and go to sleep, not me :( she didn't want a bar of it when I tried to cuddle her.

DOn't feel bad hun. We've all done something similar at some point. :hug: xx

oh hun, you should have seen me this week when I tipped DD out of the pram head first into the paving when I was chasing the dog. Rushed her to the doctors with a big egg on her head & was given an info sheet on monitoring my child for "head injuries" including waking her up every 4 hours overnight - I did it every 2!

You, sweetness, just got unlucky, you didn't mean to hurt her and she really will forgive you.

lots of hugs though, its a terrible feeling, just take a deep breath and let it wash away that guilt as a useless emotion to carry. :hug:

Oh sweetie...it happens. She will forgive you. Its hard not to feel guilty though.

Thanks girls! I know accidents happen and all of that, but you just can't help the guilt! (There's so much guilt involved in being a mum!) Anyway, I don't feel so bad today and DD is fine - I thought sh'ed have a fat lip, but luckily not.

Thanks again! :)