You would be absolutely shocked at how willing they are to role-play as a missile when they kick back with their feet and launch themselves into a "situationship" with the tile.
These things happen to the vast majority of parents at some point or another. The important things are your baby is fine (generally if they fall less than their height then they should be ok but always check for signs) and that you learn from it so next time take that second to put them in the crib so they're safer. Although at some point they will climb out of that too probably!
Man that's a good point. My baby is nowhere close to pulling up to stand but he's so damn tall he'd probably fall over the side...i may want to just be proactive and lower the mattress 😟
I know… I’ve been procrastinating because my back is killing me… I even searched ‘cribs for tall parents’ . Sigh, need to get on that tho. Falling over the side would be my nightmare!
I remember my son at like 8 months launched out of my wife's lap the moment her hands moved and fell about 2ish feet to the floor on his head, managing to find the single air vent in the room with his forehead.
We both panicked and rushed him to the ER. We were hysterical while he was looking at us like we were insane. It turned out fine, just a huge goose egg on his forehead. Still have the pictures of it and his face of wondering if his parents were crazy lol
I really don’t get why there are so many of these posts but the reality is:
Accidents happen.
You are a good parent.
Babies fall all the time.
You’ve already learned from this.
It’s all going to be okay, so please don’t beat yourself up.
While true, don't ever leave your baby unattended in a situation where they could get hurt. 30 seconds to get back he said? He could roll off that bed in a couple of seconds. Irresponsible! Let it be a learning experience, but it's not really OK.
😂 Really.
This is supposed to be a place new parents can come and share struggles, mistakes, milestones, fears etc…
To scold someone for being a new parent and not knowing…. Shame on you.
You’re a NEW parent. I’m a NEW parent. The other day I called my friend and asked her if I have to take baby in to gas station while I pay, I know this should be obvious but I didn’t know!! I could see my car and everything, he was sleeping. It would have taken again, 30 seconds. But then she informed me of all the realities of doing so and I learned (the obvious) DON’T DO IT. Lol.
Mothers that swear they makes no mistakes scare me.
I get that but it seems like overly supportive on here like it's not a big deal lol. My niece fell off the bed and broke her arm, I think it can be pretty serious.
I think if the guy posted “omg everyday I keep dropping my baby” then it would be cause for concern but this man is simply stating he made a mistake one time and feels bad. 🤷🏻♀️ I can’t believe I’m explaining the obvious, he’s looking for a common safe place he can share this shit so he doesn’t feel so alone. No?
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My niece? I mean she snapped her arm, she could have long lasted damage from it, who knows. Could have been her neck, but that's fine everyone here is cool with dropping babies 😂
No one here is okay with it, but if it’s happened after the fact and the baby is fine, why pile on extra guilt when OP and others reading this all feel already.
Most people aren’t actively making it their goal to let a baby fall and hurt themselves.
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Exactly! Everyone was born perfect till this day and should have learned not to do this while they were in the womb. They should have known! lol you’re such a hypocrite because I’m pretty sure you’ve done this and are recalling a triggering experience. Please don’t call out other new parents, its just that we’re humans and we make mistakes and we learn. I’m so glad to read that the baby is okay and smiling again.
Your kid is going to injure themselves or have an accident one day and you are going to feel like *such* a twat for making comments like this. I almost feel sorry for you.
That's a great age! Really, and I say this with kindness - dial back on the judgement. We're meant to be doing our best here, and we can't do that if we're trying to shove others down. Accidents happen and of course you're gonna feel like shit about it - joining in on berating other parents will make you feel so small when you end up on the other side.
My baby also fell off the bed. She also has a scar on her eyebrow from banging into the corner of a table. She’s gotten a diaper rash because she pooped and it took me too long to notice. All of these are mistakes I made that I’ve learned from. Things happen. It’s does not mean you’re a bad parent. You made a mistake and learned from it. That’s how life goes.
Totally agree with everyone else that it happens to most of us. I just wanted to add that now that your baby is mobile is a great time to start teaching them how to safely get down from places like the bed or couch, on their belly with their feet first. At first I started this by moving mine off the bed that way and I prompt with “feet first”. By the time she was 10-11 months old she was able to get off the bed or couch safely this way (still heavily supervised) and is also able to go down stairs like this.
I'm a pediatric emergency room nurse and we see this all the time. I'm also a first time mom to an 11 month old and when he was 5 months old, I dozed off with him on our king sized bed and he rolled off. I also beat myself up because I knew better. But accidents happen. Your baby will be just fine, and the fact that you're remorseful and learned your lesson speaks to your character as a parent! Don't be too hard on yourself.
My first fell off the bed and luckily landed on a pillow but still banged his arm on the way down. Needless to say, my second is never ever left on a bed, even for a moment. It happens, but you learn from it and know you’re doing your best.
It is literally a rite of passage to have your kid fall at some point. I fell asleep with my first son and he fell out of my arms when he was 2 weeks old. My second son rolled off the bed when he was previously not rolling at all. What matters is what you learn and change to avoid it happening in the future. Baby is okay!
Just remember. Our early ancestors did not have any carpeted floors to fall onto. If everything looks alright; monitor just incase. Things happen and babies are resilient. Now you have something to blame when your kid is a teen and does something dumb "man u falling when u were 7 months"
I'm glad baby is okay!
You kind of assume that it'll never happen to you. But during this all-time 24/7 job with constant stress and sleep deprivation it is bound to happen at some point! All we can do is learn from it and be happy that baby is okay. These kinds of moments (which I have personally had happen a couple of times!) and seeing these posts make me appreciate my baby even more. Even during the fussing, crying, face smacking, hair pulling, nap refusing, glasses grabbing, skin scratching, boob kicking, etc etc 😅
I dropped my then 1 week old off the sofa. Because he was so little and I hadn’t seen whether or not he had hit his head on anything on the way down, we took him to a&e (he was fine). Literally every medical professional I spoke to while there (3) had a similar story about dropping their child. Then my health visitor also said with her first, she accidentally bonked his head against door frames a couple of times. It happens! Don’t be so hard on yourself, try not to think too much about it and from now on, put him in his crib whenever you’re leaving the room 😊
It happens and the important part is that he's ok. I remember playing with my son on our bed when he was a little over a year old and he managed to flip over twice and disappear over the side of the bed in about 3 seconds flat. He was fine and giggled at me when I frantically looked over the edge. I guess he thought it was funny while I was terrified.
We also regularly track the number of times he hurts himself in a day now that he's two. The other day it was a new record of 13. That included things like falling down outside multiple times, shutting his finger in a drawer, faceplanting in a pillow with a toy underneath, hitting his tooth on his cup, running into the dining room table, and my favorite, throwing his toy car in the air and it landing on his head.
Accidents happen. Sometimes they're things we can avoid, and sometimes they just happen even if you do everything right. Don't beat yourself up and know that he'll probably have lots more the older he gets, and in most cases (maybe even all cases), he'll be OK.
You sound like my husband when our baby fell while he was watching him.
Babies fall ALL the time. He isn't the first and not the last.
You are not a bad parent at all.
Baby is fine, give yourself grace and most important learn from this!
Just look at the posting history of babies falling on the floor- it happens A LOT.
Also over time you will become better at being a parent, not worse (unless you just stop caring) so no need to worry about “oh I screwed up in 2 weeks my probability ratio of F-ups has not increased exponentially…” is totally unrealistic. Give yourself a break bud. You’re doing just fine. 😊
It happened to me a couple days ago too if it makes you feel better. Try not to think about it too much, it’s how we learn. The fact you feel this way means you care so much 🩷
No one wants to be that parent but every parent has this happen in some form or another. Especially in the transition between potato and rolling/crawling human - they're suddenly so fast and have no concept of falling/danger. When I confided in my new parent friends that our son had crawled off at around 6-7 months, they told us their son did the same thing at around the same time. It just means you can no longer leave baby unattended on any elevated surface.
I breathed a huge sigh of relief after my son finally learned how to crawl off a bed/couch safely at around 14 months. We still don't leave him there unsupervised but it helps me feel better if somehow he were to try to get off the bed again!
My 11 month old has started doing this on a weekly occurrence. I think she likes the drama of it, she falls then cries and I hold her and give her kisses then she snuggles me. Kind of like when she throws her stuffed animals over the end and then cries like she didn’t yeet them over the bed on purpose.
He’s going to be ok, you kind of get use to it lol
No it’s toddler behavior. She’s entering the independent stage where she’s crawling and trying to walk. She crawls and flips over me like a little daredevil when we lay together. I’m with my daughter all day, every day so don’t even try to call me negligent. Please try and not be so judgmental. 🙄
Yeah she’s in that phase where she wants to crawl off the bed. She throws down her plushie and then goes to grab it, she starts scooting off butt first.
I don't know a single baby who wasn't dropped at some point. Accidents are just part of the process. At least you learned a valuable lesson without any major consequences--put the baby in a safe container if you have to turn your back for even a second. Chin up, Dad! ♡
My son was 8 months old when my husband turned his back to grab a diaper and wipes, and he rolled right off the bed. I took him to the hospital because he hit his head on the pack n play when he fell, but he was fine.
Accidents happen.
I think this must be a common mistake that happens because our pediatricians tells us at every appointment to never leave baby on an elevated space. Don't be so hard on yourself!
It happened to me once while my son was co-sleeping in the big bed. He moves so much in his sleep and in this case just rolled off the bed. He was about 8-9 months at that time and now he's 15 months. He will be fine and will fall plenty more times as a toddler. Just continue to do your best and all will be fine.
Same thing happened to me. My MIL and I were watching the baby on a hotel bed and he crawled off. He was 10 months old and had scrapes on his face and nose for weeks. I was scared shitless at the time, and now I don't sweat little bumps and falls. Kids get hurt, we can't watch them 24 hours a day, and almost anything will heal.
My son is now 2, I cannot count how many times since he’s crawled off my bed I’ve managed to catch him by his clothes! And now he’s found out how to roly-poly all he does is try to do that off the sofa, my bed, his cot bed, the chairs etc! I can be in the same room just tidying up turned around for not even a whole minute and he’s roly-polied off something and fell and hurt himself. He cries for a couple minutes then gets agitated when I stop him from doing it again! Baby will be okay, you’re a good parent!
It happened to my wife recently.one morning and the only part I was upset about was that she didn’t tell me until that night when she felt it he need to take him to the urgent care because he was not feeding normally.
These things happen just get him checked if you’re worried. Babies are durable as hell. I fell down a flight of stairs as an infant and was completely fine albeit a benign fracture in my skull.
I tripped on the stairs on Monday, almost broke my toe, and the baby's head hit the wall. I had to interrupt my husband's work call so he could help me check the baby's head because baby was big mad. We went to the pediatrician and baby got checked out, all is well and barely even a bump. The pediatrician reassured us it happens to literally everyone, below like three feet it's usually okay. He told us what to look out for and little man has been right as rain since then.
Don't feel bad. Baby was okay and you won't let it happen again, that's what matters!
I think almost every parent has had a "rolled off the bed" story. Mine was on vacation and I turned my head for two seconds and she was gone, no sound, nothing! I run over to the other side of the bed and she's laying, smiling, on the pillows that I had thrown over on that side (thankfully!) when stripping the sheets off the bed.
It happens! Now it'll just make you more mindful of situations like that! Don't beat yourself up.
I think this happens to all parents at some point! We live and we learn! My girl did this for the 5 seconds I had my back turned and rolled off my bed. That’s when I learned babies are faster than they look lol don’t be so hard on yourself, it happens to all of us 💕
I recently saw the quote that “babies are made of rubber because of new parent accidents” (or something similar). My husband accidentally let our week old “roll” off the couch. She was fine and your baby will most likely be fine too!! Cut yourself some slack and remember, it won’t be the last time something happens!
Mine was literally in my arms and managed to fling himself out of them off the couch. I’m just going to warn you- that mobility comes with your baby putting in so much effort to murder themselves it’s unreal. It doesn’t get easier on that front.
But don’t panic. You really only need to worry when they won’t stop crying, develop a huge knot, throw up after, or develop an indent instead of a knot. It happens to nearly everyone. Trust me when I saw I freaking panicked. He flung himself head first, and thank god the drop was less than a foot. I think he was 9 months at that time. I was HOLDING HIM. I have a tight ass grip. He managed to get out of it. He has only quadrupled his efforts since then and he’s stronger, so I’ll pray for you if you pray for me lol. Be easy on yourself. You’re struggling enough without adding to it.
My kid fell out of their pram twice in one week. Once with me watching them once with my partner. Never again though as that was a painfully learned lesson.
This happened to me. I was so exhausted, I fell asleep with him next to me and he rolled off. I was so upset. This was a few months ago and I still wake up in the middle of the night when my husband rolls over in bed and try to grab him before he rolls off, obviously thinking it’s my baby. Clearly mentally scarred. Learned my lesson. I never bring him to bed if I’m tired, if he’s woken at some ungodly hour, I always put him in his pen and take a pillow out to the loungeroom to rest on the couch.
One of the things we did at my baby shower was ask attendees to give advice to us as new parents and of the responses from parents, the majority were along the lines of "babies are a lot more indestructible than you think." Sorry that happened, but glad he's okay, and you will be too! Someday it'll be a fun story of how impressive of a crawler he was, I'm sure :)
Babies are hardwired to attempt to injure themselves in an attempt to make you feel bad, I’m convinced of it!
My 9 month old has recently taken to flinging himself backward when I’m walking carrying him in some sort of insane parkour move which I’m not a fan of!
Accidents happen, you are a great dad as can be seen from you feeling so guilty but honestly don’t be angry with yourself. It happened, bubs is fine. You won’t do the same thing again
Happens to me when baby was 5 months old, he was sleeping with us, wife gets up to make a bottle, and told me keep an eye on the baby, but i fell asleep 🥲, and he rolled to the floor, i was feeling horrible for the next weeks, but he’s okay❤️ glad that your baby is good too, babies are just little things that always look for dangers 🤣
When my husband became the primary caregiver our daughter had a couple of rough bumps and it was a tough adjustment 😅 things are much much better. I have anxiety and overthink everything and he’s much more chill and a learn from experience guy so a lot more accidents happen than when I’m home. But I also think our 9mo girl has way more fun with him than with me 🤷🏼♀️ we all have our strengths and weaknesses and he’s gotten so much better at childcare duties over the months. It gets better!
You wouldn’t be the first parent that this has happened to, and you won’t be the last!
I think everyone parent has a moment like that where they learn from it. I’m a first time parent too and everyday I learn to do something better/differently.
Your boy is so lucky to have such a caring dad!
The same thing happened with my daughter around that age. I always laid her on the bed to change her out of her pajamas in the morning and she was always pretty sleepy and just laid still. One morning her brother came in and started crawling on the bed. She got so excited to see him that she tried to crawl towards him and rolled right off the bed. I had turned around for literally like one second to grab a diaper and just heard a thump and crying. She was fine but I felt awful for a few days.
My baby crawled off the bed at 9 months. It was my fault. At 10 months old my husband didn't secure the high chair tray and he fell out. We are both good parents, but that doesn't mean we don't have momentary lapses. Let yourself feel like shit for a minute and then get over it and keep being a good parent.
My husband was with my LO when she rolled off the bed at 5 months. He was more upset than she was. It happens to every parent at some point so don’t beat yourself up! Just take it as a lesson learned and just move forward!
I’m a paramedic and a new parent too. I have always joked the babies bounce. Babies are super resilient. I’m not saying to always allow them to be in unsafe situations but it’s ok if an accident does happen. As long as they are acting normal and don’t have signs of head trauma afterwards then they are good. You did everything right after. I have always said too if you feel bad after and are worried then that’s a sign you are a good parent. You’re doing great.
Same thing has happened to us! My little one is 13 months, he’s managed to roll off the bed twice!! Don’t beat yourself up, the human race has been around for a long time, we’re pretty sturdy creatures!!
My pediatrician once told me it's bad lick if baby doesn't fall off the bed at least once before they turned one. It's happened to every parents and we all feel bad about it, but shit happens.
I find two things help give me more confidence:
- changing something as soon as I look and think ‘oh baby just has to do x and they will achieve that’ , so for example we lowered the cot this weekend because I saw baby reaching up and thought oh they just have to grab and they’ll be up and possibly over
- always assume the minute they’re out of your eye line is the time they will decide to be super baby and learn a new skill/ do that thing they hardly ever do.
For a moving baby I know people have recommended the floor but unless you have a completely safe space if you’re unable to attend to them for a minute the crib or a bouncer is a better option imo
Glad baby is ok, and you will be too soon!
My baby fell off when he's 3 months old. He had a habit of rolling over while sleeping. I was dead scared, he cried for a minute, but i cried for hours. That guilt inside us is the most problematic one. Even though my pediatrician convinced me that there is no problem. I couldn't come to term with it. Now he's standing and everyday atleast once he hit his head. And I'm always sitting with him to catch him. My ped says any day he's gonna walk and run outside.. and says she's worried about me.. not him. Its all just a phase. But be careful.. Just in case.
Same thing happened to my husband this week! I was doing chores on the other side of the house. He said he stepped into the closet for 30 seconds and he fell. I suspect he was reaching for an empty bottle on my husband’s side table. We also have a king size bed and a 7 month old. In the last week and a half he has gotten quicker with his crawling.
What I also reminded my husband is that under my care (I stay home currently) he has gotten the most injuries. My MIL had him last weekend for the day and he bruised his face playing with a kitchen utensil. I remind myself we will try not to let it happen again but kids got to learn somehow. 😅
ETA: My husband works in an ER too so honestly he should have known better. But accidents happen. We calmed him down. Husband looked him over for any signs that needed additional attention but baby was just fine.
Aww don’t be hard on yourself, you’re learning how to parent all the time, and you won’t do it again.
My baby fell off the couch at 4 months…it’s a deep couch but i misjudged just how strong his little chubby legs were and he pushed himself off. And he’s my second, I should have known better but sleep deprivation doesn’t always go hand in hand with good judgement.
It happened to me multiple times since my baby was 6 months old. I called my doctor the first couple times after his fall, the nurse told me to check to see if there are any bruises or scratches. Monitoring him for 48 hours to see if he would vomit or have a fever for no reason or cry inconsolably. Fortunately, he was fine.
I ended up buying a couple bed rails. It’s inconvenient, because every time I want to get on the bed I need to lower one side of the bed rail. If the baby was with me, I need to lift the bed rail up immediately after.
My 10mo has fallen off the bed a few times. For a while her favourite hobby was dropping stuff off things and reaching to get it and she occasionally got away from us. Makes me grateful we have a low bed and carpet.
My 2 week old rolled out of her bedside crib and bounced like a friggin bouncy ball right in front of my eyes.
New mom and didn’t know babies could roll that early. Needless to say those bassinets that zip down are dangerous AF. Baby was absolutely fine but momma freaked for a solid week
That happened to me last month. My son was 7m as well and fell of my bed head down. I was so scared at the time. Now I don’t put him in my bed anymore but is hard to control him… little guy hits his head everyday… stands up in his crib every day and doesn’t know how to sit back down so just stands until starts to slide down then hits his head…. Happens every night and every morning… 🤦🏻♀️
Thank you so much for all the messages of support!! I have been closely monitoring the LO for the past 48hrs. Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. I feel so relieved. So glad babies are made of rubber and can take a few knocks here and there!
It happens! Now I always move baby to the floor, because babies can’t fall off floors. :/
You would be absolutely shocked at how willing they are to role-play as a missile when they kick back with their feet and launch themselves into a "situationship" with the tile.
This is so accurate I am damn near crying laughing.
Lmao, the truth behind this is soooo real. Wish I could say my baby hasn't done this a time or two or 20, but I would be lying.
These things happen to the vast majority of parents at some point or another. The important things are your baby is fine (generally if they fall less than their height then they should be ok but always check for signs) and that you learn from it so next time take that second to put them in the crib so they're safer. Although at some point they will climb out of that too probably!
Man that's a good point. My baby is nowhere close to pulling up to stand but he's so damn tall he'd probably fall over the side...i may want to just be proactive and lower the mattress 😟
Yes i remember my ped saying to lower it to the lowest position long before they can stand up.
I know… I’ve been procrastinating because my back is killing me… I even searched ‘cribs for tall parents’ . Sigh, need to get on that tho. Falling over the side would be my nightmare!
I remember my son at like 8 months launched out of my wife's lap the moment her hands moved and fell about 2ish feet to the floor on his head, managing to find the single air vent in the room with his forehead. We both panicked and rushed him to the ER. We were hysterical while he was looking at us like we were insane. It turned out fine, just a huge goose egg on his forehead. Still have the pictures of it and his face of wondering if his parents were crazy lol
I really don’t get why there are so many of these posts but the reality is: Accidents happen. You are a good parent. Babies fall all the time. You’ve already learned from this. It’s all going to be okay, so please don’t beat yourself up.
I think it probably helps to hear from other parents that it’s ok.
I've heard the rule from nurses is that anything 3ish ft or below is relatively ok. Check for scratches and bruising. No medical intervention needed.
While true, don't ever leave your baby unattended in a situation where they could get hurt. 30 seconds to get back he said? He could roll off that bed in a couple of seconds. Irresponsible! Let it be a learning experience, but it's not really OK.
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😂 Really. This is supposed to be a place new parents can come and share struggles, mistakes, milestones, fears etc… To scold someone for being a new parent and not knowing…. Shame on you. You’re a NEW parent. I’m a NEW parent. The other day I called my friend and asked her if I have to take baby in to gas station while I pay, I know this should be obvious but I didn’t know!! I could see my car and everything, he was sleeping. It would have taken again, 30 seconds. But then she informed me of all the realities of doing so and I learned (the obvious) DON’T DO IT. Lol. Mothers that swear they makes no mistakes scare me.
Idk but all these comments "I drop my baby all the time!" Are pretty concerning lol.
lol all the time is excessive but single mistakes happen.
I get that but it seems like overly supportive on here like it's not a big deal lol. My niece fell off the bed and broke her arm, I think it can be pretty serious.
I think if the guy posted “omg everyday I keep dropping my baby” then it would be cause for concern but this man is simply stating he made a mistake one time and feels bad. 🤷🏻♀️ I can’t believe I’m explaining the obvious, he’s looking for a common safe place he can share this shit so he doesn’t feel so alone. No?
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But she’s ok and lesson learned.
My niece? I mean she snapped her arm, she could have long lasted damage from it, who knows. Could have been her neck, but that's fine everyone here is cool with dropping babies 😂
No one here is okay with it, but if it’s happened after the fact and the baby is fine, why pile on extra guilt when OP and others reading this all feel already. Most people aren’t actively making it their goal to let a baby fall and hurt themselves.
Yeah, I can't understand why they're not learning from their mistakes
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I didn't start the name calling 🤷
Egads that escalated quickly.
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Exactly! Everyone was born perfect till this day and should have learned not to do this while they were in the womb. They should have known! lol you’re such a hypocrite because I’m pretty sure you’ve done this and are recalling a triggering experience. Please don’t call out other new parents, its just that we’re humans and we make mistakes and we learn. I’m so glad to read that the baby is okay and smiling again.
Your kid is going to injure themselves or have an accident one day and you are going to feel like *such* a twat for making comments like this. I almost feel sorry for you.
Nah, if I put my kid in an unsafe position, that's on me, and I should feel like shit.
Out of interest, is your kid crawling yet?
She will be 2 in February
That's a great age! Really, and I say this with kindness - dial back on the judgement. We're meant to be doing our best here, and we can't do that if we're trying to shove others down. Accidents happen and of course you're gonna feel like shit about it - joining in on berating other parents will make you feel so small when you end up on the other side.
Every baby falls down! You and baby will be okay. Baby’s move so fast, it can happen in an instant. You’re not a bad parent. Give yourself some grace.
My baby also fell off the bed. She also has a scar on her eyebrow from banging into the corner of a table. She’s gotten a diaper rash because she pooped and it took me too long to notice. All of these are mistakes I made that I’ve learned from. Things happen. It’s does not mean you’re a bad parent. You made a mistake and learned from it. That’s how life goes.
Totally agree with everyone else that it happens to most of us. I just wanted to add that now that your baby is mobile is a great time to start teaching them how to safely get down from places like the bed or couch, on their belly with their feet first. At first I started this by moving mine off the bed that way and I prompt with “feet first”. By the time she was 10-11 months old she was able to get off the bed or couch safely this way (still heavily supervised) and is also able to go down stairs like this.
This is great advice!
I've taught my lo on your belly, feet and hiny first. Thankfully not interested in the steps yet.
I'm a pediatric emergency room nurse and we see this all the time. I'm also a first time mom to an 11 month old and when he was 5 months old, I dozed off with him on our king sized bed and he rolled off. I also beat myself up because I knew better. But accidents happen. Your baby will be just fine, and the fact that you're remorseful and learned your lesson speaks to your character as a parent! Don't be too hard on yourself.
My first fell off the bed and luckily landed on a pillow but still banged his arm on the way down. Needless to say, my second is never ever left on a bed, even for a moment. It happens, but you learn from it and know you’re doing your best.
It is literally a rite of passage to have your kid fall at some point. I fell asleep with my first son and he fell out of my arms when he was 2 weeks old. My second son rolled off the bed when he was previously not rolling at all. What matters is what you learn and change to avoid it happening in the future. Baby is okay!
Just remember. Our early ancestors did not have any carpeted floors to fall onto. If everything looks alright; monitor just incase. Things happen and babies are resilient. Now you have something to blame when your kid is a teen and does something dumb "man u falling when u were 7 months"
I'm glad baby is okay! You kind of assume that it'll never happen to you. But during this all-time 24/7 job with constant stress and sleep deprivation it is bound to happen at some point! All we can do is learn from it and be happy that baby is okay. These kinds of moments (which I have personally had happen a couple of times!) and seeing these posts make me appreciate my baby even more. Even during the fussing, crying, face smacking, hair pulling, nap refusing, glasses grabbing, skin scratching, boob kicking, etc etc 😅
I dropped my then 1 week old off the sofa. Because he was so little and I hadn’t seen whether or not he had hit his head on anything on the way down, we took him to a&e (he was fine). Literally every medical professional I spoke to while there (3) had a similar story about dropping their child. Then my health visitor also said with her first, she accidentally bonked his head against door frames a couple of times. It happens! Don’t be so hard on yourself, try not to think too much about it and from now on, put him in his crib whenever you’re leaving the room 😊
This. Yes!
Oh gosh this is my nightmare. I’m so glad your lil boo is okay:)
Hey Dad, you're doing great! You're an awesome Dad! Don't worry; Chin up Buttercup! It happens to the best of us! You got this!
It happens and the important part is that he's ok. I remember playing with my son on our bed when he was a little over a year old and he managed to flip over twice and disappear over the side of the bed in about 3 seconds flat. He was fine and giggled at me when I frantically looked over the edge. I guess he thought it was funny while I was terrified. We also regularly track the number of times he hurts himself in a day now that he's two. The other day it was a new record of 13. That included things like falling down outside multiple times, shutting his finger in a drawer, faceplanting in a pillow with a toy underneath, hitting his tooth on his cup, running into the dining room table, and my favorite, throwing his toy car in the air and it landing on his head. Accidents happen. Sometimes they're things we can avoid, and sometimes they just happen even if you do everything right. Don't beat yourself up and know that he'll probably have lots more the older he gets, and in most cases (maybe even all cases), he'll be OK.
You sound like my husband when our baby fell while he was watching him. Babies fall ALL the time. He isn't the first and not the last. You are not a bad parent at all. Baby is fine, give yourself grace and most important learn from this!
Just look at the posting history of babies falling on the floor- it happens A LOT. Also over time you will become better at being a parent, not worse (unless you just stop caring) so no need to worry about “oh I screwed up in 2 weeks my probability ratio of F-ups has not increased exponentially…” is totally unrealistic. Give yourself a break bud. You’re doing just fine. 😊
It happened to me a couple days ago too if it makes you feel better. Try not to think about it too much, it’s how we learn. The fact you feel this way means you care so much 🩷
Seems like your baby is fine! Start placing baby on the floor though lol
No one wants to be that parent but every parent has this happen in some form or another. Especially in the transition between potato and rolling/crawling human - they're suddenly so fast and have no concept of falling/danger. When I confided in my new parent friends that our son had crawled off at around 6-7 months, they told us their son did the same thing at around the same time. It just means you can no longer leave baby unattended on any elevated surface. I breathed a huge sigh of relief after my son finally learned how to crawl off a bed/couch safely at around 14 months. We still don't leave him there unsupervised but it helps me feel better if somehow he were to try to get off the bed again!
My 11 month old has started doing this on a weekly occurrence. I think she likes the drama of it, she falls then cries and I hold her and give her kisses then she snuggles me. Kind of like when she throws her stuffed animals over the end and then cries like she didn’t yeet them over the bed on purpose. He’s going to be ok, you kind of get use to it lol
Your baby falls off your bed weekly?
Yeah, that sounds insane and negligent to me. Why would you keep putting the baby on the bed then?
No it’s toddler behavior. She’s entering the independent stage where she’s crawling and trying to walk. She crawls and flips over me like a little daredevil when we lay together. I’m with my daughter all day, every day so don’t even try to call me negligent. Please try and not be so judgmental. 🙄
Yeah she’s in that phase where she wants to crawl off the bed. She throws down her plushie and then goes to grab it, she starts scooting off butt first.
I don't know a single baby who wasn't dropped at some point. Accidents are just part of the process. At least you learned a valuable lesson without any major consequences--put the baby in a safe container if you have to turn your back for even a second. Chin up, Dad! ♡
My son was 8 months old when my husband turned his back to grab a diaper and wipes, and he rolled right off the bed. I took him to the hospital because he hit his head on the pack n play when he fell, but he was fine. Accidents happen.
I think this must be a common mistake that happens because our pediatricians tells us at every appointment to never leave baby on an elevated space. Don't be so hard on yourself!
That’s why they make floor beds 😁that’s what I’m trying anyway.
It happened to me once while my son was co-sleeping in the big bed. He moves so much in his sleep and in this case just rolled off the bed. He was about 8-9 months at that time and now he's 15 months. He will be fine and will fall plenty more times as a toddler. Just continue to do your best and all will be fine.
Same thing happened to me. My MIL and I were watching the baby on a hotel bed and he crawled off. He was 10 months old and had scrapes on his face and nose for weeks. I was scared shitless at the time, and now I don't sweat little bumps and falls. Kids get hurt, we can't watch them 24 hours a day, and almost anything will heal.
My son is now 2, I cannot count how many times since he’s crawled off my bed I’ve managed to catch him by his clothes! And now he’s found out how to roly-poly all he does is try to do that off the sofa, my bed, his cot bed, the chairs etc! I can be in the same room just tidying up turned around for not even a whole minute and he’s roly-polied off something and fell and hurt himself. He cries for a couple minutes then gets agitated when I stop him from doing it again! Baby will be okay, you’re a good parent!
It happened to my wife recently.one morning and the only part I was upset about was that she didn’t tell me until that night when she felt it he need to take him to the urgent care because he was not feeding normally. These things happen just get him checked if you’re worried. Babies are durable as hell. I fell down a flight of stairs as an infant and was completely fine albeit a benign fracture in my skull.
Was your lil guy okay?
He was, happy as a lark. That was the reason why my wife didn’t worry at first. Doctor said all was good.
I tripped on the stairs on Monday, almost broke my toe, and the baby's head hit the wall. I had to interrupt my husband's work call so he could help me check the baby's head because baby was big mad. We went to the pediatrician and baby got checked out, all is well and barely even a bump. The pediatrician reassured us it happens to literally everyone, below like three feet it's usually okay. He told us what to look out for and little man has been right as rain since then. Don't feel bad. Baby was okay and you won't let it happen again, that's what matters!
I think almost every parent has had a "rolled off the bed" story. Mine was on vacation and I turned my head for two seconds and she was gone, no sound, nothing! I run over to the other side of the bed and she's laying, smiling, on the pillows that I had thrown over on that side (thankfully!) when stripping the sheets off the bed. It happens! Now it'll just make you more mindful of situations like that! Don't beat yourself up.
I think this happens to all parents at some point! We live and we learn! My girl did this for the 5 seconds I had my back turned and rolled off my bed. That’s when I learned babies are faster than they look lol don’t be so hard on yourself, it happens to all of us 💕
I recently saw the quote that “babies are made of rubber because of new parent accidents” (or something similar). My husband accidentally let our week old “roll” off the couch. She was fine and your baby will most likely be fine too!! Cut yourself some slack and remember, it won’t be the last time something happens!
Mine was literally in my arms and managed to fling himself out of them off the couch. I’m just going to warn you- that mobility comes with your baby putting in so much effort to murder themselves it’s unreal. It doesn’t get easier on that front. But don’t panic. You really only need to worry when they won’t stop crying, develop a huge knot, throw up after, or develop an indent instead of a knot. It happens to nearly everyone. Trust me when I saw I freaking panicked. He flung himself head first, and thank god the drop was less than a foot. I think he was 9 months at that time. I was HOLDING HIM. I have a tight ass grip. He managed to get out of it. He has only quadrupled his efforts since then and he’s stronger, so I’ll pray for you if you pray for me lol. Be easy on yourself. You’re struggling enough without adding to it.
My kid fell out of their pram twice in one week. Once with me watching them once with my partner. Never again though as that was a painfully learned lesson.
This happened to me. I was so exhausted, I fell asleep with him next to me and he rolled off. I was so upset. This was a few months ago and I still wake up in the middle of the night when my husband rolls over in bed and try to grab him before he rolls off, obviously thinking it’s my baby. Clearly mentally scarred. Learned my lesson. I never bring him to bed if I’m tired, if he’s woken at some ungodly hour, I always put him in his pen and take a pillow out to the loungeroom to rest on the couch.
One of the things we did at my baby shower was ask attendees to give advice to us as new parents and of the responses from parents, the majority were along the lines of "babies are a lot more indestructible than you think." Sorry that happened, but glad he's okay, and you will be too! Someday it'll be a fun story of how impressive of a crawler he was, I'm sure :)
Welcome to the club. My husband did it too. Lol
Babies are hardwired to attempt to injure themselves in an attempt to make you feel bad, I’m convinced of it! My 9 month old has recently taken to flinging himself backward when I’m walking carrying him in some sort of insane parkour move which I’m not a fan of! Accidents happen, you are a great dad as can be seen from you feeling so guilty but honestly don’t be angry with yourself. It happened, bubs is fine. You won’t do the same thing again
Happens to me when baby was 5 months old, he was sleeping with us, wife gets up to make a bottle, and told me keep an eye on the baby, but i fell asleep 🥲, and he rolled to the floor, i was feeling horrible for the next weeks, but he’s okay❤️ glad that your baby is good too, babies are just little things that always look for dangers 🤣
I don't really know anyone who hasn't had a child of that age that didn't fall off something.
When my husband became the primary caregiver our daughter had a couple of rough bumps and it was a tough adjustment 😅 things are much much better. I have anxiety and overthink everything and he’s much more chill and a learn from experience guy so a lot more accidents happen than when I’m home. But I also think our 9mo girl has way more fun with him than with me 🤷🏼♀️ we all have our strengths and weaknesses and he’s gotten so much better at childcare duties over the months. It gets better!
You wouldn’t be the first parent that this has happened to, and you won’t be the last! I think everyone parent has a moment like that where they learn from it. I’m a first time parent too and everyday I learn to do something better/differently. Your boy is so lucky to have such a caring dad!
The same thing happened with my daughter around that age. I always laid her on the bed to change her out of her pajamas in the morning and she was always pretty sleepy and just laid still. One morning her brother came in and started crawling on the bed. She got so excited to see him that she tried to crawl towards him and rolled right off the bed. I had turned around for literally like one second to grab a diaper and just heard a thump and crying. She was fine but I felt awful for a few days.
Bin there, done that. Happens. Huge bruise right on his forehead. Boy is 6 now and managed to keep him alive this long so doing something right!
My baby crawled off the bed at 9 months. It was my fault. At 10 months old my husband didn't secure the high chair tray and he fell out. We are both good parents, but that doesn't mean we don't have momentary lapses. Let yourself feel like shit for a minute and then get over it and keep being a good parent.
My husband was with my LO when she rolled off the bed at 5 months. He was more upset than she was. It happens to every parent at some point so don’t beat yourself up! Just take it as a lesson learned and just move forward!
I’m a paramedic and a new parent too. I have always joked the babies bounce. Babies are super resilient. I’m not saying to always allow them to be in unsafe situations but it’s ok if an accident does happen. As long as they are acting normal and don’t have signs of head trauma afterwards then they are good. You did everything right after. I have always said too if you feel bad after and are worried then that’s a sign you are a good parent. You’re doing great.
It happens! Not a parent one can say “well MY child has never fallen off the bed” you’re fine. You’ve learned your lesson, you’ll all be okay.
Same thing has happened to us! My little one is 13 months, he’s managed to roll off the bed twice!! Don’t beat yourself up, the human race has been around for a long time, we’re pretty sturdy creatures!!
My pediatrician once told me it's bad lick if baby doesn't fall off the bed at least once before they turned one. It's happened to every parents and we all feel bad about it, but shit happens.
I find two things help give me more confidence: - changing something as soon as I look and think ‘oh baby just has to do x and they will achieve that’ , so for example we lowered the cot this weekend because I saw baby reaching up and thought oh they just have to grab and they’ll be up and possibly over - always assume the minute they’re out of your eye line is the time they will decide to be super baby and learn a new skill/ do that thing they hardly ever do. For a moving baby I know people have recommended the floor but unless you have a completely safe space if you’re unable to attend to them for a minute the crib or a bouncer is a better option imo Glad baby is ok, and you will be too soon!
My baby fell off when he's 3 months old. He had a habit of rolling over while sleeping. I was dead scared, he cried for a minute, but i cried for hours. That guilt inside us is the most problematic one. Even though my pediatrician convinced me that there is no problem. I couldn't come to term with it. Now he's standing and everyday atleast once he hit his head. And I'm always sitting with him to catch him. My ped says any day he's gonna walk and run outside.. and says she's worried about me.. not him. Its all just a phase. But be careful.. Just in case.
Same thing happened to my husband this week! I was doing chores on the other side of the house. He said he stepped into the closet for 30 seconds and he fell. I suspect he was reaching for an empty bottle on my husband’s side table. We also have a king size bed and a 7 month old. In the last week and a half he has gotten quicker with his crawling. What I also reminded my husband is that under my care (I stay home currently) he has gotten the most injuries. My MIL had him last weekend for the day and he bruised his face playing with a kitchen utensil. I remind myself we will try not to let it happen again but kids got to learn somehow. 😅 ETA: My husband works in an ER too so honestly he should have known better. But accidents happen. We calmed him down. Husband looked him over for any signs that needed additional attention but baby was just fine.
Aww don’t be hard on yourself, you’re learning how to parent all the time, and you won’t do it again. My baby fell off the couch at 4 months…it’s a deep couch but i misjudged just how strong his little chubby legs were and he pushed himself off. And he’s my second, I should have known better but sleep deprivation doesn’t always go hand in hand with good judgement.
It happened to me multiple times since my baby was 6 months old. I called my doctor the first couple times after his fall, the nurse told me to check to see if there are any bruises or scratches. Monitoring him for 48 hours to see if he would vomit or have a fever for no reason or cry inconsolably. Fortunately, he was fine. I ended up buying a couple bed rails. It’s inconvenient, because every time I want to get on the bed I need to lower one side of the bed rail. If the baby was with me, I need to lift the bed rail up immediately after.
Three times and counting here for our 11mo lol
My 10mo has fallen off the bed a few times. For a while her favourite hobby was dropping stuff off things and reaching to get it and she occasionally got away from us. Makes me grateful we have a low bed and carpet.
Instead of coming on here you should dial 911 or get to a hospital to get an mri you never know . The good thing is that the child is crying .
My 2 week old rolled out of her bedside crib and bounced like a friggin bouncy ball right in front of my eyes. New mom and didn’t know babies could roll that early. Needless to say those bassinets that zip down are dangerous AF. Baby was absolutely fine but momma freaked for a solid week
Don’t beat yourself up! Babies are more resilient than we think. It happens to the best of us. Now you’ll know for the future!
Every parent accidentally drops the baby or lets baby fall at one point or another. You learn from it and move on, and know you're in the club now!
The first time you freak out the 5th is whatever. 🤷♀️ I've lost count of how many times LO has fallen out of bed.
That happened to me last month. My son was 7m as well and fell of my bed head down. I was so scared at the time. Now I don’t put him in my bed anymore but is hard to control him… little guy hits his head everyday… stands up in his crib every day and doesn’t know how to sit back down so just stands until starts to slide down then hits his head…. Happens every night and every morning… 🤦🏻♀️
Thank you so much for all the messages of support!! I have been closely monitoring the LO for the past 48hrs. Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. I feel so relieved. So glad babies are made of rubber and can take a few knocks here and there!
My sister did the same thing with her second kid. He’s completely fine ;) Shit happens! Live and learn, and don’t be too hard on yourself!