Scary Incident

Ouch what an awful thing to have happened. I can not imagine the fear for that poor Mom. So glad you were there to offer support, but you know we see warnings every day about how dangerous something like that is with shopping carts. Thank goodness all is well, I am sure that mom will beat herself up for a long time to come over the incidence. Poor thing.

Sounds like there was an angel watching over the baby and that's why she didn't get hurt and she was buckled up too. I know I would be scared too.

Something similar to this happened to me, only worse. My baby was colicky so my husband and I took turns driving her around in the car in the middle of the night. This night I was preparing to take her out and I put her, strapped into her car seat, onto a ledge between the upper and lower staircases. The kind of car seat I had rocks unless you lock legs up for feeding purposes. The car seat tumbled over backwards and down a whole flight of stairs to the basement floor. The car seat was upside down and I turned it over (screaming the whole time). She had a sleeper that was a little too big for her so the sleeves hung over her hands sometimes. When I didn't see her hand I thought her arm was missing. I continued to scream. My husband came flying down the stairs, butt naked, and told me to stop screaming, that I would wake up our 3 year old. I didn't care about the 3 year old waking up, I almost killed my baby! He took the baby up to bed with him and I sat in the family room and cried for an hour. The positive side is that it sure does prove how strong and protective the car seat was. It is scary when something like this happens and you, as a mother, can't help but blame yourself. Fortunately that baby was okay, like mine. (Although mine, now 10 years old, is a little nutty. I think she's had too many falls! LOL!)

Sometimes you can do everything right, and still something happens to your child. I'm glad to hear the baby was OK. She'll never remember it, but her mother will.

That sure was scary. I'm so glad the baby was not hurt. It is going to take the mom awhile to get calmed down. I'm sure it helped her, that you were there and saw it happen and could assure her that the baby didn't get hit. PTL that she had buckled the baby in safely.

at most walmarts they have carts big enough if they are up in the buggy seat that the back of the car seat will latch in and keep the baby seat from going anywhere!! but i can understand her fear!! I remember the first time my daughter decided to roll and rolled right off the couch!! I thought i was going to have a heart attack!!!! First babies are always the toughest but from there on it gets easier with time!!!

I am so glad that the Baby was ok it must have terrible for the Mum I am just glad that she had the Baby strapped in properly or it could have been a lot worse I would cried to Shelia it must have been a right shock for you to watch that Big Hugs to you

Awwww that poor little baby. Well Im relieved that the baby was okay. I would have felt the same way. And the baby probably was more scared then anything. Im glad she had a friend with her to comfort her.

i feel for her!! my son rolled off the couch for the first time and i freaked!! i even rushed him to the ER just to get checked out! our floor is carpeted but the only reason i did that is because i wanted to make sure he was ok. all the doctors and nurses there said i need to be more checked out than he did lol, because i was so upset! thats good that the baby didnt get hurt!

My God! It is so scary. The child is such a delicate one. Good thing, nothing happened to the child. It is so nice of you to have gone and consoled the mum. At those circumstances, what one requires is moral support, which you have given.

Wow, I feel so bad for the mom. I am so glad that the baby was ok. I bet your heart was pounding fast. I know mine would of been. That was nice of you to make sure everything was ok with the mom and the baby.

I do sympathize with her. I am so glad that she did buckle the baby in and the baby was ok. I would imagine that the girl was more terrified than the baby. I am glad that there are good people out there that genuninely care for others.

Whew, what a horrific story you shared, It actually gave me a warning or should I say when it comes to babies, SAFETY FIRST counts a lot. Just timely, will be a Mom soon.

Praise God, He had his hand protecting the fall of the baby. That was good that she had someone with her to help calm her down.

Wow, if i was the mother i would have been so upset too! it's awful when you have a scare with your child. I remember when i first bought my daughter home i was scared all the time that i would drop her lol. one day i got my foot caught up in my pants and tripped but luckily i managed to fall onto my knees. needless to say it hurt but the baby was safe so i didnt care. Scared the pants off me though (pardon the pun lol)

Wow that is scarey and happy to hear that the little one was OK :) SheiliaLee that was so nice and thoughtful of you to go over and comfort her.

oh my goodness,I can see why she was so scared! i am so glad the baby wasn't hurt and the story ended well

Oh wow! That would have scared me so bad. I know it scared the poor mom. I am so glad the baby is ok. And I am so glad you were there to help comfort the mama.

Oooohh! There must really be Guardian angels after all! Sure its a nice story but not scary at all... hehe!

oh no that poor first time mama! i would have been freaking out and crying too! it's so scary if ANYTHING happens to our children. poor thing, i'm feeling her poor heart beating right now even! once our son stood up in the front where they sit in those carts, and just lunged out at my hubby who was standing right next to the cart, but was NOT prepared to catch him, i mean he had the buckle on, and all of a sudden he was out. it's amazing what they are capable of, and we don't know of it. i was down the aisle a bit. some nice gentleman caught him, just happened to be RIGHT there....i could not believe he could even stand himself up in those things, but he did, and it was in slow motion, yet we couldn't reach to him in time. it was horrible, he was maybe just 2. but her baby in the carrier, OH, my heart would have stopped. bless her heart.