I am the worst parent ever!!!

I wouldn't beat yourself up about it. These things happen sometimes. Even if you watch them like a hawk sometimes they just manage to get into trouble. It is really hard to keep them still during diaper changes too isn't it!

i wouldnt get all worked up when my first child was only a few months old i had him sleeping on my chest and i went to roll over thnking i had put him in his crib proir and well he rolled with me right off the bed and landed in between the bed and the burea however he stayed sleeping the WHOLE time where me, i got up at 2am called my mother thinking i did the worse thing possible im crying and sobing like crazy and he wasnt phased one bit. so no your not the worst parent ever for im sure just about every parent has done this in one way or another atleast once if not more.

I agree this isn't the worst thing that will happen to your baby and it has happened to many of us when the kids were that young! And they survived....so will you.... My youngest fell off the back verandah (through the steps railing from abbout 8foot onto a concrete path when he was two. I have never cried or shook so much. He looked like he had been in a boxing ring...but he was fine. This is all the 'fun' of being a parent. And exactly what gives you grey hair before your time.

don't be too upset please, your not a bad mother, it just happened and babies are so quick! thank god he is oke! it never happened to me i was always carefull. but the youngest one is nine months and turning around like crazy, so i have to be very carefull now! and believe me you are not the only one!

Oh Yes, it will happen again I'm sure, (sorry). It's okay,he'll be alright. My five month old had a terrible fall the other day, it was his first, and it broke my heart, but thankfully I wasn't the one holding him, you always feel so much worse when they fall and you are watching them. (: I have a two year old, and he recently had a head wound that almost required stitches, boys are wild and fearless, so prepare yourself for a lifetime of bruises and falls and scrapes. IT scares them when they fall, but they are usually fine. SO don't beat yourself up, Many babies have fallen, and will fall, and will be fine.

Do not feel so, this will happen to every mother,off and on. YOu didnot do any thing wrong to your child. You know at this stage, child will be so active,turns here and there, so when ever we try to change his clothes, he tries to move. Please do not feel sorry. Its not your fault. I have a baby too of this age, he just started crawling, you know what, something hard stick or sothing hard thing has scratched his stomach, i too felt so sad and cried for him. So this type of situation happens to all mothers, but we have to be quite alert in future.

My sons are grown up with kids of heir own now , these things happen to us all , my son was always tripping and hurting himself he always had bruises and I felt as if it were me who had done it , Oh! and I did get some funny looks too , If you were a bad mum you wouldn't have got yourself in such a staTE , IT HAPPENS TO US ALL HONESTLY , GO CUDDLE HIM , HE WILL BE FINE XX

It doesn't mean you are the worse Parent ever lol it happens to anyone, I know it happened to me with both mine, they are so squirmy at that age. If it isn't that they will fall or walk into things there is nothing you can do about that so do not worry.

Awh! . . {Hugs} Things like this are bound to happen at one point or another. Sometimes you can do all in your power to prevent things like this from happening but it doesn't always end up working out that way. I am sorry this had happened to you. But I also wouldn't beat yourself up over it either. I would just be more than anything thankful that nothing had happened to your son. At least he is alright & is not harmed in any way. I think it is normal though to feel terrible about what had happened. Because any good parent would feel this way. You care about your son & don't want anything bad to happen to him. At least you care about his well being & tried to stop him from falling. But sometimes you can try so very hard to stop things like this from happening & it's to late before you even know it sometimes. {Hugs} But don't beat yourself up over it.. At least he is alright. That's the main thing! I know that a relative of mine was actually babysitting me when I was younger.. And she was telling me how she ended up accidentally getting up to fast & I ended up rolling off on to the ground. She said I had a bruise on my head & she just felt terrible. She said she panicked & took me to the hospital shortly after because she was so scared that she had accidentally damaged my head in some way. She told me the doctor actually ended up getting a chuckle out of it. But was proud of her because she took me in to get checked out even if something may have never been wrong. Even though nothing was wrong & she had told me this story a few years ago.. It made me smile because of the fact that she cared about my well-being to go & get me checked out.. Because she didn't want anything bad to have happened to me. I now laugh at that story now.. But I am sure at the time I was questioning what in the world she was thinking. So you are not the only one who had gone through a situation such as this. Even though I was so young & don't remember any of this happening. I wouldn't beat yourself up over it.. I wanted to share with you the story that had happened to me when I was a kid to let you know that sometimes these things do indeed happen.. Sometimes they can be prevented but sometimes a person can.. Even try to go & prevent things such as this from happening but it doesn't always end up working out that way. In conclusion.. From what I have heard you sound like a really good parent. To have stayed up with him to make sure that he was okay & was acting the same way he had before rolling off of the couch. I know for a fact that any parent who does this truly does love there own child. You seem to really care about the well-being of your son. And to me your not a 'terrible parent' if this accidentally had happened. It would be another story if you had done this on purpose.. But you hadn't.. Don't beat yourself up. Things happen. It was a learning experience & now you know what to do & to look out for.. For next time. I wish you all the best of luck! Thanks for allowing me to share! xx

I know exactly how you feel. I had to step toward the door to talk to my wife. My son kicked himself off the changing table. I believe I reacted just like you did. I just wanted to tell you that because you hurt over this makes you one of the better parents ever!!!

Congratulations you just entered the rank of "Motherhood"! I have raised 6 children and everyone of them have fallen off of something at some time or other when they were young. This is all part of growing up. It will seem to be a minor accident in years to come... Just be thankful your baby didn't get hurt. This does NOT mean that you are not a good mother, it happens to every mother sooner or later. God is just toughening you up for more of this kind of thing. By the time your baby reaches 5 years of age you will have experienced lots of accidents. So get prepared for them...especially when they start to learn how to walk. We can't keep them in a bubble, all we can do is try to keep them safe. Best of luck Kowgirl

You are not a bad mommy actually the fact that you are so upset means you are a very good mommy. Once babies start learning to crawl and walk falls, bumps, and bruises are going to happen it's how they learn. It will take time but you'll eventually not panic so much. (most of the time)

Awww im so sorry thats terrible! When my baby was 3 months old he was rolling, anyway he fell asleep and my husband put him in our bed, i assumed with a barrier to the floor. anyway he managed to roll off the bed and hit the floor. He had a bloody nose and was sooo upset. But no where near as upset as i was. There will be more bumps and bruises but he will be just fine!

I wouldn't beat yourself up about it. As long as he seems like he is fine, then everything should be okay. With babies, these things happen no matter how much you are watching them.

Could you try changing his bottom on the floor? That way if he rolls he doesn't have anywhere to fall.

Come on moonmagick. You did good! Don't blame too much of yourself. No one could say your a less mom/dad just because of an accident. They do happen, but we could always and try our best not to let that happen again. Cheer up, my friend. Praise the Lord, he is alright. No worries, my friend. Keep up being good parents.

I have known many babies (2 were mine), and I have never known one who didn't roll of the couch at least once. Your baby will be fine. You do not have to worry. Enjoy motherhood, I always have.

You are not alone you aint the worst parent hun trust it happend 2 my 6 month son he rooled of the bed and i have laminated flooring as well and i know you do cry more then your baby i felt so bad he didnt have no bruises either thankgod :)

Things happen. You are a good parent. You feel bad about it happening and next time if it happens again, you will be ready for your little rolling over baby. LOL Ya might want to keep a pillow on the floor or just start using the floor. ;) When my first learned to walk, he busted his lip walking. I cried and cried and there was blood everywhere. I had my parents drive all the way over just to tell me that he was fine. I felt horrible. The child was happy to see his grandparents.

That's funny, because I was just talking to a group of people and they were exchanging stories about how all of them had at one time or another made what they thought was a very dangerous mistake with their baby. Quite a few people had babies that rolled off of couches, changing tables, beds, or whatever. My aunt once dropped her baby because a bee landed on her and she is deatlhy afraid of bees! Babies are more durable than you think! And EVERYONE has dones omething like that! Give youreelf a break! You sound like a GREAT parent! :)