My Baby Fell off the Bed ..twice… Am I a Bad Mum? :(?

3 weeks ago i woke up in the morning to hear my 7 month old baby cry from the crib. i fed him and i decided to put him in bed next to me and my bf, thing is i didnt put him in between me and my bf how i should have , i put him next to me on the side with a pillow behind him. he is quite lazy so i didnt think he was gonna move. and then we heard a bang and we saw him on the floor on his bum. he fell like that bcs he bounced off he maxi cosi .. and i cried for 1 hour non stop thinking im a really bad mother. my bf got mad at me in the beginning but then he encouraged me saying everything is ok. and i thought " lucky there was the maxi cosi next to the bed and he didnt fall on his head"..although he had a small red bump. Anyway.. my bf works abroad and whenever he leaves i put my baby next to me at night.even because i love having him next to me and just staring at how gorgeous he is. even because he barely sleeps in his cot. . he is very close to me and there were two pillows behind him. i woke up this morning hearing a bang again :( he fell off the other side. and there was nothing to protect him :( i checked him if everything was ok if his head was really bad and all. and he has a bump on his head. i didnt call the doctor cos he is doing everything normal.he started laughing like 3 mins after cos i was crying. i heard i can't let him fall asleep for2 hours and to watch him how he is acting.. i feel so bad :( i never thought that he would move like that. because he is usually very lazy and barely crawls or anything.. from now on he goes in his crib. for sure i've learned my lesson and my heart breakes just to think how he fell.. i feel so bad its unbelievable. im young and i never had any experience with babies but im a mum and i know if something is wrong with my son. i feel so guilty because i should have known that he will move someway just to explore the bed. pls help i can't stop crying and feeling really bad :( my baby is gorgeous i would die if something is to happen to him. especially cos of me. :( …………

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My baby fell off my bed couple weeks ago. Luckily I have a low bed about 8 inches drop. I felt like complete sh** too. Accident happens so don't feel bad. But just don't let him sleep with you anymore. Or you could simply push the bed against the wall and get a big body pillow and block the foot of the bed. So he can sleep with you here and there and be protected.

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That's exactly what baby P's mother said.

I did it with all my kids (I have 4) and the only one I ever dropped was my 2nd…I have to say she gets straight A's in school, so I think she's ok! lol
Seriously though, it doesn't make you a bad mom! Just take it as a lesson learned, thank God it wasn't worse. It's better to hear him cry in his crib and know he is safe than to hear him cry because he is hurt. Better to start now cuz he is only gonna get bigger and more mobile.

ok first of all your not a bad mom everyone makes mistakes and you clearly love your child if you spend 1 hour crying for him. that right there just makes you a loving and good parent.

second you shouldnt sleep with the baby in between bc of you could crush the baby while sleeping and no one wants that to happen.

the best thing is to leave the baby in its crib by himself even when hes crying. i know it sounds harsh but if he gets used to sleeping with you then he will never be able to sleep alone.

Don't feel bad but it's sad he fell down. Try having bed rail for any size of bed you have so that way he's safe. Also, move your bed to the wall side so one side protected with wall and other with bed rail that way he'll be safe and you'll enjoy putting your baby sleep next to you. Hope it helps !!!

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