tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796135908310895653.post7055155892253928075..comments2023-04-06T01:13:14.914-07:00Comments on Being Mom...NOW: Bad Mommy!Mommy Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11229487365063594045noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796135908310895653.post-142898356106249322010-08-18T13:04:14.596-07:002010-08-18T13:04:14.596-07:00that is really not good. that woman should never ...that is really not good. that woman should never have taken a baby underwater, and clearly, she wasn't equipped to do so. i feel really bad for you and him!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022297670179924365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796135908310895653.post-44581383187427469462010-08-18T11:03:36.899-07:002010-08-18T11:03:36.899-07:00Thank you all so much for sharing your stories!! I...Thank you all so much for sharing your stories!! I love that my blog is a venue where you all felt comfortable enough to share those moments. It makes me feel better to know that I am not so much a bad mom, but more just 'human'. :) <br /><br />Thank you again for taking the time to post on my blog. If you have a blog linked to your post, I am off to visit you. :)Mommy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11229487365063594045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796135908310895653.post-66615613034829476762010-08-17T17:29:12.758-07:002010-08-17T17:29:12.758-07:00Hi Cindy,
Don't beat yourself up! Both events ...Hi Cindy,<br />Don't beat yourself up! Both events are definitely scary but you took care of both responsibly. I completely understand why you feel guilty but the guilt will not help you to be a strong mommy. Learning your lessons will help you be a strong mommy. You have learned!<br />A girlfriend of mine was typing on her computer for a quick minute while her son lay on the bed. He was less than a year old. She felt confident he would stay put in the middle of her king-size bed because he was napping. Whump!! Baby hits the (concrete covered in hardwood) apartment floor! She cancels her lunch plans with me to make an emergency trip to the doctor. The doctor, after examining the child, fills out the PRE-MADE FORM for infant falls off of furniture. "Was it the couh, the bed, or the changing table?" Infant falls are so common that the pediatrician does not want to type out notes about it each time - he needs only check a box to record the reason for the patient's visit. This of course does not excuse infant falls, but it at least shows that there are many mommies and daddies whose babies take such a fall. (If it improves the sense of moral appropriateness: today I heard a story about one such fall that was permanently debilitating - so infants falling off furniture is a serious matter and must be avoided!!)<br />Cheers!<br />Nicole RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796135908310895653.post-22178426380375830382010-08-17T16:56:30.663-07:002010-08-17T16:56:30.663-07:00You are a fabulous Mama and I'm so sorry you h...You are a fabulous Mama and I'm so sorry you had both of these experiences back to back. First of all, the changing table was a scary spot for us for a while. I had to get EVERYTHING ready ahead of time while L was on the ground, and then I put her up on the changing table just for the actual diaper change. Also, those straps on the pad that I used to make fun of... they actually work pretty well!! <br /> Second- we've had GREAT success with L going underwater. I'll share our progression from swim class if you are interested, but as always- trust your instincts!!! You are doing a fabulous job!!! :) Hugs!estefanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830406014092822847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796135908310895653.post-67230569517416621632010-08-17T14:18:00.552-07:002010-08-17T14:18:00.552-07:00You are not a bad mommy! Either of those things c...You are not a bad mommy! Either of those things could have happened to anyone. In fact, my little girl fell of the changing pad down to the floor when she was about 10 months old! Just take a deep breath and remind yourself that you are human...and kids are built to withstand their parents' humanity.westmetromommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633405262361035502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796135908310895653.post-19340732863052999792010-08-17T13:05:57.846-07:002010-08-17T13:05:57.846-07:00One day, at a party, C came walking up to me, his ...One day, at a party, C came walking up to me, his eyes, wide and fear on his face, right before coughing up the piece of carrot he was choking on. It was over before I even really knew what was happening but he was terrified after not being able to breathe for a second. Awful. It happens to all of us but it doesn't ever feel ok.Rebekah @ Mom-In-A-Millionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249529448060517726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796135908310895653.post-89896808336254360562010-08-17T12:31:18.846-07:002010-08-17T12:31:18.846-07:00Cindy,
LOVE your Blog!A you are not a bad mommy ...Cindy, <br /><br />LOVE your Blog!A you are not a bad mommy and B I am with you. The other night I was a bad mommy because I just wanted to lay on the couch and rest and Emma was wanting to climb all over me, so I let her get up with my on the couch and she of course promptly fell off!!! Thank the LORD Cahill was close by, because between the both of us we caught her, but I burst into tears because I "dropped" her. She meanwhile, was laughing hysterically! We all have moments, but it is how we recover that matters! WE change Emma bems on the floor now, because she is so squirmy. At least when she wiggles she wiggles away, not down! :) <br /><br />You are a great mom from what I can see, so keep on trudging your way through...Soon they will be telling us what to do anyway! LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011764921343303955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-796135908310895653.post-24880381596478233952010-08-17T12:24:51.291-07:002010-08-17T12:24:51.291-07:00Glad the little guy is okay. Amazing how our chil...Glad the little guy is okay. Amazing how our children survive our mothering skills. It only took one time when I had my daughter in her baby bjorn, thinking I got this parenting thing down, when I misjudged a door and opened it too close smacking little boo-boo in the head. Holy crap! I never forgave myself for that one. She was just fine but I was feeling like a complete failure as a mother.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808500046884874240noreply@blogger.com