You're lying in bed next to your baby and drift off accidentally. Next thing you know, THUD. Springing into action you're feet are on the floor before he's even crying(which at this point you're just glad to hear), you're at his side within seconds. Thanks to that wonderful first aid class you took, you know to check his head and neck before you move him, but not suspecting any damage, he's in your arms in moments. A few seconds later, and the crying is subsiding, and by the time mom has rushed out of the shower to see what happened, he's smiling at her. I think it's important I note here, that if you suspect a serious injury, or any head trauma, or just need some peace of mind, please call your pediatrician, better safe than sorry.
You however, now feel like the worst parent in the world. You just allowed a totally preventable and highly dangerous accident to happen to your baby. For what is probably the first time, you've experienced that moment of panic, remorse, and ultimately the painful experience of having let down your son.
What you need to remember though, is that this happens to most new parents at some point. As you're transitioning from a baby that can't go anywhere you haven't put it, to one that can move himself, you're bound to miss something. It's ok. Secondly, this definitely isn't the last time he'll get hurt. In a couple months he'll be walking and then it's skinned knees and bruises on a regular basis. These guys are built tougher than they look, and that terrible feeling you have will well outlast any pain they feel.
In the words of the great physicist Dr. Sheldon Cooper, "Gravity, thou art a heartless bitch."
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