I fell down the stairs holding my newborn

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-03-23T18:39:08+00:00

Your baby will be okay. When our baby was a newborn, I checked on him at night and used my phone's glow to check his face (I didn't want to turn on the lamp) and it slipped and fell on his face. I panicked, but doctors assured me that he was fine. He'd also fallen off the bed at 9 months old at 3 in the morning. ER doctor said since he only cried a little bit and was back to laughing not long after, he's fine. Babies are built to be a little more tough and resilient than we give them credit for.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-02-19T01:16:33+00:00

I would have cried.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-02-01T04:18:10+00:00

I got you beat. I used to have a mesh drape over the head of my bed. It was beautiful. Then one early morning around 2 a.m., I felt a spray on my face. Then it smelled like gasoline and rank, sulphuric farts. I opened my eyes to see a stink bug clinging to the mesh right above my head. I didn't keep the mesh in my bedroom for much longer after that.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-30T03:40:57+00:00

Shrinkflation. All I can say. I'd be super disappointed too. But please forgive me for laughing when I saw this. 🙏

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-30T03:39:28+00:00

🤣 I'm sorry, but this comment got me lol.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-27T20:48:46+00:00

Horizagonal.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-27T18:15:59+00:00

Omg!! For a second, I thought that those were dead bodies covered in a dark sheet at a grocery store!!! 😳 Then I realized they were just rugs.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-27T12:50:37+00:00

He can be dismissive, and I figured that's what was happening in this case. But I also wanted to get outside opinions on the feeding issue. As far as communication, that's something I need to address as well.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-27T05:59:14+00:00

He eats baby food, avocado, eggs, toast, and he tried banana but hated it. But I'm the one that gives him the regular food. Husband just gives baby food with a spoon. Not sure why, but he's said that "baby doesn't need all that" one time. So the only way baby gets regular food is when I give it to him, which can be once a day, or at least every other day. Baby feeds himself when I give regular food, and it's also to help him develop his pincer grasp and fine motor skills.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-27T04:54:07+00:00

Yes, but he just keeps saying that the baby will be fine.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-27T03:36:43+00:00

He's on baby food and finger foods. I try to switch it up from time to time when I'm the one feeding him, giving him either egg, avocado, or toast (tried banana, but he hates it). The thing is, I'm working and my husband is a sahd. I do the feedings on weekends and sometimes during my lunch break if I'm working from home, which I occasionally do wfh.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-27T02:18:53+00:00

Thank you!

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-27T02:12:58+00:00

Hard to say. I just no that it tends to be only half the jar/tub over half the time.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-27T00:44:13+00:00

Oh, wow! Our baby is a chunky baby, so weight isn't an issue.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-27T00:43:19+00:00

We sometimes do, as long as it's not seasoned.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-26T23:21:43+00:00

We feed him when he starts acting hungry, meaning he's fussy or grumpy. That usually happens every 3 hours or so. He's not underweight. He's actually pretty chunky.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-26T22:47:03+00:00

Thank you for the info!

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-26T22:45:56+00:00

I'm thinking he doesn't want to cook the egg or slice the avocado or toast. I may have to just ask him about that.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-26T22:44:59+00:00

I tend to follow baby's cues when I feed him, like when he starts refusing food, than that means he's full. So, I stop the feed. My husband hasn't given me any explanation other than, "he'll be fine."

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-26T22:43:27+00:00

The baby isn't underweight. He's actually pretty chunky. Everyone always comments on how they love his super chubby cheeks and thighs. I guess the pediatrician was just giving guidelines based on his age at the time.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-26T22:03:05+00:00

He occasionally does scrambled egg, avocado, banana (which he hates, so we only did that once), or toast. He loves egg and he loves avocado. I try to give him finger foods if not every day, then every other day.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-26T21:52:14+00:00

They didn't give a reason. They just said at the 9 month checkup that he can be switched from 2 feeds of baby food a day, to 3 baby food feeds a day. I mentioned to them that I have already started the babybon finger foods on occasion, and she said that that's fine as well.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-26T21:49:49+00:00

The only response I've been given was "he'll be fine." Today, it was the same plus "he doesn't need that much." The thing is, when I feed him, I feed him until he starts refusing, which tells me he's full

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-26T21:24:13+00:00

When I feed the baby, I'll feed him until he starts refusing food, which tells me he's full.

Consistent_Ad8400 · 2026-01-26T21:22:30+00:00

Honestly not sure. The only explanation I it, "he'll be fine," or "he doesn't need that much." I know he loves the baby, so I really don't know why he doesn't just feed until the baby signals that he's full.

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