Is it bad that I’ve had episodes like these when I was a third-time parent? Yikes!
When my daughter (oldest) was a baby, I was sitting at the table playing with her. She’d lean way back, and I’d pull her up to a sitting position on my lap. Well, one time she leaned back too close to the table, and when I pulled her up her head whacked the table. We were at a family member’s house with a bunch of other people, and everyone saw my stupid moment. :(
I dislocated my second child’s elbow accidentally. He was at that “throw myself down on my back during a temper tantrum” phase and we were at the grocery store. I was holding his hand, and when he tried to throw himself back, I pulled up on his arm in a panic, thinking he’d hit his head on the hard floor. I felt horrible, and was afraid the pediatrician would call police. I was crying while she fixed his elbow, and she told me it’s actually quite common.
My youngest had his finger slammed in the minivan door, by me. He was standing next to the van, and just as I slid the door closed he put his hand on the van with his fingers curled into the groove where the door fits. Once again, we were off to the pediatrician.