I feel so awful......

So I have had major tooth pain all week - finally ended up getting a root canal late yesterday afternoon (my dentist is out of town, so had to try and get in with someone else). The boys usually eat around 2:45pm - I had to leave at 3:15 to get to my appointment, which was 45 miinutes away (DH drove me because I was in such pain). My parents came at 2:30 to let us get ready and go. I COMPLETELY forgot to feed the boys their 2:45 bottle. :woah: My mom said they played and were happy, but they ended up giving them their supper 20 minutes early because they were totally starving - even gave them some extra diced fruit because they seemed so hungry. I feel awful!! Granted I was in extreme pain and on vicodin, which is really strong, but still.....please tell me someone else has done this so I don't feel so bad??? :shok: :gah:

 

:hug: Don't beat yourself up over it! I'm sure at one point or another, we've all done that, or something similar! Let's put it this way, if I did that, I can't remember-so it didn't have a lasting effect on me. They were happily playing and didn't miss it too bad, otherwise they would have been screaming come 3:30pm if not earlier! We've all done things we feel bad for or regret. It's all a part of the learning curve and being a parent. And if I was on vicodin or other pain meds due to a tooth ache, I think I'd forget much, much more!

I hope the tooth feels better! OUCH!

 

It's okay! At one time or other most of us have done something that has made us feel terribly guilty, but the kids survived! I have skipped meals unintentionally before. Just the other day the girls did not get supper because we were out doing craziness and by the time we got home they were asleep...so no supper for them. There's been times when lunches were skipped, or I forgot to bring a bottle, or some such and we just had to suffer until we got home. They won't even remember this, so don't worry!

 

Forgetting a feeding is nothing... Athan fell out of the car last weekend! Just saying that it's not big deal and we've all done it. There are bigger and better things coming your way to make you feel like a bad mom. :rotflmbo:

 

Thanks, everyone. I guess now I'm wondering if maybe I should drop them to three bottles! I've been thinking about it for awhile - so maybe it's a good thing this happened??

 

I wouldnt worry about it, I am sure all of us has had a "terrible" mommy moment at some point.

As for dropping to 3 bottles, it sounds like they may be ready. Maybe just give them a sippy of water at that time instead. GL

 

OK I DELIBERATELY skipped their dinner last night cause we were having a playdate and they were busy playing. They had a bottle when we got home and went to bed happy. And I feel no guilt cause they didn't complain. So please don't beat yourself up over this--it's not like they were screaming in hunger and you ignored them!!!!

 

I've done that three or four times, and don't have any excuse. I work M-F and would be so overwhelmed on Saturday that I would get lost in the schedule. It would be 4pm and DH and I would comment on how cranky and fussy the girls were, and realize we'd forgotten their 1pm bottle!!! My baby DD screamed if you were ten minutes late with her bottle, so we never forgot her!

We all survived the bad mommy episodes, and chuckle about them now :FIFblush:

 

This is so not something to beat yourself up over. Many many parents feed their babies on demand, not on a schedule at all. So missing a set feed is not at all the end of the world. If your kids were happy, missing the meal obviously had no effect on them. And eating more at the next meal is normal human behaviour in this situation. You have nothing at all to feel bad about.

 

I agree with everyone else, we have all done something that has made up feel horrible! I have let both of them fall off the couch onto the hardwood. you think i would have learned after the 1st time it happened not to leave them on the couch alone but i did it again and she fell! Maybe they are ready for 3 bottles, i think i'm getting close to trying it as well!