Another very close call!!!!

Just went to go and do the dishes when I heard an awful cry coming from the girls bedroom where they were meant to be sleeping. See the end of Hazels bed is by the window and sometimes she stands up in bed and pulls the curtain back to look out the window. Its one of those curtains that you pull a cord and it raises up. Anyway I ran in there and found her being strangled by the cord she had somehow gotten it around her neck then she fell on her bottom but the cord wasn't long enough so she was hanging herself. I'm so freaked out I can't get hold of Jess and I can't stop crying. Shes o.k. now she was smiling and happy when I put her back to bed. Luckily I heard her in time. I gave her some pamol and shes now fast asleep but shes got an awful mark around her little neck. I feel like such an awful Mum this is the second time this year something like this has happened. Only a few months ago Esme almost choked on her baby bangle. I wish I could get hold of Jess this sux

Oh no, that sounds so scary.. I'm so sorry you had that happen but i'm glad she's ok! *hugs*

Oh no! I can't imagine how scary that must have been for you!   And honestly we all go through moments where we feel like the worst mother on the planet! Sam half severed his big toe with an oil fin heater at 16 months old and let's just say at least twice now he's pulled the TV on top of himself and been squashed under it while I've been out of the room.   I swear babies and children are put on this earth to give us grey hairs and scare us witless!

Glad she is ok, and hope you feel better soon.

 Scary! Glad shes ok though!

Oh Lisa, how scary for you!!

You are not stupid at all, like someone else said you can't possibly identify every hazard.

I would say poor Hazel but it sounds like she is fine and you are the one that needs the hug

I hope you get to speak with Jesse soon!

I hear that Linda! Shes absolutely fine now but the red ring around her neck looks terrible Thats for the kind words ladies I feel much better

Lisa, at least it was a different twin each time...imagine the counselling bill if it was the same one each time

Don't be hard on yourself, these things happen!!

Haha peanut I started to read you response and for a second I thought you were going to say something along the lines of you've got a spare lol.

Man, scary stuff, but you're not stupid. I think every mother goes through some shocking stuff eventually. Numerous times I've found Bella playing with the curtain cord and thought the exact same thing could happen and she's even tried to choke herself with the phone cord One time when I was out of the room, Bella pulled the fireguard down on her hand and broke her little finger. So, you can see, these things happen to anyone with an 'adventurous' baby/toddler! They certainly keep us on our toes!

*Hugs* I hope the shock has settled down for you!

Lisa, that would have freaked me out too!!

I think children were meant to scare us, the boys do it all the time, eating leaves and all sorts... monkeys!!