A parent has opened up about the extreme guilt she felt after accidentally dropping her baby – and how her husband’s less-than-sympathetic reaction made things even worse.

The distraught mum took to Reddit’s r/Parenting forum to admit she had dropped her eight-month-old daughter after tripping over a toy.

The baby fell 2.5 feet to the ground, landing on her front, added the parent.

Despite her child having no visible injuries, and acting normally after it had happened, the mum said her husband “berated” her over it.

“I called the pediatrician[’s] office and the nurse told me to just keep an eye on her for any signs and if she’s acting off to bring her in,” explained the parent.

“My husband is berating me yelling that he told me over and over before to be more careful and that she could have died and that I don’t listen to him etc.

“He’s given me [the] complete cold shoulder today, offered me zero compassion or support, just says that I should have........

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