What Happens When You Fall Down The Stairs Carrying A Newborn?

I've always been curious as to what would happen if I fell down the stairs carrying one of our babies. I remember after we brought Lili home that was one of my BIGGEST fears! Most days I wouldn't even let Drew carry her down the stairs and insisted that he give her to me. I would then hold her tight against me and use my other arm to hang on to the railing. I would take one step at a time and make sure that both feet made it safely to the next step before attempting another one. For some reason, doing it that way made me feel better. When I went to the doctor to get my "happy pills" 6 weeks after Lili was born, she actually said that the fear of falling down stairs carrying your baby is very common among new Moms experiencing severe postpartum depression (like I was at the time). Anyway, luckily I never had the opportunity to find out what it would be like to take that kind of a fall with Lili, however the other night...while carrying Will...I did. I have always wondered if mother's instinct would kick in as everyone said it would and if I would sacrifice my own body for the safety of my child. I am happy to say that that is exactly what happened! Granted, I only fell halfway down the stairs, but as it was happening I felt myself gripping Will much tighter and sort of held him as high as I could while I was taking a tumble. I bruised my knee and twisted my ankle a bit, but other than that, we were both safe and Will actually slept through the whole thing! I guess that mother's instinct really does kick in when it needs to! I do still wonder what would happen if I had gotten completely knocked out though..... Would Drew have come home and found me out cold at the bottom of the stairs with a baby sleeping on my chest?!?!?! Why am I thinking about and worrying about things that may never happen?!? Yep, that's right...I'm CRAZY! =-)