I caused my baby to have a fear of water 😩

My baby will be 10 months tomorrow. I’ve been having her take baths in the kitchen sink to save water and plus it’s easier on my back. Well she is quite the splasher so a few days ago I decided to let her bathe in the bathtub.

I have her sit on a washcloth so she doesn’t slip. All was good until the cloth somehow slipped out from under her and she fell back. Obviously I would never leave her unattended and I caught her as soon as she fell back. She panicked.

Well now she’s sick and last night my husband tried to give her a bath to make her feel better. She screamed so bad when he put her in the water (no it wasn’t the temp). Well I decided today to give her a bath. As soon as she was set in her bath chair, she freaked out. It dawned on me she’s terrified of the water now.

So I had her dad throw on some swimming trunks and get in the bath with her. She still was panicking.

I feel like the worlds worst mom. I caused her to have this fear of water now. So now what? Go back to the sink to bathe her until she’s comfortable?