Peaches Geldof Drops Her Baby, But Not Her Cell Phone Call (PHOTOS)

A series of pictures snapped last week on a London street indicate that British socialite Peaches Geldof's multitasking priorities might need a little work.

The 23-year-old new mother was taking little baby Astala Dylan Willow Geldof-Cohen for a walk when his pram hit an uneven stretch of pavement.

Geldof, who appears to be mid conversation, never drops the phone, even as her 5-month-old tumbles on to the sidewalk, landing with his feet all the way out of the stroller.

Sir Bob Geldof's daughter, who married Astala's father, singer Thomas Cohen, on Saturday, took to Twitter to defend her parenting skills.

Was just walking with Astala in his pram and there was a massive hole in the pavement I didn't see as was pushing the pram and the pram..

— Peaches Geldof (@peaches_g) September 6, 2012

-fell into it and toppled over! Thankfully Astala didn't fall out as was strapped in and so

— Peaches Geldof (@peaches_g) September 6, 2012

Didnt get hurt at all or cry. But still the London pavements are SO dangerous!

— Peaches Geldof (@peaches_g) September 6, 2012

Apparently, London sidewalks pose such a hazard that the authorities need to intervene, according to Geldof. (To be fair, it is hard to see cracks when one is preoccupied with a cell phone.)

The mayor of london should do something about it it's ridiculous! Thank god Astala is ok! X

— Peaches Geldof (@peaches_g) September 6, 2012

No word yet as to whether Mayor Boris Johnson replied to Geldof's request.

Geldolf's mishap calls to mind a similar incident involving singer Britney Spears.

Spears, the mother of two children, made headlines in 2006 when cameras caught the pop star stumbling while holding baby Sean Preston. A bodyguard can be seen rushing to the baby's aid.

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Comments

[cogit8able]

05:28 PM on 04/19/2013

Yeah, the entertainment elite lack a certain level of commonsense. Kind of make you wonder why people take so many of their political cues from them.

[illusine]

11:28 PM on 11/05/2012

That is Not a huge hole, it's an inch deep difference if anything. If she'd been paying attention she would've noticed the wheels drop and not tipped the stroller to begin with. It would have been perfectly easy to back up and avoid. The really sad part is her lying and saying the baby was strapped in because they obviously weren't. Not crying? Yeah, maybe because the poor kid went headfirst into cement.

[Ryan Mc Cracken]

03:25 PM on 10/11/2012

like every mother drops her cell phone....Yeah OK and the ones making fun of her drive while on the phone...that is against the law!

[Rosa Hayes Florence]

10:38 PM on 10/08/2012

she said the baby was strapped in but it doesn't look like it was. Either it wasn't or she needs to tighten those suckers up.

[VeeVee McGee]

06:25 PM on 09/17/2012

If there was a huge hole in the sidewalk, she would've easily seen it had she not been on the phone. But with today's technology, why not use a Bluetooth or a headset so both hands are with the baby?

It's not the fact that she made a mistake... It's her reaction. Her phone was never put down... Even while picking up her child, her phone is glued to her ear the entire time. A good mom would just put the phone aside and cater to the baby. I'm 32 and hooked on my iPhone. But will be more than happy to hang up on anyone to handle what's more important... My child.

[Kelli Ann Stutzman]

08:18 PM on 09/15/2012

If this happened to me I would not be holding my phone as she did. The rest of the day I would be pissed about putting my baby in danger. Also, I would get off the phone and hold the bars of the stroller like a caring mother. Get out of your own little world and put a little care into what you do. Shame Shame Shame. If you are going to have a baby you need to learn to pay attention. Strapped in? No way, I see the latch strapless. This poor baby had feet over head. Tumbling over and out. Does anyone really care about anything anymore? What is important to you girl? Grow up.

Hopefully she will care more now but it is unlikely. I'm not saying she needs to harp on this incident, just be a mom focus on something other than yourself. Grow. You can do a lot of good out there being a mom however, nothing will really change if you don't care. Think about it. Don't you want things to be better? Don't you want meaning and purpose? Build a family not a unit simply connected by DNA.

[maddlib]

03:35 PM on 09/15/2012

EEEEWWWW

[cynthia421]

12:40 AM on 09/15/2012

am I the only one who feels like the baby is a doll? it doesn't look real

[momtality]

12:18 AM on 09/15/2012

Accidents happen to the best of us. If it hasn't happened to you yet. It will. http://momtality.com/2012/09/03/that-wont-happen-to-me/

[Kathleen CrouseBradley]

04:46 PM on 09/19/2012

If you choose your child over your phone and an accident happens then you can say that. But she clearly chose her phone over her child, end of story!

[Aint Haten On U]

09:48 AM on 10/03/2012

well im a mother of 4 aNd NEVER EVER would i keep on talking on a phone while my BABY is laying on the sidewalk. no one is perfect but her actions speak for themselves

[HLLYWDTXF100]

11:07 PM on 09/14/2012

I nominate her for Mother Of The Year

[Tee Bee]

10:28 PM on 09/14/2012

Give the poor young mum a break. We all do silly things or things that we don't mean to!!!

[HLLYWDTXF100]

11:08 PM on 09/14/2012

Like dangle your baby out the window to the media ?

[Tee Bee]

11:45 PM on 09/14/2012

Yes, MJ would be in the exact same position or category as a very young mother. Idiotic thing to say. Oh wait! You're a Texan!

[HLLYWDTXF100]

03:13 PM on 09/15/2012

To Tee Bee

And you are just a low-rent inbred limey bigot

[paul09]

05:15 AM on 09/15/2012

watch where you're stepping...especiallly with a baby, so you can avoid
that "massive" pothole!

[tanilove]

10:21 PM on 09/14/2012

Dayum! I hope the baby is OK.

[penink6]

10:16 PM on 09/14/2012

Oh come on! That was a huge hole in the sidewalk.
Should she have been on the phone? Probably not, but the truth is that's what everyone does these days. I see plenty of parents chatting on cell phones, when they should be paying more attention to their ltittle ones
I was 22 when I had my first child and I'm sure I made plenty of mistakes. I was a full time Mom for the better part of 25 years.
None of us is perfect
Hopefully, with some experience, she will get better and better at it!

[RiverBoatQueen]

09:35 PM on 09/14/2012

This is sad! OMG! WHY is she talking on the phone in the first place? Then she lets the kid fly, but not her precious, irreplaceable phone!
What a disgrace!
She should put the kid up for adoption if she doesn't have a spare second to properly care for this poor baby!!!

[Savine]

09:35 PM on 09/14/2012

Oh my God you silly, judgmental people. You rush to assume SO much based on this lame article and picture which really doesn't tell us anything!

Brainwashed by the media much?

[Edman3]

11:20 PM on 09/14/2012

I take it you talk on the phone while driving? This is not brainwashed by the media but good journalism! It just shows you that you should have a licence to have a kid.

[Savine]

12:16 AM on 09/15/2012

Oh please what a lame cheap shot media drone you are. 

[paul09]

05:11 AM on 09/15/2012

A picture can speak a 1000 words...or in this case 3000 with 3 consecutive photos...Drop the phone and tend to the baby!