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'Parenthood is not a competition': Eva Amurri Martino responds to 'cruel' critics after she revealed night nurse dropped baby son cracking his skull

Published: 18:49 EST, 2 January 2017 | Updated: 18:51 EST, 2 January 2017

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Eva Amurri Martino took to Instagram Monday to confront those who criticized her after she revealed a night nurse she employed to care for her infant son fell asleep and dropped the baby, cracking his skull.

Susan Sarandon's actress daughter posted a photo of herself cradling three-month-old Major and wrote: 'Parenthood is not a competition.'

'To those who have expressed judgement, cruelty, and criticism of me, my choices, or my fragility during this time - I'm not going to justify myself to you.'

'I'm not going to justify myself to you': Eva Amurri Martino took to Instagram to respond to those who criticized her for having a night nurse to care for her baby son saying, 'Parenthood is not a competition'

The horrific accident occurred just after Thanksgiving and the baby was rushed to Yale Medical Center for what she described as 'two harrowing days' of emergency care and testing.

She said on her website blog HappilyEvaAfter.com that she has subsequently suffered from nausea and dizzy spells as well as panic attacks and sleeplessness, and believes she may have 'some form' of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

She told her critics: 'I sincerely wish that 2017 brings you enough self love and confidence that you no longer feel the need to tear down another person during their darkest moment.'

Traumatic time for tot: Eva's three-month-old son Major suffered a cracked skull after a night nurse fell asleep and dropped him just affter Thanskgiving. He's now making a full recovery

To those who offered messages of support and comfort, and shared their own stories, she expressed her gratitude.

'It is so moving to know there are so many of you who are wishing our sweet boy well, and who are rooting us on as a family,' the 31-one-year-old wrote.

'Nobody gets an award at the end of all of it for doing it the best or most perfect way. All that matters is how we make our children feel, how we feel about them, and how we feel about ourselves as parents,' she added.

Eva, 31, has two children with sports broadcaster husband Kyle Martino.

In addition to baby Major, the couple are parents to two-year-old daughter Marlowe.

Thankfully, she said, her son appears to have no ongoing issues as a result of his injuries, saying on her blog Sunday he is 'completely fine', 'healing well' and 'hitting milestones'.

Eva, 31, whose mother is Susan Sarandon, also has a daughter Marlowe Mae, two, pictured with her baby brother. She says she no longer trusts anyone other than herself to care for her kids

Shares on social media: The actress is married to sports broadcaster Kyle Martino and shares her experiences of pregnancy and parenthood on her website blog HappilyEvaAfter.com

Eva no longer has a night nurse and is focused now on caring for her two children by herself.

The arrival of baby Major was all the sweeter because she had suffered a miscarriage at 10 weeks in the latter part of 2015.

She revealed her loss this past May as she shared the happy news that she was four months pregnant with a boy.

Eva married sports broadcaster Kyle in 2011 and the couple live in New York's Westchester County.

She uses her blog to shares her stories and experiences about becoming a mother, detailing her pregnancies and deliveries and the challenges she faces as a parent.

Going it alone: Eva said in her blog post Sunday she no longer trusts anyone else to care for her children and is doing it on her own. She's pictured with Marlowe in September 2015

Celebrity offspring: Eva is the actress daughter of Oscar winner Susan Sarandon and Italian film director Franco Amurri. She and her mom are pictured in an Instagram selfie she shared