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December 2015 Moms
MissJewels209
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Baby Falling Off couch
MissJewels209
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I know this is silly to ask, but have any of you experienced your LO falling off the bed or couch? My LO is 2months old, she fell off the couch and landed on her back. She cried soon after falling, i breastfed her so she could calm down; soon after she fell asleep in my arms. She seems to be ok, no swelling or anything. The only thing is that she is taking longer naps than usual. Should i worry? Please advise
Re: Baby Falling Off couch
It would depend on how hard the fall was, I mean the height of your couch and whether she fell in carpet or hard floors.
Your baby should at least get a quick look by his or her pediatrician, there is no way for people here to tell you for sure if his or her behavior is normal.
Yes, accidents happen (they happen all the time at my house) but common sense dictates that a fall from any height for a two month old needs to get checked out right away. At bare minimum a call to the nurseline should have happened, not a thread on a community forum. Sorry if that seems harsh or rude but I really am kind of in shock that you'd start here rather than with a medical professional if you had any concern at all about your baby's behavior after a fall.
I agree with PP I would never risk it.. Something Traumatic happened the baby needs to be checked out.. If that fall caused something internally that you don't know about you would never forgive yourself if you didn't do something about it to be proactive. Who cares about spending hours in the ER or the bill.. You will feel so much better to know your baby is ok!
And I also hope that your little baby is fine.
Please give us an update!!!
Eta, gif fail.
I I do hope your LO is ok btw.
I believe in supporting those that are struggling, not in encouraging gross lapses in judgement.
As an aside, I do hope if this was a real post that the baby is alright and that mom wised up and called a doctor.
*edited due to breastfeeding typos
Falls and accidents happen. There's no shame in that. People are just floored that she would make her first post ever on the Bump to ask about what she should do when her baby's wellbeing could be in jeopardy.
A baby fall shouldn't be taken lightly.
I am am so glad your baby was ok after their fall in the hospital, @theawc42. You were absolutely right to give your LO a once over and call the nurse immediately. I have startled awake a few times because I have felt my grip on the nursling loosen up while propped up in bed. You can beat yourself up pretty badly with all the what if's. All we can do is do our best, make informed choices and be smart about how we handle the inevitable accidents/bumps/falls along the way.
Not updating is not cool... Especially for those of us who are truly worried.
Like me a previous poster said, accidents happen. When I had my daughter in 2012, I dropped her on our first night home. C section and pain killers plus no sleep made for a very drowsy 5am feeding. I was propped up in bed and she spasmed. My reaction, I let her go. I jumped out of bed and on to the floor screaming to get her. My husband said she was fine. Everything seemed fine, but I had to get her checked. I called the hospital, 15 minutes later maybe, and told them what happened. They said she was probably fine but I could bring her in to ease my fears. We drove her there and then we were sent by ambulance to the trauma hospital 30 minutes away with 2 skull fractures and a brain bleed. Diagnosed and treated for traumatic brain injury. A nurse at the first hospital called Dcf and reported that I said she rolled off of the bed. Cops and caseworker were waiting for us at the trauma hospital. She was released 4 days later with no injury related issues and there was no follow up from Dcf. She had ct scans for 12 months following and under neurologists care for 18 months. She is aperfectly healthy 3.5 yr with no residual effects.
the point is, thinking she is okay and then finding out something severe and needing treatment actually happened, isn't something you want on your head. Better be safe and let them tell you she's fine.