PSA: It can happen in a few seconds!

JJ&BB1146

Last night after bathtime, DH sat DD up on the counter where we normally let her sit for us to dry her hair. He turned around to drain the bathwater and in that few seconds, she fell off the counter and hit her head. She cried for a few seconds, then went limp and her eyes rolled back in her head. She came to and started to act like she was going to vomit. Then screamed for what seemed like forever Scariest thing of our lives! 1 Fire Truck, 1 Ambulance, and a trip to the ER later, it appears she is fine other than a mild concussion. She handled things much better than we did and thank God she is so far OK. We had to check on her every 2 hours last night and she seemed to sleep peacefully (thought she didn't go to bed until 11). We will continue to watch her today and see how she does, although she appears to be acting like her normal self this morning. DH is really taking it hard and beating himself up. He "knows" it was an accident, but as a parent, you can imagine the guilt he is feeling.

Just wanted to post as a reminder to all of us. It's easy to get complacent and fall into your routines without thinking or paying much attention. Always remember to watch your children and never leave them unattended (especially in elevated places) for even a few seconds.

AggieDaner

Oh my god, how scary! I'm so glad she'll be alright!

meg120510

Glad she is ok.

rssnlvr

omg, how scary!! I'm so glad that she's okay.

SareBear30

Ohmyword, how scary! I'm glad she is ok!

brideonjuly8

Poor babe.  Glad she's okay and I hope your DH doesn't beat himself up too much longer. 

Mrs.Froggianna

How scary!! I'm glad she's okay. And thanks for the reminder. You're right--it only takes a moment for something to go wrong.

august8080

So scary! Glad she's ok!!

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Oh my goodness, that sounds absolutely terrifying.I'm so glad she's ok. I hope your husband is ok too. I think it's a rare parent that doesn't at least have a near miss with something like this. This is a good reminder though, thank you!

Taytee

Rach03k:

Oh my goodness, that sounds absolutely terrifying.I'm so glad she's ok. I hope your husband is ok too. I think it's a rare parent that doesn't at least have a near miss with something like this. This is a good reminder though, thank you!

Couldn't have said it better myself. DH called me in a panic one night that Emily rolled off the changing pad in the bathroom. He had one hand on her as he was reaching into the linen closet to get more diapers and she just flipped out from under his hand. Luckily she mostly just rolled down his leg but still bonked her head on the floor =(

I'm so glad your daughter is OK. Thank you for sharing your story. Definitely a valuable reminder of what can happen when we drop our guard.

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Taytee:

Rach03k:

Oh my goodness, that sounds absolutely terrifying.I'm so glad she's ok. I hope your husband is ok too. I think it's a rare parent that doesn't at least have a near miss with something like this. This is a good reminder though, thank you!

Couldn't have said it better myself. DH called me in a panic one night that Emily rolled off the changing pad in the bathroom. He had one hand on her as he was reaching into the linen closet to get more diapers and she just flipped out from under his hand. Luckily she mostly just rolled down his leg but still bonked her head on the floor =(

I'm so glad your daughter is OK. Thank you for sharing your story. Definitely a valuable reminder of what can happen when we drop our guard.

When DH was a newborn my FIL had him on a changing table, bent down to get something out of the bottom drawer, and DH rolled over and fell directly into his arms. Oops. They tell it with a laugh now but at the time I'm sure he was really shaken.

HSartteach

I'm glad she is okay.  I agree it can be a very scary thing.

Persa

Omigosh, how awful.   Glad she's ok. 

Earlier today my 15 month old fell off my husbands back when he was playing horsey with her but luckily she sort of rolled down and bonked her head on the carpet (sort of like Taytee's little one) but she definitely was stunned for a few seconds from the impact. I'm still traumatized about it.  

el_twirpo

so scary! glad she's ok. what a great reminder for all of us.

Xtina712

Glad she's ok!

MrsMillerTime

Yikes!  Glad she's okay!

luluAXA

I hope she's ok.  My DS is always falling (he's always running and jumping) and at any given time has a bruise on his head.  We've been to the ER before and they always say once he didn't pass out he's probably ok so when I read this post my heart just started racing.  Please give us an update throught out the day, you'll be in my prayers.

Abrooks

Hugs!!  I'm sure that was so scary but glad to hear it was just a mild concussion!