first big accident

MrsNJSwimmer · July 2010

I took DS in our bedroom in the afternoon on Saturday and plopped him on the bed. We played for a bit and then he sat up near the edge of the bed, so I went to move to that side (the end) and as I did, he rolled over to his tummy and took off for the other side of the bed! And SPLAT he went off the side of the bed onto the hardwood floor, hitting his head on the molding (not much room b/t bed and wall there) on the way.

He has a cut about 1.5-2 inches long, but it wasn't really bleeding, so I just cleaned it up, but he cried for a good 10-15 minutes. MH was napping downstairs and came up pretty quickly, so we were both trying to comfort him.

We kept a close eye on him for the rest of the day, watching for any signs that we needed to take him to the ER. About 20 minutes later, he was just playing normally, but MH and I were both still having our hearts beat out of our chests! I thought he was going to have a huge bruise, but it's barely there - does have a goose egg though!

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to deter him from wanting to crawl off the side of the bed again!

eacerna · July 2010

oh no. poor baby! glad to know your DS is okay.

vanilla15 · July 2010

oh no!! I am am sure that was sooo scary. Very glad to hear DS is okay. It is amazing how resilient babies are!

SanHawaii08 · July 2010

aww, poor baby!! glad he's okay!

MauiWedding08 · July 2010

How scary (for the parents!). Glad he is doing ok.

MrsNJSwimmer:
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to deter him from wanting to crawl off the side of the bed again!

wish they would pick up on danger a little faster. I use to think the amount of "safety/baby proof" items was overkill. I still think some of it is, but I can see how it's so easy to want to protect the baby from everything. Jack has taken to rolling, scooting, wiggling off his playmat and area rug and then rolls over and hits his head on the wood floor. I keep putting more quilts down but realize I can't pad the entire house. And once I padded the majority of the living room area he then would roll into the side of the wooded legs on the couch. I wrapped a towel around that and then he found the bookcase. argh.

myday1708 · July 2010

Oh no! I'm glad he's OK... It might be time to put a PnP in your bedroom so that you can set him in there and not on the bed.

Alexa did the same thing and fell off the bed around that age. I called the Dr just to be on the safe side and to my surprise, they asked me to bring her in! She checked out OK and they said that younger babies heads are still soft so they are less likely to sustain serious injuries from a fall than, say, a toddler or older child with a harder head. Interesting little fact.

MrsNJSwimmer · July 2010

MauiWedding08:

How scary (for the parents!). Glad he is doing ok.

MrsNJSwimmer:

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to deter him from wanting to crawl off the side of the bed again!

wish they would pick up on danger a little faster. I use to think the amount of "safety/baby proof" items was overkill. I still think some of it is, but I can see how it's so easy to want to protect the baby from everything. Jack has taken to rolling, scooting, wiggling off his playmat and area rug and then rolls over and hits his head on the wood floor. I keep putting more quilts down but realize I can't pad the entire house. And once I padded the majority of the living room area he then would roll into the side of the wooded legs on the couch. I wrapped a towel around that and then he found the bookcase. argh.

I know, it seems to never end!

MrsNJSwimmer · July 2010

myday1708:

Oh no! I'm glad he's OK... It might be time to put a PnP in your bedroom so that you can set him in there and not on the bed.

Alexa did the same thing and fell off the bed around that age. I called the Dr just to be on the safe side and to my surprise, they asked me to bring her in! She checked out OK and they said that younger babies heads are still soft so they are less likely to sustain serious injuries from a fall than, say, a toddler or older child with a harder head. Interesting little fact.

Interesting. It was a Saturday, so I knew I wouldn't get a response from my dr's office in a timely manner. I'll call them now and see what they say.

I should have just had him on the floor, but we were playing.... and accidents happen. He's on the floor from now on though!

MrsNJSwimmer · July 2010

MrsNJSwimmer:
myday1708:

Oh no! I'm glad he's OK... It might be time to put a PnP in your bedroom so that you can set him in there and not on the bed.

Alexa did the same thing and fell off the bed around that age. I called the Dr just to be on the safe side and to my surprise, they asked me to bring her in! She checked out OK and they said that younger babies heads are still soft so they are less likely to sustain serious injuries from a fall than, say, a toddler or older child with a harder head. Interesting little fact.

Interesting. It was a Saturday, so I knew I wouldn't get a response from my dr's office in a timely manner. I'll call them now and see what they say.

I should have just had him on the floor, but we were playing.... and accidents happen. He's on the floor from now on though!

Phew. Just called them - they said as long as he isn't talking any differently, showing signs of any neurological issues, vomiting, etc that I don't need to bring him in.

inamra · July 2010

I'm glad he's okay! Yeah, as long as he's not vomiting or acting strangely, then he'll be just fine

myday1708 · July 2010

MrsNJSwimmer:
MrsNJSwimmer:
myday1708:

Oh no! I'm glad he's OK... It might be time to put a PnP in your bedroom so that you can set him in there and not on the bed.

Alexa did the same thing and fell off the bed around that age. I called the Dr just to be on the safe side and to my surprise, they asked me to bring her in! She checked out OK and they said that younger babies heads are still soft so they are less likely to sustain serious injuries from a fall than, say, a toddler or older child with a harder head. Interesting little fact.

Interesting. It was a Saturday, so I knew I wouldn't get a response from my dr's office in a timely manner. I'll call them now and see what they say.

I should have just had him on the floor, but we were playing.... and accidents happen. He's on the floor from now on though!

Phew. Just called them - they said as long as he isn't talking any differently, showing signs of any neurological issues, vomiting, etc that I don't need to bring him in.

I'm sure he's fine! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to alarm you. I wouldn't have called except that DH thought I should. He tends to want to call more often than I do. At the least, talking to someone might make you feel better that he's OK. They sure get to the edge of the bed fast, huh? Lesson learned! :-)

MrsIH · July 2010

Yes, talk about a heart beating out of your chest moment! How scary! I am so relieved he is okay and showing no signs of being hurt

mrspresley · July 2010

wow how scary! glad he is ok. we've had a few close calls but no tumbles yet *knock on wood* i try to be really careful but i know something is bound to happen b/c we can't childproof everything

redshoegirl · July 2010

Oh no! I'm glad he's OK - I'd have been scared too!

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