Home alone and had a fall

[NW10teacher]

I'm home alone (DH's last abroad work trip for a while) and about half an hour ago I had a bit of a slip on the little flight of stairs in our hallway. I'm 32 weeks with twins and I've been finding it a bit hard to get about - I just missed my footing and fell down the stairs (only 4). I fell onto my back and was completely winded, but now I'm just feeling bruised and shaken more than anything else.

My friend is coming round in about soon, and she thinks I should be seen to be on the safe side. I'm pretty sure that all is OK, but I wouldn't mind checking to make sure. Would this be nuts - waste of NHS resources etc.? I feel so bad about time-wasting :(

Thoughts?

[gamerpigeon]

Get checked! It will be cheaper for the NHS to give you a scan and intervene at an early stage if that is necessary so don’t worry about that.

Hope everything is ok.

[DartmoorDoughnut]

Oh poor you I think your friend is right, def go get checked, you’ll only be worrying otherwise!

[lal17]

Poor you. I would go and get checked out - you might have to wait around but IME maternity unit always advise being overly cautious. You could give them a ring and see what they say? Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy.

[Expectingbsbunumber2]

Go get checked!

[BikeRunSki]

Get seen to put your mind at ease. No medicsl professional is going to think that a woman 32 weeks pg with twins, and concerned about her Health is wasting their time.

[NW10teacher]

Typo, 33 weeks, sorry!

Weirdly, I hadn't been worried about falling at all (I suppose I've just arrogantly assumed that I won't!) and I think it was the shock that scared me as much as anything.

I think I've mainly bumped my back and elbow. So probably nothing to worry about, but my friend is offering to drive me and I might take her up on it...

[bettydraper31]

Definitely give them a call Hun. They won't think you're wasting their time xxx

[SpuriouserAndSpuriouser]

What a horrible shock! Everything is probably fine but you should get checked out. It's absolutely not a waste of resources, no one will mind you going in and it's far better to be safe than sorry.

Will your friend be around with you for a while? These things can shake a person up, so look after yourself

[oldlaundbooth]

Get checked please.

[Mumatoo]

Let your friend take you. They won't think you are wasting their time.

[NW10teacher]

I think I'm going for the safety option. My friend has really sweetly offered to drive me and hang around - we were supposed to be watching a movie!

I do think I'm OK. Only my back is hurting and I feel a bit dizzy and tearful, but I think it's just the shock. I burst into tears like a total baby!

[thingymaboob]

A waste of NHS resources? Are you kidding? You realise that people go to the emergency department for all sorts of minor ailments. You are in the third trimester with twins. No one will ever think you're wasting their time and who cares if one shitty midwife / nurse thinks you're being paranoid. I'd definitely be getting checked (I'm a paramedic)

[MadameJosephine]

Midwife here. Totally agree with thingymaboob, completely appropriate to go in and get checked over

Hope you are already there and you babies are ok 💐

[MadameJosephine]

*you and your babies are ok

[ScotsLamb]

Hope you and the babies are ok. I fell down two steps when 16 weeks. I burst into tears too and felt all was wrong was sore hands and a bumped bum. Midwife still wanted to see me and check me over.
Better to be safe! 🤞🏻

[Longleggedlovely]

I’m 25 weeks and full on face planted in the middle of a busy road earlier this week. Cars had to stop etc. I was fine, just grazed knees (and a bit embarrassed!) but was in floods of tears from the shock and the worry about my baby but lots of wriggling later everything was fine. Hope you’ve managed to get checked out and all is OK

[LillyLollyLandy]

I slipped and landed on my bottom when I was 38 weeks with one baby last year. I went down to the hospital the next day and I got such a telling off for not ringing at the time it happened (baby was fine!), so you’re doing exactly the right thing.

[MyKingdomForBrie]

I went flat on my back at 36 weeks! Didn’t get checked as movements were fine and I just assumed I’d be ok but better safe than sorry.

[GlitteryFluff]

Hope all is ok and you did go get checked out.

[ScotsLamb]

@NW10teacher how are you today?

[NW10teacher]

Thank you guys, I did go and get checked out and the babies are ok. Ended up there for ages because when we arrived, really embarrassingly, I started feeling sick and I was sick 7 or 8 times, so they checked out other things too. But everything was OK and this morning I feel fine (a bit stiff and bruised and tired, but otherwise ok) and babies' movements are fine, so I have no idea why that happened! MW thought it was maybe just the shock in the end.

[GlitteryFluff]

I'm glad everything is ok

[gamerpigeon]

Glad to hear you are all fine 🙂