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Hold hit on the head- what to do?

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quirkyquerty · 28/08/2022 18:41

My DS is 2 and a half, and was jumping about on the beds in our holiday hotel with his brother. He flung himself forwards and hit his forehead on the hard wooden covered headboard bit, right on the edge of it. He cried and was obviously hurting, but came and cuddled me and watched some tv. A bruise came up quickly but only a faint one.

Shortly after my husband offered him a kids squeeze yogurt. He started eating it and spilled it down himself so my husband took it off him to feed to him himself, and he tantrum and through his head back, this time hitting the back of his head against the wall behind the bed.

Again, more cuddles, then in the pram with his brother. He got out for a few pics, then back in and fell asleep straight away. Should I be worried? I am, so I just woke him up, but he crie d and said he wanted to go back to sleep and so I put him back in the pram and he's asleep again.

We are on holiday and both DS aged 2 and 4 has been staying up late until 10-12ish and waking up later in the mornings. This is the first time all holiday he's gone to sleep at this time. Arghhhh x

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quirkyquerty · 28/08/2022 18:46

Sorry the thread title should be *child hit

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FrippEnos · 28/08/2022 19:02

I would see if I could get an out of hours appointment.

Failing that maybe A&E, as its a head injury and could be a concussion.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-injury-and-concussion/

Give symptoms to watch out for.

quirkyquerty · 28/08/2022 19:04

He has none of those symptoms. We are on holiday in Spain

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bloodywhitecat · 28/08/2022 19:35

If he's rousable when asleep I wouldn't be too worried, especially as he's not showing any other signs. Just keep a close eye on him.

quirkyquerty · 28/08/2022 21:54

He woke up when I mentioned an ice lolly and stayed awake for dinner and pud and is now still awake so I think all okay'

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DrMadelineMaxwell · 28/08/2022 22:11

When DD1 was a child she fell over and hit the back of her head on the edge of our hearth, which at the time was a ceramic tiled concrete 30s affair - so very hard.

I called the gp for advice and was told that as she hadn't knocked herself out, then unless dd had bleeding, or a squishy part when we felt her head, she'd be fine.

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