Baby trod on at nursery

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Any advice. A nursery worker stepped on my baby's arm this morning. I was there. She got up quickly and didn't see my ds behind her. Arm really red and swollen but I think she's fine.

Obviously it was a mistake, but I was just wondering something. Her shoes were very hard soled trainers. With no give. Other members of staff were wearing much softer sold shoes like school gym shoes. The hardness of the shoes definitely made it worse.

Do you think I should mention that maybe it's a good idea that staff try and wear softer soled shoes or Aibu?

My DD's nursery also has a slippers policy in the baby room. Obviously it was an accident but I don't think you are being unreasonable to ask them to review their shoes policy.

I hope your baby's arm is ok now OP

Ok this is really helpful thanks everyone. Will update when I pick up.

If they don't ask you to sign an accident slip then I would be asking why not.

You are not being precious, next time it could be a baby's head a staff member stands on.

It isn't a reasonable accident to have, imo. I've had three children and managed, quite easily, to never stand on them. I don't think you're being precious enough.

I'm surprised they wear shoes with crawling babies around. I'd just go to them and say 'I realise it was an accident but I think from here on in staff should be without shoes in the baby room.' It's a pretty standard thing in nurseries.

One of my few vivid memories of nursery involves the workers being barefoot.

My favourite worker had this pair of leggings with a piece of material under the arch and it's stuck with me.

My point is clunky shoes have no place near little fingers and toes.

"It isn't a reasonable accident to have, imo. I've had three children and managed, quite easily, to never stand on them."

I have three kids too and I have managed to stand on my toddlers, shut one's fingers in a door, knock another clean off their feet with my (not inconsiderable) arse while turning round and probably a handful of other mishaps and clumsiness I've completely forgotten about, asides. I must be very unreasonable indeed.

Might be worth mentioning the shoes OP.

Where my DD is about to start work they have no shoes in the baby room.

Exactly. I had three under five, am disabled and wobbly and managed to never stand on anyone. Pretty slack from the nursery worker.

How did the nursery worker react when this happened?

She was really apologetic but tbh I was more worried about Ds. I really trust the nursery themselves but I do feel like you should look around you if you're working in a baby room.

She said she felt terrible and I said not to worry it was an accident, whilst actually feeling pretty pissed off.

Just asked DD, she works in a nursery. Said staff dont wear heavy/bulky trainers. They change from their outdoor shoes to light/soft soled indoor shoes. Personally if I worked in a nursery I wouldnt be wearing trainers anyway. Too clumpy, & Id have been walking outside with them etc. Wouldn't seem right, and especially with crawling babies around

In DS nursery, its a no shoes policy on the room for under 2s.
Staff either wear socks or slippers - never shoes.
Hope your DDs arm is OK - might be worth getting check out as PPs have said.
There should definitely be an accident form for you to sign when you pick her up.

YANBU in my nursery in the baby room (under 2's) they wear slippers. This would prevent a situation like this and also prevents dirt from outdoor shoes being tracked through the baby room where they are crawling around on the floor

I don't think the hardness of the soles would make a big difference if the same incident happened. But I do suspect that light weight flexible soles might make you realise you're starting to stand on something (someone!) faster, and thus ease up faster, so not have exactly the same incident.

Red and swollen arm in a baby, after an adult standing on them, sounds like it needs checking out!

Please have your baby checked for a fracture it happens so easily to little ones

Her arm seems ok. Picked her up earlier and it's not red and she's weight bearing on it. I prodded it and she didn't seem in discomfort so I'm hoping it's ok. I'll see gp tomorrow if it seems any different.

I spoke to the nursery. The manager hadn't been told which is concerning. The manager is amazing though and she is going to speak about the shoes.

And thanks for the advice everyone

She needs to record it in the accident book though x

She has. She is going to write a form for us to sign tomorrow.

Why wear shoes in a room where kids are crawling and laying on the floor? Slippers are the norm around here for all rooms up to preschool

The baby rooms I've worked in have been socks only, strictly no shoes allowed in the room as the babies are laying/crawling around on the floor. Also much easier to sense and move fast if you start to step on something fragile.

Very glad your little one isn't too badly hurt.

If red and swollen please do get it checked out medically. babies can be surprisingly good at tolerating pain and the arm would not hess look deforemed if fractured. Make sure it is recorded in the accident book at nursery as if it is a fracture the hospital will ask questions - in fact i would be tempted to take to GP for this reason alone. Bruising in a non-mobile child will raise concerns in anyone that sees it

I would get an X ray tbh.

I would be more worried about your baby having a sex change between you dropping him off and picking her up.