Urgent advice - Baby fell onto tiled floor

[Temphelp]

I don’t know if I’m supposed to ring 111 or my GP or anyone, I’ve just been calming my child down and I’m so scared she’s hurt herself but trying to think straight and thought maybe someone could just direct me here

My 1.5 year old fell onto a tiled floor from a kitchen countertop (I had my back turned for literally a few seconds in which she managed to climb a sofa and onto the kitchen top and slipped, it wasn’t too high but at least 3 feet I think) it is not our house so it’s not exactly baby safe

She fell on one arm and one side of her face, instantly cried, I picked her up and calmed her down and she’s stopped crying. I checked for bumps, bruises, everything but she looks okay but I don’t know what to do now

Should I go get her checked immediately in case she broke her arm or something (praying this is not the case but I’m just so scared and In shock right now I can’t forget the image of her just lying on the floor in front of me)

I feel like a terrible mother for not catching her in time and my heart is stuck in my throat. Please advise me on my next steps what should I do????

You don't need to phone 111 to tell them you're going to A&E, just go. I was an A&E nurse for many years @Temphelp, children, especially very young children, tend to bounce and the likelihood is that no damage is done but you should get her examined properly. No one will mind if you go to A&E and she's fine, they will understand and you will be one of many similar incidents this week. Give her a dose of calpol if she's still fractious and take her to your local A&E.

Ring 111 and TELL them you’re going to x a&e.

Why? This will not get you seen more quickly.

Take her to A & E.

My 3 month old fell out of her car seat onto a tiled floor, must have been about 2 feet she fell but she had a hairline fracture to her skull.

Don't ever mess about with GPs/111 if it's something potentially serious. That's what A & E is for. Hope she's fine, and you once you've got over the shock

Christ &ur on bloody mumsnet -WTAF?? call 999 ASAP

I seriously can't believe I just read that ^^ FFS.

OP, do you have a walk-in center?

If so, give them a ring if you think your DC needs and X-ray.

I would go to A and E. Am sure she will be fine, but because she partly fell on her face/head, it’s better to get her checked out. But don’t beat yourself up - it happens to everyone at some point.

@FuriousVexation

I called 111 last Thursday because when my son came home from his day at school, and after school care and had his dinner etc, I took his socks off and a cut on his foot had become hugely swollen and inflamed with puss oozing out and redness starting to spread. It was clearly infected and I didn’t want to wait till the morning, so I called 111 to ask where to go. This was at 7pm. The call handler put me on hold while she relayed what I’d said to a nurse. I was on the call for 22 minutes. They referred me for an appointment with an out of hours GP and said the appointment would be within 2 hours. The clinic then called me 10 minutes later, and told me my appointment was at 8pm but the clinic was in the neighbouring town to mine so a 20 minute drive away, and they said don’t worry if I was late but just get there as soon as I could.

I got there, the GP examined him, then prescribed antibiotics which she went and got from their supply (the bottle has a sticker saying it is from the local hospital so they must get a stock from there for emergencies) because we have no late pharmacies here at all. She then mixed up the solution, which a pharmacist would normally do, and gave him his first dose and sent us on our way. My son isn’t on repeat prescriptions, had never seen that doctor before and it wasn’t even our GP practice. If you call 111 and they feel you need to see a GP then they will get you an out of Horus appointment, if you need a prescription they will give you one even without already have a repeat prescription, and they will take longer than 5 minutes on the call if it’s necessary.

They're not going to do a head x-ray on a conscious and responsive 18mo who isn't showing any signs of head injury or concussion. If OP is worried a GP could check for signs of head injury, check for any broken or sprained limbs and reassure her or send her to A&E if necessary. Which I doubt.

We have a minor injuries clinic for arm breaks etc which is much faster and better than A&E and if you have one that might be worth using.

The risk I thin is not the arm break if there is one but that she fell on a tiled floor and might have hurt the brain - it is the head which is the important thing so get it looked at and don't blame yourself. these things happen. I once terapped my 1 year old's son's finger in the edge of a door and it came off almost although the hospital stuck it back on and he could still later pass grade 8 piano and trumpet despite the scar so it was okay in the end but I certainly wish I had checked the door edge by the hinge before I'd closed it.

I would say to everyone try not to put small children on heights. I don't even like changing tables or carry cots on a stand. We also changedn appies on the floor on the changing mat and the carry cot was always on the floor. Doing both of those things means they cannot fall

Dont beat yourself up about it OP. Not everyone is perfect and accidents happen. Yes they can be preventable and I'm sure you wont do the same again. It will do you no good torturing yourself over it.

call 999 ASAP

A baby fell off something. She’s breathing, she appears well. Not a medical emergency. Some people really do catastrophise...

My DD fell off my bed when she was about 8 months old. Myself and DH took her to A&E instantly and were seen as a priority. Thankfully everything was OK and were told by docs that we had done the right thing by getting her checked out. I think calling 111 will result in an A&E visit anyway

Try not to worry, OP. I was told (when DS1 nutted himself on the sharp doorframe and had a forehead swelling the size of an egg ) that the thing to look out for is vomiting. If she's not vomiting and seems normally awake/aware then I wouldn't stress too much; however I would go and get her checked, to be on the safe side.

Take her to a & e to be checked over just to be sure. It may just be my hospital but at that age they wont see her in minor injuries, we tried before when dd 2 had a fall and they said she would need to be seen in a & e. Don't beat yourself up about it. Accidents do happen, I hope she's ok

Call 111. No criticism from me for being on MN, we don't act rationally when we've had a shock. FWIW, DS fell off the bed at 10 months. I called 111, who told me to calm down and call the GP. GP was completely unconcerned. Good luck! You're not a bad parent!

I hope you're both ok @Temphelp

Try and take a step back and look at your daughter. If you didn't know what had happened would you be concerned by the symptoms you see in front of you?

@xxdaddynibbaxx you’re just @beanosdaddysex but you’ve name changed...we’re not thick

dumb cunt

You talking to the OP here? Disgusting.

Do beat yourself up about it. In all honesty, you should have seen that she could climb from sofa onto counter top.

No, OP doesn't need to beat herself up about it. I am pretty sure most parents have a story to tell about their child hurting themselves which could have been prevented in hindsight.

OP I am sure your little one is fine, but always best to get them checked out

I agree a&e will be useless, do nothing, and you'll wait for hours for the privilege!

That said .. I'd still take her to reassure yourself and so you can enjoy the rest of the week without worrying.

Plus, on the tiny tiny to u tiny off chance there is anything major (which there won't be,don't worry), it can be picked up straight away.

(take sanitising hand gel with you though! Mine always pick up some kind of bug from a&e wait rooms unless we sanitise them every 5 seconds!!!)

Christ &ur on bloody mumsnet-WTAF?? call 999 ASAP

Get a bloody grip. Toddlers fall off things all the time, bloody hell you're the reason people dying have to wait ages for ambulances.
Just monitor her, OP, check her pupils etc. I'm sure she'll be fine but visit minor injuries/a&e if you're really worried.

I would definitely take her to A&E to get checked.

When my now 9 year old DD was about 15 months old was sliding her bum off the sofa (low sofa not even a foot of the carpeted floor) lost her balance and landed on her arm. Totally looked completely uneventful and like a nothing kind of mishap. However she had obviously landed on her arm at a funny angle and was crying in such a way that I immediately knew she needed the hospital. DH had also seen her have the accident and thought I was being a bit alarmist suggesting A&E but did agree when he could see she wasn’t settling down.

A&E did an X-Ray (took several attempts and many tears from us both) and it turned out that she had fractured her clavicle. Not serious enough to require a cast or sling but I was glad I knew about it and the Dr said at that age their bones heal very quickly. Sure enough after very careful play/picking up putting down and gentle cuddles she was absolutely fine 3 weeks later.

It’s always just best to get them checked.