BABY JUST FEEL OUT THE BED IM SHAKING

[sleepdeprivedma]

Posting here for traffic as I need help.

my 10 month old has just fallen out my bed he's been badly teething I put him in my bed round 2am my parter got up to use the bathroom and he's falling out over the side he cried for a minute but then settled but he's going back to sleep now should I let him? I'm in tears myself cause I feel so guilty there is no sign off injury I can't believe it. I don't know what to do. Should I keep him up?

lol all 4 of mine have fallen out of a bed at some point!

baby will be fine :) I’d put money on it.

Don’t beat yourself up. It happens to most of us, and you will look back on it and joke about it.

One of mine rolled off a sofa at about 4 months old, and dh dropped the other one, who has had a weird eyebrow ever since. We joke about his eyebrow and say ‘that’s where dh dropped you on the floor’.

Standard answer on here. I bet 111 love Mumsnet.

OP most babies fall off the bed or settee or something. It's when you realise they're on the move. They aren't expecting to fall so stay relaxed and 9/10 they don't get an injury.

DS fell off my bed a bit younger than that. He cried.

I did take him to A&E, and a lovely doctor told me that it's the babies who don't cry that they worry about. If he cried, he's likely to be ok. Conscious. I might still take him to A&E to be checked over. The sane lovely doctor told me that no good medic would ever look down on a parent worried about their child's health. That was in the days before massive waiting times and understaffed hospitals though. nhs guidance on when to go to a&e with a head injury.

Good luck.

I was told crying was a good sign after a fall.
No bumps, not being sick, conscious are all good signs.

it’s so scary isn’t it? Phone 111 so you feel reassured then get a nice drink and settle down for some cuddles. My friend had an accident with a pram and her baby fell out, from a height onto the pavement. She was fine. My Phil & Teds buggy rolled away from me while I was picking up a dog poo and ended up on its side on the road. Both babies were fine. I was beside myself.

All will be ok I’m sure. Call 111 then get a nice film on xx

It's happened to lots of people. My ds rolled out of bed at 4 months (we didn't know he could roll). We panicked and went to a&e they made us feel really guilty. Wasn't a mark on them and no ill effects.

People don't talk about it, but this is almost a rite of passage. It's happened to both of mine once and I felt appalling but they were fine.

If baby seems ok then don't worry and chalk it up to experience. You won't let it happen again now so don't let the guilt eat you!

When my daughter was a baby she fell off the kitchen worktop. I cried for ages and only really stopped once we got to A&E.

five years later my son fell off the bed. We just laughed and comforted him until he stopped crying

I think if he cried when it happened and hasn’t been sick then he will honestly be fine

I wish more people would use this information rather than Mumsnet. OP hope your baby is ok. A paediatric first aid course might be useful and reassuring.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/first-aid-and-safety/first-aid/what-to-do-if-your-child-has-an-accident/#:~:text=If%20you%20cannot%20easily%20move,and%20take%20them%20to%20hospital.

Thanks for all your advice we're both up again he seems absolutely fine playing as normal

Op you're ignoring all the questions about where your baby is sleeping. They shouldn't be between you and your partner in bed.

You've had a fright but try not to be so hard on yourself. He’s most likely completely fine but as others have said, if you’re still worried get him checked out/call 111 and ask for advice.

My youngest fell off my bed when he was about 5 months old. I’d been drying him after a bath and turned to talk to my then 4 year old and he rolled right off. He was fine too. Never been so thankful for a pile of dirty washing that he happened to land on… didn’t stop me from being upset with myself. It took the 4 year old to tell me to get a grip and “stop being so horrible to yourself mummy”.

I've 3 children and have lost count of the number of incidents! Don't be hard on yourself OP you're doing your best and things always seem worse in the middle of the night. I'm sure he'll be fine.
You're doing a grand job! X

This happened to me but my daughter was 14 months. I was told by 111 that if they are under 1, they would always suggest having them checked over by a professional. There was a scary case of an infant this happened too and it turned out to be serious (sorry, don’t want to scare you)

Maybe phone 111 for advice yourself?

Also just to say I phoned 111 as she fell pretty hard onto a wooden floor and had a bump on her head

Lol I did this exact thing and panicked so much I called out an A&E nurse I knew and told her to get to my house immediately as I had injured my baby. She raced over, by this point he wasn't crying anymore and wasn't visibly injured. When she found out what happened she rolled her eyes and told me she has so many mothers in this panic and it has never amounted to anything serious. She told me babies are a lot more resilient than we give them credit for. I think it's a very natural reaction to panic and worry though, your brain is working hard to protect your baby! Have a great NYD.

Hey OP just to say both of mine fell off the bed at various time. My eldest fell when he was three weeks! I put him on the bed to put my knickers on, turned for a second and he rolled to his side and gravity sent him on his way! He was absolutely fine. Go easy on yourself x

Why are you ignoring the questions about safe sleep?

Been there done that. It happens hope all is ok

Beds fair enough, don't put babies on worktops

They can be between people and safely sleeping fgs. Read the lullaby trust.

How exactly? It goes entirely against the safe sleep 7 everyone bandies about. Which is in itself just making cosleepibgbsafer, not actually as safe as a surface on their own, not on an adult mattress with people

The baby falling off the bed or changing table happens to almost everyone so don’t blame yourself OP. My dd rolled off a table when DH was changing her and he turned around to grab some cotton wool. We went straight to A&E (five mins away) as she had hit her head, but she was totally fine and smiling at all the staff within ten minutes.
We had our bed mattress on the floor after that, and changed her on a mat on the floor, as it gave me such a fright.

There's nothing in the seven that having a baby between you goes against.

Safe cosleeping is fine. Lots of cosleeping requires two adults to the bed because there isn't another bed.