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to think all baby boys can’t be this way

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avocadotoastt · 01/09/2024 20:53

My DS has started crawling and can stand up
every single day without fail he either will fall back on his head, bounce his head on the wall or even sometimes launch himself off furniture. Obviously I try my hardest to prevent this but even laying him on the carpet for a few minutes results in injury. I know boys are more adventurous but it seems constant and it’s impossible to get anything done?

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OrwellianTimes · 01/09/2024 20:55

Nothing to do with gender -some babies are livelier than other with exploring their surroundings.

how old is he and how are you containing him?

unlikelychump · 01/09/2024 20:56

Uh oh

TomatoSandwiches · 01/09/2024 20:57

Some babies whatever sex they are do this and some don't.
Get a playpen to keep him safe whilst you do your things.

booloolee · 01/09/2024 21:03

I agree, nothing to do with sex as both mine did this (boy and then girl) and it really is such a normal period of learning. Some children are naturally more curious than others (same as adults!). We used to get multiple daily calls from nursery about bumps and signed so many accident forms. They've both grown out of it now somewhat, but are still really adventurous and happy to climb to top of every climbing frame while I watch in horror. I'm quite envious really of their exploration

Overthebow · 01/09/2024 21:04

Nothing to do with sex, my baby boy doesn't do that. He crawls, stands and climbs but is pretty careful and doesn't have many falls.

KY2021 · 01/09/2024 21:05

My DS was like this too but has drastically reduced since he started walking and seems to have more control of his falls.

user1471538275 · 01/09/2024 21:05

Nothing to do with being a boy.

This age requires constant supervision to keep them safe.

Either that or you put them into a playpen whilst you 'get things done' although if they're itching to move this might not go well (and some have a good go at climbing out)

Sometimes you bring them with you, strapped into a high chair or buggy if what you're doing is dangerous.

Mostly you stay in the room they're in and try to get stuff done when they are asleep.

TuVuoiFaLamericano · 01/09/2024 21:06

Nothing to do with sex.
I have two boys. My first is gentle, cautious. The opposite of adventurous. Rarely fell as he always went slowly or thought about whether he would undertake something...

My second is wild. Doesn't think. He's 18 months, walking since a year. Climbs and swings and falls all. the. frigging. time😅

IMBCRound2 · 01/09/2024 21:23

Boys are more adventurous- I know I’m pregnant and hormonal but I am actually crying im so livid at that sentence . What utter nonsense.

im also exhausted so please feel free to help me watch my girl so you know what terrifyingly adventurous looks . Absolutely terrifying.

Goldbar · 01/09/2024 21:27

With a baby like that you need a padded cell playpen. My first was like that.

VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 01/09/2024 21:28

Nothing to do with sex, my niece was an adventurous injury magnet, my nephew, not so much.

Fizxy · 01/09/2024 21:35

Baby helmet off Amazon. I've had two wild ones (one DD and one DS) and the helmet felt/feels like the best option when they weren't contained 😂

LeafHunter · 01/09/2024 21:36

Very normal. I talk about it as the stage when DC we’re attempting to kill themselves multiple times per day.

midgetastic · 01/09/2024 21:39

DD - spent so many hours in a and e with her - continued till she was about 8 or 9

NeverDropYourMooncup · 01/09/2024 21:42

Maybe I should introduce you to DD2.

She didn't hit her head much, mainly because I was always poised like a coiled spring to catch it and then I taught her how to fall without breaking anything.

Just as well, really, thinking back to the rollerskating down the big slop with a 3 foot drop, the 'I can ride without stabilisers, take them off!', the tree climbing, the 'I'll get on my scooter and hold my dad's dog on the lead and he'll pull me along down the road' (to be fair, yes, yes he did - just not on the scooter after the first ten feet), the climbing frame at school, the footballer knee slides across the quiet section of Sainsbury's - stop, look, listen and think applied to making sure there were no pensioners in the cat food corner in her mind - and many, many more incidences.

I used to get told everytime she gained another bruise at nursery/afterschool club with an 'And we're really sorry, but we saw another bruise as well, so we've had to record that, too' - and then there were the A&E visits where I'd say 'Well, how about you tell the doctor why we're here today?' and the time when she turned but left her kneecap behind...repeated as an adult where she had to be carried up a ladder and two flights of stairs over a firefighter's shoulder because she did it in the bar basement where she worked.

If I'd given her a padded cell, she'd have found some velcro and tried to Bar-Fly herself to the walls.

Nothing to do with sex or gender. Some kids are just wholeheartedly enthusiastic about hurling themselves into things despite the fundamental laws of gravity. You just need quick reactions, a full first aid kit and the realisation that you'll be watching them through your fingers when you aren't actively cringing or waiting for yet another thud.

FuzzyDiva · 01/09/2024 21:44

I know boys are more adventurous

I don’t think this is true.

Dotto · 01/09/2024 21:44

Boys are more adventurous = sexist bullshit

Boidont · 01/09/2024 21:46

I too have a chaos baby. Playpen was the best decision ever. (Although he has broke out of it once and worked out he can bounce against it to make it move closer to the curtains. 🙃)

avocadotoastt · 01/09/2024 21:46

I should have added ‘boys are more adventurous’ I have daughters too and they’re wild I promise I didn’t mean it how it’s been taken

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CandyLeBonBon · 01/09/2024 21:47

You're right, not all baby boys are like that. Some are, some aren't. Same as some baby girls. It's just babies, who have different personalities/temperaments.

CandyLeBonBon · 01/09/2024 21:50

avocadotoastt · 01/09/2024 21:46

I should have added ‘boys are more adventurous’ I have daughters too and they’re wild I promise I didn’t mean it how it’s been taken

But boys aren't automatically more adventurous just because they're boys op.

There's some schools of thought that they get treated differently BECAUSE they're boys (and girls are told to 'be careful' etc because they're girls). It's not ALL boys who are like that. The same as not ALL girls are more careful and cautious.

avocadotoastt · 01/09/2024 21:51

CandyLeBonBon · 01/09/2024 21:50

But boys aren't automatically more adventurous just because they're boys op.

There's some schools of thought that they get treated differently BECAUSE they're boys (and girls are told to 'be careful' etc because they're girls). It's not ALL boys who are like that. The same as not ALL girls are more careful and cautious.

I know they’re not, I just meant when ive told friends about DS falling they put it down to “boys being more adventurous and wild” I am very aware of boys and girl actions. As I said it’s come across wrong

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avocadotoastt · 01/09/2024 21:52

but basically I just wondered if it was normal behaviour or something I should worry about

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Hummusanddipdip · 01/09/2024 21:54

Both my boys do this and both my mum and dh mum say they get it from me. Dh was the most placid little baby. I climbed EVERYTHING and fell off lots.

Definitely not a boy thing, just a baby thing

Ozanj · 01/09/2024 21:55

avocadotoastt · 01/09/2024 20:53

My DS has started crawling and can stand up
every single day without fail he either will fall back on his head, bounce his head on the wall or even sometimes launch himself off furniture. Obviously I try my hardest to prevent this but even laying him on the carpet for a few minutes results in injury. I know boys are more adventurous but it seems constant and it’s impossible to get anything done?

It’s normal. DS wasn’t even 3 months old when he army shuffled himself off the bed

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