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12 month old fell whilst trying to hold her walker

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user11290 · 15/12/2024 16:23

Hi,

My DD 12 month was playing on the floor in the living room. I turned around for two seconds to put her dummy on the table and in that time she tried to stand up against the walker and fell on the side of her face.

She was crying but after a cuddle she was fine. She's fine in herself (apart from the cold and flu virus and teething going around) but no new symptoms.

Her face is a little red near her eye and check and I'm so worried that when she goes to nursery tomorrow they'll contact social services. I feel awful

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MarigoldSpider · 15/12/2024 21:35

It’s fine.

Our nursery does a marks on arrival form that we co sign so that it’s logged, I think partly as evidence that the bump/mark didn’t happen on their watch. But they don’t send it on unless they have actual cause for concern or there’s a pattern I guess.

This is a very normal occurrence, children have all sorts of bumps and scapes as they’re learning to walk.

Overthebow · 15/12/2024 21:37

Kids fall all the time. I’m surprised she hasn’t fallen before now if she’s 12m to be honest, I also have a 12m old, he’s been walking for a couple of months and he’s always falling down. Doesn’t matter if I’m watching him or not, he still falls as I don’t hover over him all the time as I have an older child too. It’s just part of being a kid, just make sure there nothing sharp for them to fall on.

Scutterbug · 15/12/2024 21:38

kids fall all the time. One of mine at 10 months was trying to run and he tripped and hit his head on the table. Ended up in hospital getting it glued. No referral to SS x

Marine30 · 15/12/2024 21:51

I think some of the anxiety is that feeling of being responsible for a life and just loving them so much.
It’s part and parcel of being a loving parent and I’m sure nursery will know you’d never hurt or neglect your child. Bumps and bruises happen all the time when they’re learning to walk. Try to enjoy it and grit your teeth - the more they explore now and you let them the more resilient they will become.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 15/12/2024 22:07

user11290 · 15/12/2024 20:37

Thank you everyone.

Going to try and brace myself for what's to come!

Yes, you should brace yourself - for the whole experience of having a child instead of a baby.

You could have

'What happened was...Richard was flying his aeroplane and, well, it unfortunately caught fire and crashed just as she walked past him' (one visit to hospital, tube of superglue and a bit of an awkward conversation with the childminder over the phone an hour and a half into my first day of a new job)..

'She was running towards the climbing frame and Jamie was running to the sandpit and unfortunately their trajectories crossed at head level' (one egg sized lump each and being picked up off the playground floor when they'd bounced off one another and ended up flat on their backs)

'Anthony was teaching me to rollerskate but he DIDN'T TEACH ME HOW TO STOP FIRST. But the kneepads and wrist guards and elbow pads and helmet you got me worked until he was picking me up from down the slope by my legs and he DROPPED ME. You can't get a nosepad, can you, Mummy?'

'Look, Mummy, I'm riding Krystelle's bike, Mummy, Mummy, MUUUUUUUUMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!' <crashing sounds and retrieval from inside a rose bush>

'Well, mum, what happened was that they were all playing really nicely, but then there was a bit of a disagreement and then, um, she was holding the spade and somebody else wanted it and, um, well, we've decided we'll have plastic spades from now on as the other child wasn't very kind to her, but even though she's very little, she wouldn't let him have it until just as we ran over. But then she really let him have it'.

'I'm so sorry, what happened was we were doing the accident book because she had a bit of a bump and when we were looking, we saw some more bruises, so we've got to record those as well...' 'OK, how'd you get those ones?' 'Dunno' 'Did you fall over at all today' <looks at me like I'm an idiot> 'We were playing football. And in PE. And I jumped off the bench at playtime. And when we were running out from lunch'

'Why do you have more plasters than knees?'. 'I was doing kneeslides with Andrew, Mummy, but he was wearing trousers and I was wearing tights and I slid better than him, only I slid off the grass and onto the playground'.

'Well, I was out on my scooter and Dad's dog and I thought that Henry would make a really good sled dog. Which he was. But he was faster than I thought and I only taught him mush, not whoa, which he didn't know because he's not a pony, so it's not Henry's fault, Mummy, he's just a dog and he wanted to do what I told him to do'

'So, tell me about her thumb' 'How about you tell the doctor, DD?' 'Mum was in the bath and I was doing my homework and the cat wanted to come in, so I opened the door and the wind caught it and even though Mum always tells me not to, I had my hand in the door. The door went bang, I yelled and Mum came outside bringing most of the bath with her and then I looked at my thumbnail and it was all manky, so Mum got some ice and a teatowel and said we'd better come here once she'd got some clothes on because everybody could see her...' 'OK, I think the doctor's got the idea now'

hazelnutvanillalatte · 16/12/2024 08:04

Ah I had really bad postpartum anxiety as well. Actually had a panic attack in the bed immediately after giving birth. Sertraline was a lifesaver for me, good luck xxx

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