TORN FRENULUM - PLEASE HELP :((

[TheOldDear]

My dd tore her upper frenulum tonight when she fell over (she is at the stage where she is "cruising" around furniture but has not mastered sitting back down very well).
It bled quite a bit but then stopped and she quickly went back to her normal happy self. I on the other hand am not!
I had friends here at the time. And both they and dh stated there was nothing A&E could do so there was no point taking her. But the doctors aren't open tomorow to get it checked out. I can't get to look in her mouth as she just pulls away, so I don't know the true extent of the damage. I've googled as much as I can for information and it seems a fairly common accident, but its not reassuring me at all. NHS direct state they will only talk to you if its an emergency, and I'm not sure if it is as she is fast asleep and in no obvious pain now.
Has this happened to anyone else? Does it heal properly, back to the way it was? And do you think she needs to be seen? Is it likely to affect her speech development?

Hello! Oh I do feel for you, it really goes through you doesn't it when they have these accidents. This happened to my brother when he was a child - he went over the handlebars on his bike and bit the pavement. (Ouch!) It didn't affect his speech or anything, but you can see more of his top gum when he smiles now - I don't think our mother ever got it seen to. I imagine it's very easily fixed though with a little stitch. Good luck! x

Our DS did exactly the same when he was learning to walk and would inevitably fall over onto his face. :( A lot of blood but we seemed more upset than him; we coincidentally had a doc appt booked for him that week and showed it to GP who said it would repair/heal all on its own; no intervention required. GP was not fazed by it at all. I can't stop you worrying but I do understand your angst but it's amazing how quickly kids repair but to reassure yourself I would arrange a visit to the doc when you can. No problem with speech etc btw. All the best :)

I accidently did this to my DS. I was undressing him, lifted his top up to take it off and as I was pulling it over his head he decided to swing his head about Lots of screaming, blood everywhere, tears from me and DS. It healed perfectly fine on it's own, I didn't take him to docs or anything. Just gave him lots of TLC. Don't try to look at it, I did this and it just made it bleed more. I am sure your DD will be fine today

Dd1 did this at nursery aged 2 - I was very worried. It was a bit flappy still last time I saw it. She's 5 now

Thank you so much for the replies and the reassurance, it really is appreciated. She has appeared fine today, ate well and still chewing on her toys as if nothing happened. I am certainly more bothered about it than what she appears to be. I had a quick look (I couldn't help it) and it has tore but there is still some attached right at the top. It did not bleed so I'm just going to leave it and hopefully it will heal and reattach. I had terrible thoughts of her being disfigured for life

Considering the frenulum can be removed surgically, as mine was, to loosen a tight upper lip, it's really not a big deal. I mean, obviously, it hurt and you feel bad, but I doubt it will affect her speech!

If you think about it, you don't move your upper lip much in a way that pulls on it when you talk.