Bumps and falls - I feel so guilty!

[BabydollsMum]

Just after some reassurance really and to know I'm not the world's most neglectful mother.

DD is 13 months and she's an adventurous little monkey. With the best will in the world, I can't stop her falling and banging her head all the time, but lately she's getting worse - climbing all over the furniture and trying to run so she trips herself up. She's had a couple of bad falls recently - well they look/sound really bad but she's right as rain after a minute's scream - I think it's more the shock than anything.

I know they say that babies just bounce and us humans can't be that badly designed or we'd all be brain damaged by the time we're two - I just can't help feeling so guilty about it! Anyone else in the same boat or should I be calling social services on myself now? :(

I'm sure she'll be fine its if they're not screaming you worry!

I could have written your post when my DD was that age. She was a dreadful climber and very adventurous and in a tearing rush.
Unfortunatey for her, we were living in the ME and had marble floors.
Yours will grow out of it by the time she is 14 I guess. Mine is almost 11 and still has loads of bruises on her legs.

DS2 permanently walked around with an egg on his head. In the end I asked the HV for advice (must have been over 2 by then). After sight tests etc turned out he walked with one foot in front of the other and was literally falling over his own feet. I used to regularly turn up at school to pick up DS1 with blood poring down DS2s head. I think they were beginning to get slightly until he fell over on second day of nursery. Within days they didn't bother calling any more just regularly applied ice packs. He is 5 now and loads better although his head is still an odd shape .