Baby fell out of cot

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Before I start we have been to A&E to be checked over and they have said he seems fine to just keep a close eye on him.

basically my 10 month old only just started pulling to stand on Sunday and we hadn’t lowered the cot yet we had been meaning to do it since we noticed he was pulling himself up but honestly we didn’t think we had to do it instantly as he had never pulled to stand in his cot yet. But this morning when he woke up and when I heard him babbling on (that’s how he wakes me up) I turned and looked at the baby monitor and he was standing hanging over the cot so I jumped up and ran in to get him but by the time I already jumped he had toppled out the cot. He was crying bumped and scraped his head (as there’s a rocking chair not far from his cot as we had to rearrange his room now we have the heating on in winter so it’s abit more crammed) anyway I picked him up and he was crying then shortly after he settled. I was crying myself I feel so guilty and I’m an anxious wreck thinking something bad is going to happen. We took him straight to hospital to get checked and they aren’t concerned as he’s his usual self and the bruising will go down but I feel so so terrible and so anxious. We have moved the cot now to the lowest setting and I’ve popped his owlet sock on for his nap the moment as I’m just terrified something bad will happen. Can anyone advise or have any stories where accidents have happened to them to make me feel better :( x

This is a rite of passage - for babies and parents! My ten month old rolled off the changing table, I don't even know how as I was stood literally right over him! It gives you a horrible scare, your instinct kick in and you feel terrible - that's the sign you are a good, loving and caring mum.

Easy for me to say now, as my baby is nearly 18 (!), but you will both recover from this fright. Bumps, falls, trips and scrapes are part of childhood and life. Give your baby a big cuddle and I'm sending one to you virtually! Xx

My “baby” is 32 now - he rolled off the bed at around 8 months and I felt awful! I was standing folding washing on the bed, turned to put clothes in the drawer and I swear he waited for that exact moment!!
my second fell out of his cot once - got his leg over somehow and toppled out….. the third regularly fell out of bed - the list goes on.
You did the right thing getting him checked but please don’t be hard on yourself - you will hear stories like this from so many mums, so you’re not alone ❤️

He must be a tall baby! When mine stood up they could not lean over the sides sufficiently to fall out. Did you have the side fully pulled up? Yes, they roll off beds and my friend with twins had one dc who got out of their cot by climbing and holding onto a curtain. Ended up being very sporty!

Happens to everyone! Surprised you waited so long we had to drop it about 6 months. Honestly I’d bin the owlet sock it’ll only fuel your anxiety, and the SIDS risk at the age is so low

Thank yous. He is very tall and big lol he’s on the 98th percentile and even the doctor said today he looks as big as a toddler. He has been quite slow with his milestones he has only just started crawling in the last 2 weeks so I didn’t expect him to pull himself to stand anytime soon the it just happened. I still feel in shock with it all I just want him to be ok. We have sorted his cot out now and tested it to see if he can climb out or fall out and he can’t now luckily

It's a shock. But he'll be fine

My 4 month old, now 5YO - when he started rolling- rolled off the small double bed. As he was napping with me but I got off to go to the bathroom. But thankfully landed on the pile of blankets/ pillows that DH had left on the side only as a precaution. And after falling my baby was almost upright standing. I felt horrible at the time.
Virtual hugs xx

Oh god. We've ALL been there. They're mad little escape artists. We've all had babies roll off something, or fall off something. You did the right thing and he's been checked out. They're amazingly resilient and bouncy when they're little. He'll be fine. Take a breath, have a cup of tea and know you're in good company. 💐

Happens to us all, OP! Don't worry.

You have yourself a little adventurous climber, there!

Happened a million times before you and will happen a million times after OP.

Always lower the cot when they can stand and take the side off when they start to climb out. Gives time to get a bed sorted.

I could feel smug that I lowered the cot for both of my children before they could pull to stand but both of them have rolled off of my bed and I have managed to bump both of their heads putting them in the car.
Managed to get them both to adulthood, thankfully.

Honestly don’t worry! I think everyone has done something similar. When mine was about two days old I was feeding him in bed and fell asleep and he rolled off the bed and into a pile of washing. I felt awful but he was absolutely fine

My daughter (32) did this. Never did it again
My son(30) managed to climb out and escape the room without hurting himself. He was such a rascal. He got in and out of the cot with no problems after that but still preferred to sleep in the cot.

DS1(28) was up at A&E do often with bumps and bruises in his first five years that DH snd I were both spoken to separately by the doctors - we'd obviously hit some marker. On the one hand, I was reassured that they would investigate but on the other I was horrified/mortified.

Sending you many sympathies - and enjoy the next years of your life as he bumps and rolls his way through childhood 😊

Ds1 fell off the bed at about 6/7 months old. Crashed onto the bedroom floor and was sick everywhere. He was shocked (we both were) but no harm done. It happens x

Oh bless!! 👶❤️

Learnt very quickly to move to the middle of the bed in future 🙈

My teenager just got a great report card.

She had three concussions. She was adventure toddler and we were in A&E on the regular.

Yours will be fine.

Mine toppled out his cot at about the same age. Luckily, it was still in our bedroom and he landed in a pile of washing that I hadn’t put away yet. He was fine!

You will honestly find it harder to meet a parent who's child hasn't fell out a cot! Dd1 did once, learned her lesson and never climbed out again, even when we took off the sides and made it a bed she would waut until we came to tell her she could get up (about 3 years old!). Dd2 fell out a lot, even after lowering it. Eventually she just got better at climbing so didn't fall!

I dropped dd1 when she was four weeks old too. She's fine!

He will be fine! My youngest tumbled down the stairs when he was two, apart from having his head glued slightly he was absolutely fine! All babies & kids have tumbles!