Spent half the day in A&E today with ds age 2.....................why do i feel so bad?!

[Lauraa83]

He was coming down the front garden path this morning, (which slopes towards the house) and tripped forward and hit his head on the corner of the step/slab.

I really could not believe the amount of blood that just POURED out, his forhead had a gash of about just under an inch but it was gaping open a bit IYKWIM..............I panicked sooooooo much tipped the first aid box out on the floor.......could not find the antiseptic wipes I was looking for (even thought they were right there in front of me) ..........me and dp were both shaking!!! trying to sound calm for ds but it was so bad.

Ended up rushing him to docs who said it needed stiches and to go to a&e..........so went there........waited hours lol..........he ended up having it glued together with some of those steristrips over it too. They have told me what signs to look out for over the next 24-48hrs but I still feel so scared and in shock. He seems his usual self, laughing and playing, eating, drinking and sleeping fine but why do I panic and worry so much??????????? Is everyone like this or is it just me? I feel like I've been through some kind of major major trauma, I just feel like crying and feel in shock and scared..........I do everytime he hurts himself quite bad sounds stupid I know but just want to know is everyone or anyone else like this?

Oh you poor thing ... and your poor DS
When DS was 3 he went over the top of his ride on trike and gashed his chin - needed stitches aswell ... blood everywhere ...
I was a mess ... and was in a state for a good few days afterwards ....
He has had a couple of gashes since then that needed stitches or glueing (his head and his leg) ... it is very upsetting.
Don't beat yourself up about it - small children do tend to fall over and hurt themselves (occupational hazard I guess) ....
It is very normal to feel shaky and upset ...
Hope you feel better soon

Oh my dear, how awful for you . We've all been there, it feels terrible and is such an ordeal - but DO NOT feel guilty. There isn't a mum in the country who hasn't sat in A&E with a child who has had an accident feeling dreadful. I can remember taking my ds1 to A&E with a huge bleeding gash in his head, it was just horrifying.

It sounds to me as though you are experiencing a form of delayed shock. You've had a terrible shock and you need to take it easy for a few days, if you can. There'a nothing stupid about the way you are feeling, sweetheart- it's shock, because you love your son and you saw him get hurt. It's horrible, but it is normal.

You will be OK, I promise. Just be kind to yourself and try and take things slowly for a little while. Have a hug (((((((you)))))))))

I remeber my friend telling me about when her dd fell and cut her head. She didn't live far from the hopital and ran there in her pj's. When they booked her in they put "child with a cut head & hysterical mother" on the form. They treated her duaghter and had togive my friend someyhing to calm her down!

So, no it's not just you. I would be feel horrible & panicky still too. It is exactly that, shock! You wouldn't be normal if you didn't panic at seeing your lo in pain!

Fwiw, head wounds bleed more as they flow of blood to the head is the strongest thru the whole body.

Good advice from Green,give yourself a break.

Laura, go easy on yourself. We've all been there. Part of your problem is almost certainly lack of sleep. It'll wear off. You will feel better then.

Hello

Sorry i hadn't had a chance to get back on here any earlier!

Thanks for all your messages, it's good to know it's not just me! Stops me feeling so silly now

Hearing other peoples stories had made me feel better ( i know that sounds really bad - don't mean it like that of course!) just knowing that it happens to everyone with kids and other people panic/feel in shock/upset and that it's just something that happens when you have children.

This sounds silly but when I get like this over ds, I always think would it have been better to not have had a baby and then I couldn't get hurt and sometimes I envy people with no family/children.......I know what a big and brilliant thing they are missing out on but it's just like they say........love hurts!

Yeah, everything always feels worse at night doesn't it? I did feel a bit better today when I woke up and we all had a good nights sleep and ds is a lot better today, I have given him calpol o couple of times and he's his usual self as I said

HauntedsandCastle, good to know that about cuts to the head cos I asked the doc at the hospital is it normal for blood to like pour out so much and she kind of answered a different question IYKWIM lol

Thanks ghosty and greensleeves for replying so quick! Made me feel better reading that before I went to bed last night

Thanks to you all again

Laura x x x