Oh God, my 5m old DD rolled off the sofa, and my nerves are shattered...

[Jjou]

Hi, I've read many threads on here about wriggly babies and their mishaps, but am in need of some serious reassurance!
DD (5 months) tumbled off the sofa this afternoon while my back was momentarily turned. She cried immediately and i picked her up and cuddled her (trying not to cry myself!), then undressed her to check for injuries. My initial instinct was that she was fine but I phoned our dr's who said they wouldn't see her, and to go to a&e for any falls etc. Didn't feel it warranted a&e tho, so i phoned my mum who's a Health Visitor and children's nurse. She asked me questions then said she thought she's ok, but take her to a&e if she got any symptoms or i was worried. She's been laughing and smiling, alert and ok, and had a bottle almost immediately afterwards but now she's in bed, I'm 2nd-guessing my decision and feel emotionally drained...
It doesn't help that she's been teething and had a bit of an upset tummy too today, so hasn't been her usual sunny self continuously since it happened. Any tears, a bit of fussing, eye-rubbing and tiredness and i'm panicking. Am I overreacting? Even tho she's my pfb I'm usually really laidback, but now i just feel really sick.
DP is away tonight, and i don't know whether to tell him when he phones later, or wait until tomorrow. He'll a) shout at me, and b) want to know why i didn't take her to hospital.
Any words of wisdom or reassurance? I'm off to check DD, and it promises to be a long night!

oh God, this happened to me.
BUT i was on the phone to the health visitor at the time!!!!!
Just put him down as the phone rang and bang..

i was mortified, he cried but was fine!

we all do these things, dont be harsh on your self, its fine.

Wont happen again tho, i can garrentee it.

Poor you . Prob won't make you feel better, but it happens to us all. Sounds like she's fine. The main thing to watch out for, I think, is if you have difficulty waking her up. Tears and grumpiness sound like normal 5 month behaviour

i think 99.99999 % of babies fall off a couch or bed at least once

Your OP stated that she has been laughing, smiling and alert so that is all good

I'm sure she will be fine, I think many of us have been through something similar.

Ds2 managed to fall out of his highchair(DS1 had undone the straps) on to a wooden floor, we took hij to A&E and he was fine, the doctor there said that babies are muchb more resiliant than we think!

My ds fell off the bed last week - he's 10 months

Thanks for the replies - the logical, non-mummy part of me knows she ok. But when it happens the irrational, have-read-loads-of-horror-stories part takes over.
Still have sicky-dread when i think about it tho, and sicky-dread at the prospect of telling her Dad...

Both of mine have rolled off the bed once each. I cried more than they did. Tough as old boots, babies are.

My ds2 did this at about 5 months too, he hit his head on the wardrobe drawer though which was metal and had a lump. He cried right away but started being sick and so we had to go to a&e.

They checked him over and said he looked ok and said what to look out for but we had to go back again as he kept being sick and wasn't himself.

They ended up x-raying him and kept him for observation. They took his stats every hour or so. Thankfully he was fine but it was really worrying and they did say he had a mild concussion.

my ds1 rolled off a kitchen work top - luckily he took a loaf of bread with him and that cushioned his fall. he was fine. not a mark, i was hysterical. it was such a stupid thing to do, i didnt even think he could roll at the time, how wrong was i.

we have all been there, it happens. luckily everything is ok. try not to be too hard on yourself.

xx

My dd (7mths) rolled off the sofa last week. Had the perfect imprint of the pattern of the rug on her face.!!

I remember when people would ask me "has he fallen off the bed yet?" I would reply rather sniffily that I had no intention of letting him do so.... Ah well.

I reckon "rolls off bed/sofa" should be a recognised developmental stage, worthy of a note in the red book.

Will you dp really shout at you? These accidents happen to everyone, my ds fell off the bed when he was 6 months and was fine. I hope your dp is reasonable about it, it could easily happen to him too.

DS rolled off the changing mat which was on top of a chest height chest of drawers. He was fine - I was in tatters - and he just beamed at everyone he saw in a&e. (I should also add that I was so hysterical about it that I made dh come home from work (it was about 10am in the morning)..) And he isn't even PFB!

Happens to everyone.

Totally agree with cyanarasamba and the rest. This is the sort of thing you destroy yourself over as a first-time mum (I delayed a work meeting because ds had fallen off the bed, I now understand why the other participants looked at me like: 'what are you doing' when I got to work in the end).

It is horrible when it happens, so what you are feeling is perfectly normal and reasonable. Your dp needs to get with the programme; this stuff happens.

Try not to worry too much and hoping you have a reasonable night's sleep.

Mine has rolled off the sofa, bed, thrown himself into the fireplace at least twice. It takes a split second... I am always there, but he is quicker than me.

It is scarey though... am not looking forward to the falls when he is walking!