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I accidently dropped my newborn as I was walking down the stairs!

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emlouba · 03/10/2023 13:17

Hello

I'm really worried as I dropped my newborn baby 5 weeks old as I was walking down stairs I had about 3/4 steps to go and he landed on our wooden floor! He cried his eyes out but I checked for any bumps or bruises but he has calmed down now and seems fine but should I get him checked?

I feel sick and so awful about it!! He's due for a nap so very tired but almost don't want him to sleep as just so worried I've hurt him 😭

Thanks
Emma

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SirenSays · 03/10/2023 13:53

Don't beat yourself up, he's probably absolutely fine. Babies are tough little spuds. Take your favourite snacks and a book to get you through the wait.

Graciebobcat · 03/10/2023 13:54

Yes, hope he's ok.

I've heard of lots of people doing this- one with a toddler who then had a broken arm and leg 😢

I left DD1 on the bed and she rolled off, and I also bumped her head when carrying her. She's 18 now and just got 3Bs in her A Levels, no ill effects, but best to get them checked out.

DD2 climbed out of her cot - twice - and landed on her head. We adjusted it before the second time and thought she couldn't get out. After that we just changed it into a bed. With lots of cushions along the side, which she was always lying on, fast asleep, when we came up to bed.

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lifeohlife1 · 03/10/2023 13:55

Hi, really hope he is okay. I did exactly the same when my baby was a few months old, I tripped on my slippers. It is so easy to do when you are tired so don't worry - they won't judge x

MrsAvocet · 03/10/2023 13:58

Get him checked but if it's any consolation, my DH did almost exactly the same thing with our eldest 25 years ago. He was carrying her downstairs in her moses basket and one of the handles sprang out of his hand and she fell out and rolled down about half a dozen stairs. It was horrible and he was nearly as hysterical as she was, but no harm done.
Get your baby seen for safety's sake, but hopefully all will be well - they are more resilient than we sometimes imagine. If there is anything you can think of to reduce the risk of the same thing happening again then obviously you should do it, but don't spend too much time dwelling on it. Accidents happen. I doubt there is a parent on the planet who hasn't got at least one story of some kind of mishap. Learn from it and move on. Hope you both feel better soon.

TempyBrennan · 03/10/2023 14:03

Adult height plus 3 or 4 steps - absolutely get checked without wasting time.

good luck op.

Isobel201 · 03/10/2023 14:04

I managed to do a small break in my ankle coming down 3 steps so I'd defo get him checked

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emlouba · 03/10/2023 14:11

Thank you so much everyone for your kind parents I got to the hospital now we are waiting to be seen, I just burst out crying as soon as I got there! I feel absolutely terrible, he seems ok but I'm glad I've came to get him checked xx god I feel so so sick - never am I carrying him down in his bed again!!

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emlouba · 03/10/2023 14:11

For your mind comments I meant xx

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Worddance · 03/10/2023 14:12

He's probably fine but good to get checked.

WowOK · 03/10/2023 14:19

You are better to go and get him checked. It's probably nothing. I fell with my baby in the baby carrier. I cut my hands and knees and she banged her head. She cried for a few seconds and then settled. I didn't take her to hospital. I still worry about it now because I have no way of knowing if she had any damage from it.

RedAndWhiteCarnations · 03/10/2023 14:21

@emlouba its great you are there to have baby checked over.

I know you feel absolutely awful just now but please remember we’ve all done something like this when dc were little. It feels horrible but that’s what accidents are.

Take care 💐💐💐

PinkRoses1245 · 03/10/2023 14:23

Please don’t panic or feel bad. Honestly everyone has accidents with babies and kids. But do go to A&E as a precaution

beautifulbrothers · 03/10/2023 14:23

Hi OP, I hope everything is okay. My little boy fell off the sofa headfirst onto a wooden floor and had massive nosebleed. We took him to A&E and were sent straight home with a head injury leaflet.

Just in case, so that you don't worry... you may be referred by the hospital for a safeguarding home check with the health visitor. This happened to a friend of mine and they were devastated because they thought they had some kind of black mark against them as parents. The HV just went through how to carry baby safely, etc. This might not happen, but if it does - don't worry!

Hope you and baby are both okay. 💐

AbbeyGailsParty · 03/10/2023 14:24

Have you got someone you can call to come and be with you? It’s such a scary thing to happen, I think you need some support for you.

Fiddlerdragon · 03/10/2023 14:24

He’ll be absolutely fine no doubt op. The thing with this though is if it does cause any issues down the line then people are going be outraged and asking why on earth you didn’t bring him in even though he seems perfectly fine 🙄 I read a thread on here yesterday where someone was panicking as they were getting contacted by ss, the baby had had a fall and they thought they were fine so didn’t bring them in straight away, and the baby developed a hematoma (completely harmless but enough for an overreaction and call to ss)

Goldbar · 03/10/2023 14:25

I haven't had this particular accident but I've had a baby roll off the bed and I've accidentally walloped more than one little head on a door frame when I misjudged the clearance in my sleep-deprived haze. Accidents happen, especially when parents are tired and strung out. You're absolutely doing the right thing getting your baby checked.

callmej · 03/10/2023 14:26

My mum dropped me down a whole flight of stairs when I was tiny - she had me with one arm and the washing with the other, and it was me who went flying 🤷‍♀️ She called 999 and apparently they said "if that's her making that racket in the background, she's fine". Obviously do get him checked but don't beat yourself up about it - I'm still here, and didn't even disown my mum!

Fiddlerdragon · 03/10/2023 14:27

Oh I see you’ve brought him in. I know the priority is obviously making sure the baby’s fine. But you’ve also got peace of mind now that he’s been checked over so you don’t have to worry about having left it just in case

lilyblue5 · 03/10/2023 14:35

Oh OP. You poor thing! He will be fine - he’s in the right place and will be checked over thoroughly. You’ve don’t the right thing.

To add to all the other horror stories. We dropped baby on his head in the shower, rolled off the bed numerous times too.

When I took him to the drs the GP said they had dropped a bottle of wine on their babies head so that made me feel better.

hope you are ok x x

pontipinemum · 03/10/2023 14:42

You poor thing I can't imagine how you are feeling.

Hospital was 100% the right choice and you are there so they will check him over.

But it is not your fault, people trip, accidents happen. My DS fell off the bed recently, thankfully it was really low to the ground and he is a good bit older but I felt awful

OnlyFannys · 03/10/2023 14:47

We have all been in similar situations OP, please don't feel bad. You have done absolutely the right thing getting him checked and chances are it will all be fine. Please don't be too hard on yourself

User0000009 · 03/10/2023 14:49

My baby rolled off the bed onto the floor. He’s a grown man now driving a London black cab. No harm done xx

1month · 03/10/2023 14:51

You are in the best place.

Do not feel guilty as accidents happen.

Fingers crossed that everything is ok with him.

MargaretThursday · 03/10/2023 14:53

Dm dropped me in very similar circumstances I believe. I don't remember it. I do remember her coming off her bike with me on the back when she hit ice on a hill when I was 2yo. I remember merely being surprised that dm could fall rather than anything else.

It hasn't effected me at all.

It's always worth checking at A&E and they'll never think anything bad of you. I think a good number of the times I've been in A&E someone has come in, more tearful than the baby that they'd dropped. None of the babies have had any issues discovered.