DS crawled over edge of the bed.....

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...smacked his head on the corner of a very sharp bedside table and then landed on his head and neck awkwardly on the floor. We have quite a high divan bed and I was so traumatised that I called an ambulance. They whisked him off to hospital and he was checked over by a doctor who said he seemed ok but to keep an eye on him for any further signs of deterioration. They seemed quite blase about it, but I am still pretty worried about it as you hear stories of people with head injuries that seem fine and then later die!
Anyone else had any similar experience with something like this? Am I being an overly paranoid first time mum?

That sounds awful for both of you. Both my DC have had lots of accidents and they are very scary at the time but you did the right thing by taking him to the hospital. How old is your DS?
If the hospital say that he is ok then Im sure he will be fine, just keep an eye on his as you are doing and dont worry about over reacting if he develops any other symptom, get it checked straight away just to be on the safe side.
How are you feeling?

i'm pretty certain that there are few human beings who didn't fall off beds as babies...

all my three did (maybe even more than once, eek)
i suspect they are blase because they have lost count of babies who fall off beds lol.

yes, it can be dangerous and it can be fatal. but most normally it isn't, just keep an eye on him like they said. am sure he will be absolutely fine and you can hone your motherly guilt a little further.

Thanks for the advice Keels - he is 9 months so still a baby. I am ok but feeling horrendously guilty - think I have been crying more than him! He seems ok in himself but it's still a worry.

been there, done that, had the sh%T scared out of me, but my DS, then seven months was fine. told friends of older babies, expecting them to be horrified, only to be told even worse stories of what had happened to their babies. agree with mad woman, its happened to most babies at some time, don't beat yourself up over it

Try not to feel guilty, I know its easier said then done but it really does happen to everyone.
A few months ago my DD (then 15 months) fell down the stairs. Im talking top to bottom as well with a wood floor underneath her to land on. I literally went into the bedroom to put a toy away while she was in another room and she must of flew to the top of the stairs when she saw I wasnt sitting at the top like I normally do when were upstairs (at my Mums house).
Got to the stairs in time to see her bounce off every step and land on her side on the floor. She was a bit shaken and cried for a little while but was actually ok. Had a little nose bleed from banging it on the stairs but she was fine, not a mark on her.
I on the other hand cried all evening and felt physically sick, kept replaying it over in my mind, if only I hadnt gone into the bedroom etc.
Accidents happen so try not to feel too bad x

My ds was about 4-5 months old when i propped him up in an armchair. He leaned forward and fell off face first, landing on, well, his face. I was terrified that he'd broken his neck or something, but he was fine. If the doctors are satisfied that he's okay, don't panic. certainly keep an eye on him for a while, but we've certainly learned that our ds at least is seemingly made of rubber!

Mine did the same around that age, I posted on here, and immediately got a huge list of replies from people whose kids had done it too.

It's some sort of parental rite of passage!

They are built to withstand falls when they are little. I think the fact that the skull bones are completely fused yet gives them more bounce and cushions the impact on the brain, although I could be talking rubbish as I have virtually no medical knowledge.

My DD (15 months) fell of our bed last week, although I think she fell feet first. DS (4 yo) falls off lots of things all the time, he had to have his scalp glued back together before Christmas. Both are still bonkers perfectly alright.

Sorry, skull bones aren't completely fused.

My 8 month old dived over the edge of the sandpit and head planted on the patio giving himself a big old lump on the head poor mite. Hubby is a paramedic and says that repeated vomitting is a realy good sign something is properly wrong. Not a hard and fast rule but it helped give me a bit of peace of mind that as DS hadn't been sick he was prob fine, and he is

My ds fell out of his pushcahir when he was about 10mths old,i was undoing his straps & someone called me,so i looked up & somehow he just 'fell' straight through my arms onto a tiled floor!!

I think i cried more than him,we took him to casualty to be sure & he was fine,i still feel guilty now.

My 7 mo rolled off the bed and hit a table while I was checking my email. I think it's a rite of passage through infancy.

My babies (or at least one of them) have done exactly the same. Tis terrible, and you feel awful but they survive none the worse for it. If the hosp have checked him out and you're keeping an eye on the lil' fella he'll be fine. xx