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| Saturday morning. Calla with a slightly angry bruise above her brow. Because she was asleep on my bed and my checking in on her in 2-minute intervals was not frequent enough. |
1. Do not go on Facebook to update your status with "Boo hoo, my baby has fallen off the bed. I'm a bad mummy" and the likes. That can wait.
2. Do not panic. Babies are like dogs and can sense fear so your fear can rub off them. Be calm and soothing. Give her lots of hugs and kisses
3. As appealing as it seems, do not attempt to re-enact her fall by rolling off the bed yourself and hitting your own head. You+a head concussion are not going to be very useful in any situation.
4. Do not ignore your instincts. You're supposed to look out for unusual behaviour like vomitting or if your usually-able-to-sit baby is flopping all over the place.
5. Having said that, do not believe everything you read on the internet. Not every baby that falls off the bed suffers from all of the scary things you read. Arm yourself with the necessary information and know when to stop reading.
PS I'm not going to say do not leave your baby on your bed anymore because I'm a real-life mum as well, and I know that lots of babies sleep better on the big bed, and goodness knows there are days when all we want is for our babies to just go down for a big nap already. So how about "Leave your baby on your bed within reason"?
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Hugs Calla~ Boo Boo go away soon!
ReplyDeleteDo leave mattress all around the bed. At least if she falls off again, they will cushion her fall. My girl is 3 and she still falls off her bed. I heard her did that one night and scamper back to the big bed after falling onto the mattress.
ReplyDeleteThat bruise looks nasty! Poor baby. They do have harder heads than we think though.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for linking up! :)
Re-enact rolling off bed? I think rolling on bed already got problem. :p Hope the swell has subsicided on Calla... it happens to most babies... well, my 2 babies also kena before.
ReplyDeleteThat looks nasty! Oh the heartache and worry that comes after...
ReplyDeleteIt happened to Angel too! Love everything you wrote though, especially the post on FB part. Haha. =) Hope the bruise gets well soon and no more falls for bb Calla!
ReplyDeleteNadine fell off my mom's bed too at 5 months...and I also tried enacting the same scene just to get a feel for myself - ouch for me (must be SUPER ouch for the girl) but hey...fast forward 3 years later, she is now negotiating "deals" with me - so yeah, no adverse reaction due to fall. Thankfully.
ReplyDeleteThanks folks. Nursed her right away and she had a good nap. While many say we should keep baby awake to ensure she doesn't lose consciousness, others feel that a nap would be a calming welcome. I stayed with her throughout with my hand on her. She slept well and did not exhibit any strange behaviour. Apart from eating way too many strawberries
ReplyDeleteMy girl fell off the bed when she was a tiny baby and I blamed myself for weeks! It was a miracle nothing happened to her which is why I now have the confidence to say babies are hardier than we think!
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