https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:46:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-963128 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:53:33 +0000 Modern Daisy 963128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember once when I was babysitting a 1 year old girl she wouldn't stop squirming out of my grip and moving around and she actually fell off the couch onto her head despite all of my efforts to stop her! She was totally fine, but did burst out into tears. I still have nightmares about it and I am dreading this stage with future lo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-963111 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:49:32 +0000 MamaMoose 963111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Phew! So glad to know I'm not the only one with serious head bonk issues going on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-963096 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:47:55 +0000 Running Elley 963096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um I totally almost posted this exact same question 2 weeks ago!!! I felt bad that he was falling so much though and I got too chicken to post :)</p> <p>Elliot falls and hits his head ALL the time. He never goes a whole day without a head bonk and usually it's multiple times. I want a padded house...seriously, it would resolve so much stress! I went on a spree and got rid of everything that I could see that he could bonk on but he still finds a way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-963044 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:38:17 +0000 MrsRcCar 963044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At our house we have playroom mates to put down on hard floors. It lessens the bumps. If I could just get him to stop pulling everything down we would be in business. This morning he pulled my new empty and clean trash can over he was not pleased. Yesterday he pulled a TV tray and laptop over when my mom was watching him. He was fine but unhappy that he was rapidly on the floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962970 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:27:52 +0000 sorrycharlie 962970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha we are entering this stage! She will pull up on something and her Hand will slip, and she will whack her face. Ay. She has also taken to sitting against the front of her crib and banging the back of her head off it, over and over, on purpose! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962809 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:46:21 +0000 hilsy85 962809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok glad to hear its normal and he's not just exceptionally clumsy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962649 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:02:52 +0000 Pepper 962649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awww I'm sure he is just fine! Gah, we are going to have an AWFUL time baby proofing our house. It's definitely not child friendly right now... I feel like everything is a hazard/has sharp corners/will somehow injure my kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962623 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:54:25 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 962623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>F is only crawling, but he hits his head on our coffee table a dozen times a day. I'm so mean, I'm thinking "when will you remember the table is there?" My MIL visited recently and she must think we're the worst parents, because he kept bumping his head on our SILs pointing coffee table over and over.</p> <p>A boy at daycare is cruising and has bruises all over his head! The teacher said they've been calling him Mr. Kinevel :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962513 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:31:25 +0000 travellingbee 962513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh I am so worried about this! I want to carpet/cushion the whole house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962508 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:30:54 +0000 Mrs. Bee 962508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>omg the 8 month+ stage of charlie's life was so stressful. he hit his head multiple times a day even though i was always hovering around him to catch him when he was standing and cruising. he got so many head bumps!</p> <p>but he is perfectly fine.</p> <p>i never had that issue with olive because she was sooooo cautious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962507 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:30:51 +0000 loveisstrange 962507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally normal! lol. C is SO clumsy and she hits her head all. the. time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962498 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:28:48 +0000 immabeetoo 962498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Yeah, I blocked off our brick hearth and put pillows beneath the step... if DH would let me I'd just put a helmet on him :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962239 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:31:32 +0000 cascademom 962239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going through the same thing too. He hits his head on everything. I hate this part of pre-walking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962219 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:27:58 +0000 googly-eyes 962219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going through this too although it has gotten much better. When she first started trying to cruise a few weeks ago (she's 10.5 months now) there were many more head bumps but now that she's gotten the hang of it it's much better and when she falls she goes backward instead of into the furniture! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962160 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:11:10 +0000 Andrea 962160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going through this now, too. She hit her head a bunch of times yesterday. I don't remember my 1st daughter being this clumsy. I am sure they will be fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962073 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:52:39 +0000 2PeasinaPod 962073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our son falls ALL THE TIME. It worries me so much too, but like your little guy...he cries for a minute, then gets up and plays like normal again. </p> <p>And...I wish I were lying about this. My FIL watches LO once/week while I work from home the same day. My DH got home from work that day, and my FIL asked him if we've thought about getting S a helmet since he falls so much. Dead serious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-962009 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:37:30 +0000 hilsy85 962009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: yup I ordered them from amazon! They should be here today. @littlek: I initially tried to do that but the realized that I got bored really quickly in there, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961972 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:30:02 +0000 littlek 961972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We try to keep LO in his play room so we don't have to baby proof the entire house.. but I'm sure once he learns to get out of the room, we will have to re-strategerize... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961970 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:29:17 +0000 LuLu Mom 961970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Haha that started happenign on Monday for us &amp; then she gets mad at whatever is closest to her when she falls. Like it was the dog, her dad, the toy, ect. fault not the fact that she hasn't quite figured out balance yet! :) Love the stage they are in, so curious!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961965 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:28:25 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 961965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: there's sticky bumper pad thingies (m super technical over here!!!) at target that we are going to get. We put them on our tv stand and windowsills when she was just starting to walk, but now we need to buy the corner ones for our table &amp; buffet. Both are eye level for her now, and she discovered she can run in circles through the house (joy) which means she slams into the table if she isn't careful :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961922 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:22:09 +0000 regberadaisy 961922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO hits her head ALL the time and thinks it's the funniest thing. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961913 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:21:04 +0000 hilsy85 961913@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyann: oh totally...I know I shouldn't react, so he thinks it's not a big deal, but the sound! is! awful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961909 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:20:10 +0000 lilyann 961909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was just going to post something about this as well! My son is doing the same thing, pulling up and trying to cruise then losing his balance. Gives me a heart attack :sad: It happened yesterday at daycare (part of the floor is tile) and it happened again when I dropped him off this morning. I feel like I don't want to "baby" him when he falls so that he won't make a big deal out of it, but it hurts me to see it happen. Hoping this phase passes soon... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961903 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:18:58 +0000 hilsy85 961903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: ha ditto! And omg did not think about having to re-babyproof as he gets bigger...I have no idea how we're going to do that, right now we moved all frames/objects out of his reach for now, but they won't be in a few months probably! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961893 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:18:02 +0000 hilsy85 961893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: meee either!!! At that point we'll probably be living in a padded box though, so maybe injuries will be less likely :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961889 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:17:33 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 961889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! It stops for awhile, then picks back up when they're tall enough to run into things like the dining room table. </p> <p>We've got an egg bump today &amp; realized we need to re-baby proof :/. Someone had a growth spurt &amp; is eye level with some hard objects!</p> <p>I definitely remember the "can I wrap my baby in bubble wrap" stage!! I also wanted to install padded walls and floors in my house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961886 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:17:27 +0000 immabeetoo 961886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in the same boat I hate it! I try to let him fall if he's not going to hit any furniture and he has gotten a lot better at balancing and catching himself than when I always "saved" him. Not looking forward to when he's falling from walking :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961882 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:17:13 +0000 hilsy85 961882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: Omg I have seriously been considering this as well. DH told me I'm insane :) </p> <p>@littlek: ha so true! That's why I don't worry when he lands on his bottom--I should put a diaper on his head. </p> <p>@LuLu Mom: ha yes!! He also seems to THINK that he can stand/walk--he'll pull up and then just let go of what he's holding on to and then fall backward into space. I mean, what did he think would happen?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961873 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:15:55 +0000 LuLu Mom 961873@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice but we are there too! She is very much a bulldozer right now, rolling over everything and anything that gets her her way. She also doesn't seem to realize that toys will not move out of her way so she tries to cruise over them, trips &amp; falls, and gets mad. I think we just have to do the best we can and realize that bumps and bruises are part of the age! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hes-not-going-to-have-brain-damage-right#post-961869 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:15:05 +0000 littlek 961869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, and it gets crazier when they are walking! LO tries to run and he runs into stuff all.the.time. I think part of the reason they are in diapers is to soften the blow when they wipe out when they are walking and land on their bottom. :) </p>