https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:19:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-508942 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:49:12 +0000 Maysprout 508942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad you both are OK! I fell on the landing of the stairs when LO was around 5 months old. I turned around bc I forgot something and fell forward, just tripped over my own two feet. I put my elbows out to protect LO so she just got semi jostled but by putting my elbows out my hands came up and around her and my nail scratched her cheek in a long scratch and I don't have very long nails. I felt horrible but she didn't even cry and she recovered just fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-508860 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:56:30 +0000 doodlepoodle 508860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Oh not harsh at ALL! I totally agree! I was just complaining about me because I'm selfish ;-)</p> <p>Thanks for the love, ladies! :-) Doing even better today, hurrah! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-507434 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:43:38 +0000 twoofeverything 507434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babyjmama: This happened to me a couple of weeks ago while I was holding one of my twins! So scary. I think a Mama's body instinctively knows how to protect her babies, though...good news for LO, bad news for Mama! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-507338 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:01:03 +0000 sorrycharlie 507338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How scary! Glad you are both ok!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-507331 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:59:47 +0000 Mrsbells 507331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Glad you are both okay! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-507287 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:34:57 +0000 Alivoo01 507287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no!!! I hope no major damage was done to your knee. Wishing you a quick recovery! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-507118 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:16:05 +0000 808love 507118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO was a few months old, I tripped and went down on my knee hard. i bloodied it pretty bad. I sorta head butted LO so she cried for a bit but it was super scary. I remember as I was falling In slow motion hearing a still voice in my head saying You'll know what to do. In a way, because baby wasn't hurt, it increased my confidence as a quite clueless new mom that I am actually blessed with this ability to know what to do for my LO. I am glad your babe is ok and hope u are feeling better soon too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-507092 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:58:51 +0000 Bao 507092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm glad everyone is ok! Thankfully he didn't get hurt at all. I know you are in pain, but at least your LO isn't. I hope that doesn't come off as harsh but I always say I would rather it me than my LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-507053 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:36:41 +0000 HLK208 507053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babyjmama: oh man! Ouch. I am so glad the both of you are okay!! I fall down the stairs all the time...I can't believe I made it through 2 pregnancies without falling, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-506999 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:15:30 +0000 regberadaisy 506999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm glad you're both ok!<br /> I did that years ago holding my nephew. In an effort to save him I landed on my right hip. Little did I know I pushed my socket in and now my legs are a little uneven and have chronic hip pain. Blegh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-506996 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:13:25 +0000 doodlepoodle 506996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I went to the orthopedic specialist today and got some x-rays, everything was where it's supposed to be and looked good, I'm still super swollen (you could actually see the shadow of my swelling on the xray!) but they think I just sprained it pretty bad. Thank GOODNESS! :-) I'll be taking it easy on my poor knee for a while but she said after 2 weeks of walking I should be able to start running again, wahoo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504221 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:51:29 +0000 doodlepoodle 504221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pregnantbee: Oh my GOSH yes, I was a hot mess! I knocked my interns coffee off her desk when I was about 7 months pregnant. I did fall down the stairs one time while I was pg, I was carrying the laundry basket...DH didn't let me do laundry anymore. Too bad I couldn't keep that up................ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504211 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:48:42 +0000 pregnantbee 504211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babyjmama: Yes, please update after your appointment. My clumsiness was much worse while I was pregnant -- I couldn't see my feet, so I tripped on stairs, stubbed my toe more times than I could count, hit my belly into the front door, tables, counters, you name it. I'm just glad J is ok :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504208 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:47:17 +0000 doodlepoodle 504208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: I'm seriously considering a ranch house but they're almost impossible to find here, since we live in the midwest where tornadoes are common so bi-level houses are the most common. </p> <p>@mrs. bird: WOW that's a tight grip! I really was nervous about thinking maybe I'd done something and didn't realize it so I made sure DH watched him really closely today but he's a-okay, pfew! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504174 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:31:43 +0000 mrs. bird 504174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no! I hope you're knee is ok!! Glad LO's good though :) lots of ppl fall, don't beat yourself up over it. I know someone who stumbled going down their stairs and held on to the baby's thigh so tight they actually broke it :/ let us know how your appt goes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504169 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:30:09 +0000 T-Mom 504169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow I'm so sorry to hear this and hope you can recover quickly! I also tripped coming down the stairs with DD. we were both ok though. Just rattled. We actually moved to a one story house after that :-/ but there is no shortage of stuff that can happen when you are sleep deprived. I hope your injury is not too serious! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504165 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:27:00 +0000 doodlepoodle 504165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pregnantbee: DH and I often joke that I can't walk and chew gum without risking my life, but this time it was true! I wasn't even chewing gum!</p> <p>I'll update tomorrow what the dr says. I'm REALLY hoping it's just an easy peasy sprain and I don't need anything done other than R&amp;R to get better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504158 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:25:18 +0000 pregnantbee 504158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@babyjmama: I hope you're ok. That must have been so scary. Glad nothing happened to J, but sorry you hurt yourself. I hope it's nothing too bad. I often trip over my own feet :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504141 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:19:55 +0000 mediagirl 504141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh wow. How frightening and it could happen to any of us!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504096 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:04:52 +0000 autumnlove 504096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So scary! :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504052 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:50:08 +0000 doodlepoodle 504052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Oh my gosh! It's amazing what we mamas can do to protect our little ones. I'm grateful that the friend/baby ended up being okay. </p> <p>I'm always so paranoid about little things like that, DH thinks I'm crazy. I always scold him for seeming careless about the little things but here I'm the safe one and ended up doing this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504018 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:23:05 +0000 MamaMoose 504018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A good friend of my mom fell down the stairs holding her baby too. It was baaaaaad. She was alone in the house and had o army crawl to a phone to call 911. She seriously damaged her leg and ended up in an immobilizing cast for weeks. What's miraculous is that the baby didn't have a scratch on him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504015 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:18:44 +0000 doodlepoodle 504015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Oh wow! We are going to be moving in the next year and talked about how we need to find a house with better (less steep/tall) stairs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504012 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:18:04 +0000 doodlepoodle 504012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Thanks...I'm hoping it's okay and that I'll just need to take it easy for a while. I was doing SO well with my running/exercising though that this is totally setting me back and I'm not happy about that :P </p> <p>@chopsuey119: I'm soooooo grateful he's okay. DH was really freaking out b/c he was around the corner and just heard the fall and both of us crying, he was about to call 911!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504011 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:17:25 +0000 blackbird 504011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How scary! I'm so glad you are all ok! I think this I fairly common-I was reading about how it's one of the most common reasons behind ER trips for small children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504009 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:15:36 +0000 chopsuey 504009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes! So scary! Glad j didn't get hurt and hope you didn't hurt anything either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-504008 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:15:34 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 504008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no!!! That's so scary! I'm keeping you in my thoughts and hoping nothing serious happened to your knee.</p> <p>No, you're not the only one. Two of my friends have very similar stories. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-fell-down-the-stairs-yesterdayholding-j#post-503994 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:00:52 +0000 doodlepoodle 503994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have ANY idea what happened. I was going down the stairs and my knee kind of buckled I tripped and I was holding J and so in trying to keep from letting anything happen to him my knee went one way and my foot went the other. Thank GOD everything is okay with Jake, he was scared but nothing happened other than that. My knee hurts SO insanely bad though. I woke up in the middle of the night last night and thought I was going to get sick from the pain. I have an appointment tomorrow at the orthopedic specialist to be sure I didn't tear my ACL. I don't THINK I did, I think I just sprained it, but I just want to make sure. Ugh. </p> <p>Please tell me I'm not the only other person in the world who has seriously injured themselves without knowing how you did it? I didn't trip over ANYTHING. Nothing. Just slipped out of nowhere and risked hurting my sweet boy :( </p>