So I was nursing my 5-week-old and my husband came over to talk to me. His grip on his empty Nalgene bottle slipped and it hit the side/top of baby's head from about 6 inches away. The baby's face screwed up, he unlatched, and started to cry as I hurriedly put him over my shoulder and tried to sooth him with patting, shushing, rubbing his head gently, etc. He calmed down after about 15-20 seconds (??) and I offered him my breast again and he went back to feeding as if nothing happened. He started to get really drowsy, but that was expected - he's been awake for 2 hours (schedule got off-kilter today) and so I was nursing him hoping he's fall asleep anyway. He perked back up after I burped him and offered the other breast; and now DH is bouncing with him and he's drowsy. Is this a significant concern??? FTM here.

I tried calling the after-hours nurse line with my pediatrician but it said there was a fee, so I hung up, unsure if it was worth the fee (didn't say how much it was). I googled it and most of the articles are targeted towards older babies, but it seems that it's mainly only a concern if there's unconsciousness, a big bump or dark bruise, clear fluid leaking from ears or nose, vomiting, excessive fussiness, or excessive sleeping / unable to be roused from sleep. He doesn't have any of those as far as I can tell, but you know with a newborn, there's a fair amount of fussiness and sleeping anyway....

Do you think it merits a call to the after-hours nurse line despite the unmentioned fee? This almost definitely is not an urgent care trip as of now, right??

I'd also appreciate any stories of how you bumped your newborn's head and they were ok... I think I'll have a hard time sleeping tonight....