So I feel like LO keeps falling down a little too much. He is a huge climber and is trying to walk so even though I'm right there he falls over and will bump his head. Plus, he hasnt been feeling well and I think his balance is off. He took a big fall today and I feel terrible. He is just all over the place and even if I'm right there he manages to get just out of reach. Yelp.
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It happens momma! Letting him fall is all part of it. You're doing a great job
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No advice, just sympathy. LO desperately wants to move and shake and today has been too busy/distracted to nap or nurse well, so I'm currently letting her cry a bit in her crib. I'm feeling terrible, but I don't know what else to do!
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@Mrs. Lion: thanks!! I needed someone to say it happens lol.
@Dahlia: ugh that does feel terrible. You're doing a good job mama
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That's just going to happen, there's nothing you can do beyond what you are doing! I know my LO's worst falls and bumps have been while she is doing nothing out of the ordinary, not the risky things I think are dangerous.
Also my husband once lifted her up high and the ceiling fan hit her in the head three times before he could react and pull her back. Does that make you feel any better?
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@Eko: if it makes you feel better I had an early walker and climber and he hit his head so often on our hardwood floors that I banged my own head on the floor just to see how much it hurt. It was fine and he is a perfectly normal 3 year old now
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Yes, it happens and my son was an early walker who would bang himself up regularly no matter what I did!!
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DD fell off a deck step today and I was right.there.
It happens. Your kid will be tough.
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@Mrs. Lion: lol!!!
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@Eko: mine falls allll te time too.. Yes I just figure it will make him tough and rough
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@Foodnerd81: seriously sometimes he's just walking and falls and splits his lip?? But he will do crazy climbs and not fall..
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My son is the same way. I feel awful but his head always has at least 1 big lump on it
He had one particularly bad fall from my daughter's learning tower on to our tile kitchen floor. We do all we can but things happen!
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As long as you aren't allowing him to get into situations where he could cause serious harm to himself, then I think you are doing the right thing to let him fall sometimes! (And it doesn't sound like you are doing that at all!)
I consider bumps and bruises part of the learning for little kids
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It happens. I've taken my daughter to the ER twice for it, both when she was 1.
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@Eko: Thanks!
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DS is only barely 2 but he's already had more bleeding episodes than I can keep track of! The good news is it has generally made him more self-conscious and aware but he still climbs things anyway. Running and tripping has also caused a lot of bleeding in our house!
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@Foodnerd81: in a odd way it does. Haha. I knew these things would happen just finally getting to the point where it is.
@Mrs. Lion: I definitely thought about that today
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Clarifying my comment above: It doesn't sound like you are letting him get into bad situations (not commenting on whether or not you let him fall
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My little guy went through a period where he practically had a permanent knot/bruise in the center of the head. But if I catch him, 4 out of 5 times he falls - he is still going to have bruises since he falls constantly
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You are doing a great job! Sending love!
He had one particularly bad fall from my daughter's learning tower on to our tile kitchen floor. We do all we can but things happen!
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