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Post by mum2leahnjosh on Jan 27, 2008 17:11:49 GMT
OMG my worst fear happend yesterday.
I have this horrible thought that I will bang josh's head while I am carrying him on the door or the chest of draws. I walk around with my hand on his head so if I do bang it it wont hurt him.
Yesterday I was taking his coat off in his bouncy chair and I lifted him slightly to get the coat from under him and bumped his head on the fire. Oh how he screamed so I went to panic mode and rushed him to the hospital. They checked him over and he is fine. I couldnt have hit it that hard as there is no bruise or cratch or lump nothing! Still I feel terrible and now I the horrible thoughts are worse and now I cant even leave him with his dad.
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Post by chelle2467 on Jan 27, 2008 17:34:06 GMT
how old is josh? i know everyone will tell you, but im sure he will be fine. i know it is easier said by someone else, and i know the panic it causes, my 2 have caused me so much grief already - Jamie has cracked his head open, chopped the top of his toe off, fallen off the bed, ran ful pelt into the door, flung himself out of the buggy in town, tripped over, nearly broken his nose in the park, got his fingers jammed in the cupboards and doors, jmmed his toe under hte door plenty of times, tried to walk down the stairs, misjudged and rolled down 6 of them.... Kids are always going to hurt themselves and i find it makes them stronger. you sre a great mum, remember that  sending you hugs xoxoxoxoxox |
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Post by winegirl on Jan 27, 2008 18:32:27 GMT
Hi Kirtsy
This is gonna sound terrible but I have bumped my Lo's head loads of times! On door frames, cupboards the coffee table... These things happen when you are handling a wiggly baby! The first time it hapened with isabelle i freaked out and had her at the dr's even though there was no mark. Now she is 20 months and we are lucky to get through a day without her smacking her head on something so i dont worry about it anymore, not unless it is clearly a serious bang! You are not the only one that feels like this hun, I was terrified of carrying my LO around for months, it does get better x
WG x
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Post by stevensmummy on Jan 27, 2008 19:38:25 GMT
Awwh hunni, I know its awful. I was a bit like that with my first one. Its difficult when you have pni and worry about everything anyway and when something like that happens it makes it all the worse.
But really as chelle and WG have said he'll be fine. It seems so much more terrible at the time as they scream and scream but I think its an animal instinct to attract our attention rather than actual pain. As my youngest will scream in the same mannor when my older one scares him.
My youngest has fallen off the bed twice now, the first time he was only 4 months and I paniced and phoned mum. They really are alot more resiliant than we think.
But I understand what you are gowing thro. Its naturual and just shows you are a loving caring mother. Being a mum is by no means easy, anyone who says otherwise ovbiously hasnt done it themselves. You are a wonderful mum and you little boy is lucky to have someone like you!
Sarah x
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Post by mum2leahnjosh on Jan 27, 2008 20:16:24 GMT
Josh is 5 weeks old now. I hit his head reight where the soft spot is so thats why I paniced. I thought he might bleed in his brain and die.
I was so much more relaxed when I had leah. This time I am acting like a first time mum. I guess its the PND.
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Post by Scarlet on Jan 28, 2008 8:17:27 GMT
Awww hun,
I remember when my LO was in the hospital I took him out of the bed and knocked his head on the side of the metal railing (he was only a few days old as well, bless him). The nurse said everything would be fine. Baby's bump their heads all the time, my LO has a cast iron head, the number of times he's knocked it...he's really a little toughie.
I have a friend whose toddler fell down the stairs and had a big bruise on her forehead, and her little newborn baby fell off the kitchen table a while back as well, and she is a GP herself...so it happens to us all.
Please try not to worry (I know it's difficult hun) but you did the right thing havign him checked to put your mind at ease a bit.
Hugs
Scarlet
xxxx
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Post by monica on Jan 28, 2008 10:13:33 GMT
Hi
I know how difficult it must be if you worry so much about hurting yoru child and then it happens but please try and realise that accidents DO happen and that's all it was. I've trapped my son's fingers in the door, bumped his head into a door when carrying him and other things do.
You did all theright things a loving and caring mum would do - got him checked out.
PNI though does seem to make these thoughts and fears so much worse.
How are you doing? How's your little boy?
Monica
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Post by mum2leahnjosh on Jan 28, 2008 11:59:50 GMT
He is fine. I think the bump on the head made him sleep lol saturday night he slept 4 hours and last night 5 and a half hours lol I wont complain about that lol.
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Post by monica on Jan 28, 2008 16:56:53 GMT
Hi
Glad your son is doing ok and lovely he's sleeping a bit more! How are you doing? Sounds as if you're not so panicked.
Love
Monica
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Post by stevensmummy on Jan 28, 2008 18:34:15 GMT
I'm glad to hear he is ok now.
You seem so much more positive. They really can stress us out cant they lol
Sarah x
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Post by carol on Jan 31, 2008 11:57:11 GMT
Hi mum2leahnjosh, how are you feeling now? When my eldest son was 5 (I didn't have PNI with him) I was getting ready to go to work when he fell off of his bed. He yelled and yelled which wasn't unusal for him. I checked him out, no marks and could move his hand so I got a little cross and told him off. When the crying didn't stop I took him to hospital and discovered he had broken his arm and may require an operation. I felt dreadful. I was telling a friend if mine this story and she said when her son was 3 he fell over hurting his legs. She made him walk to the car then found out he had broken both legs. She is a wonderful mother of 3!!!!! Lots of love Carol xoxox
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