First trauma as a new parent

Well, it finally happened. Brandon fell off the bed. He's okay, we think. He's already been to the ER and checked out fine. No broken bones or apparent head injuries. But he has been throwing up. I spoke with the drs office and they said that if he throws up one more time we have to take him back. So far so good. He's acting pretty normal otherwise. We (Brent and I) are more upset and traumatized than the baby Kids are so resilient.

Poor you

Try to remember that it was bound to happen. No-one gets to 18 without a few bumps along the way.

Sending cheer up vibes.

Awww! Poor you and Brent! That is awful! I am sending vibes that everything turns out okay

Sending many vibes {{ }} it's always so scary when stuff like that happens.

awwwww Brandon It feels lousy doesnt it? so pleased that he is okay. Your right that they are more resilient than we give them credit for.

Jasmine fell down the stairs a couple of days a go (5 steps all carpet). She has done it a couple of times before and never hurt herself. This time she hit the bookcase when she got to he bottom and of course she now has this massive bruise and lump on her head. Poor darling

keep us updated on Brandon please.

Amy rolledl off her changer and down the stairs... not in the same afternoon I hasten to add.
Keep an eye on him.
x

If this makes you feel better I'll share a story about my mother. My Mom was making something in a big glass baking dish, and for some reason it broke all over the floor of the kitchen. She spent the better part of an hour cleaning it up. Well after she thought that she got it all, she let me back in. Wouldn't you know that I cut my knee on a piece of glass?! I still have the scar.
The moral of the story is: your kids will forgive you. But you have to learn to forgive yourself.

That is tuff. I am sure there are going to be more injuries to come. Boys seem to be that way. Especially when they get older. Good luck


By the way he us a very cute baby and so are all of your cats

Awwww poor baby!!! I think they're affraid of the throwing up cause it's a sign of a concusion.
Many prayers coming your way.
Kids are alot stronger and forgive you no matter what.
*My son who was 5, got his nose broken by his cousin hitting him in the face with a baseball bat.We took him to the ER for a CT scan to make sure he was ok.Thankfully after a week or so, his bruise went away.
*My daughter who was about 5 tried to stand on a basketball and broke her arm.2 casts and she was all better.
* youngest son fell and put his bottom teeth through his bottom lip and his top teeth through the outside of his bottom lip.

Justice was around 18 months old and ended up with stiches in his forehead (19 to be exact) because he was walking across the bed at a friends house and fell and his head on a marble windowsill... He didn't cry not one tear.. But lord I did!

Originally Posted by MamaSquishy

Kids are amazing! Kaity and Hannah scared me sooooooooooooooo many times. And, they still do. But, there is an old wives tale that it is actually good luck for a child to fall off the bed before 1 or maybe it was 18 months. I hope he is okay though. being a new parent is scary!

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I may as well be good luck - it's pretty much bound to happen.

Originally Posted by DixieDarlin256

Justice was around 18 months old and ended up with stiches in his forehead (19 to be exact) because he was walking across the bed at a friends house and fell and his head on a marble windowsill... He didn't cry not one tear.. But lord I did!

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How macho - think of the stories he will make up for girls in the years to come.

Originally Posted by Satai

How macho - think of the stories he will make up for girls in the years to come.

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Oh he does already He will walk right up to someone and lift his bangs to show his forehead and tell the story to EVERYONE and emphasize how he DIDN'T cry... He's almost 9 now and has told the story a millions times...
I rememeber it like it was yesterday when he did it. Gawd it was gory and scary!

Thanks for the stories everyone they are helping me feel better. We did end up taking him back to the ER because he threw up again. They said nothing was wrong though. Then when we got him home he threw up again. They said it could be a stomach bug. We're still keeping a close eye on him though.

Originally Posted by DixieDarlin256

Oh he does already

He will walk right up to someone and lift his bangs to show his forehead and tell the story to EVERYONE and emphasize how he DIDN'T cry... He's almost 9 now and has told the story a millions times...
I rememeber it like it was yesterday when he did it. Gawd it was gory and scary!

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Yeah, but in a few years, I'll bet the story gets even better

Aww! Poor baby! When I was 12 I was watching my cousin's daughter. She had just started rolling and decided to roll off their couch on me. She didn't cry till I freaked out! Fortunately the couch wasn't too high and she fell on some nice thick carpet. I gave her a bottle and she was happy again. Oh and she is now 12 years old, so she survived just fine too!

She's the one that has also banged her head on a marble dresser top, then laughed (at age 3) and the one (at age 5) who fell off the bed in her sleep, putting a huuuuge hole in the wall, whimpered once, and got back in bed. (she hit it with her butt, not her head. I was in the room.) She still doesn't remember doing that one either. Kids are defiantly resilient.

Awww! Best of luck to him...he'll pull through, kids are troopers.

There will be so many ouchies and bruises, bumps, scars, cuts, and other nasties...DON'T FEEL BAD!!!! Kids get hurt. Sometimes I wonder how any of us or our children make it past the toddler stage.

If he has a tummy-bug, I hope you can get some rest tonight...give him a squeeze for us.

Well, turns out he does have a tummy bug. He's sleeping pretty well now but he's not keeping much down except for the Pedialyte, which is good. Poor little guy. Thanks for all the vibes and stories...they helped cheer me up