7 Month Old Hit Head On Carpet

While comforting look at their head to inspect for visible signs of injury.

7 month old hit head on carpet. I of course feel awful i normally have a pillow behind him. Fortunately household head injuries are rarely medically traumatic. Thankfully the bed is only about two feet off the ground maybe less since it s a futon platform bed. He loses his balance sometimes and falls backwards or sidways and ends up hitting his head on the floor.

We ll tell you what to look for after a. I m just not sure if this is something that happens to a lot of. When swelling occurs on the head much of it protrudes outward because your child s skull is just under the skin. The younger they are the more dangerous it is for a serious head injury no.

There were no signs of injury apart from her crying but since she couldn t tell me how she felt i was scared says the moncton nb mom i rushed her to the doctor. For example a 6 month old. My son is almost 8 months old and he is crawling all over the place and can pull himself up on things. She was fine for the rest of the day and even yesterday.

You should call your doctor after any fall from a bed if your baby is under 1 year old. My husband and i are getting concerned on what that is going to do to our baby now and or in the long term. My daughter had a fall down carpet padded stairs 2 days ago. My baby fell backwards when he was sitting up and hit the back of his head on the floor it s carpeted.

He seemed okay after but i m not sure if i should get him checked out. Our 16 month old fell and hit the back of his head on cement today at the pool. In that split second the nine month old wriggled off her change table and landed head first on the floor. I don t know how he moved so fast from the middle of the bed to the edge but he s started scooting and i just knew this would happen sooner or later.

When i got home i realized his left side arm and leg were limp and not working. My 26 months old son hit his forehead on the 8th january. But infants under 12 months of age have more fragile skulls which makes falls more risky for them dr.