i have a 9 month old girl, and she fell from a fairly high bed a few days ago.. she also bumped her head on an arm of a chair (it was metal) and i'm so scared she could have brain damage.. what do i do? is it possible to get her scanned?
2006-10-13 05:18:59 · 17 answers · asked by Becki G 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Babies are very resilient. Their skulls are not completely fused together and softer than an adults. This allows not only for they baby to fit through your pelvis during birth, but is also God's way for helping babies to better withstand the inevitable falls while learning to roll, crawl, and walk.
That said, is your baby acting differently? Is she sleeping more? Does she has a lump or depressed area on her head. Is it bruised? Is she more irritable (crying more often?) If no, she is probably fine.
Your best bet is to call her pediatrician and tell them exactly what happened. They will ask you some of the same questions I posed here and probably more. Based on those answers they will know if she should be brought in for further examination.
2006-10-13 05:32:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should maybe take her to the Dr. They say that if a child hits their head and you think that it was hard enough to warrant a bump, but they don't get a bump, it can lead to concussion/brain trauma. If there is an outward bump, this is good, because room was made to accomodate the pressure. Clearly, if she is showing signs of abnormal activity for her, you should definately have her checked out, all kids, from the time they start rolling around, hit their heads. It is your call as to what you feel is cause for alarm. If you are scared or worried, there's no harm in getting her checked out. Good Luck.
2006-10-13 05:31:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Little kids are highly resistant when it comes to things they inflict upon themselves, but I do agree that if you are concerned, you shouldn't be waiting several days and then asking a community that'll easily take a week (or more) to resolve. If you think something could be wrong, don't be stingy and just take the child to the doctor. Peace of mind now is better than discovering damage was done later.
2006-10-13 05:45:27 · answer #3 · answered by erythisis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has she been acting any differently than normal or sleeping more often? If not, she is probably fine. Kids are more resiliant than we often think and this will not be her last injury. However, the safest thing to do is to get her looked over by her pediatrician. And in the future, make sure you supervise her closely and don't let her play on beds, or other areas from which she could fall.
2006-10-13 05:24:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
was the floor that she fell onto carpeted? Is she showing any strange signs of injury? vomitting? You could ask your doctor to order a scan if you are really concerned but without any symptoms, the risk of exposure to radiation from a scan is probably worse for the baby. Ask the doc.
2006-10-13 05:23:42 · answer #5 · answered by erin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No she shouldnt get brain damage just a sore head both of children have fell when they were a few months old and my youngest fell when he was 1 week old.
2006-10-13 05:23:38 · answer #6 · answered by pg#3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but you should have taken her right to the emergency room immediatly. Why on earth would you wait and be asking that crazy question on here now!? She could have brain bleeding or anything. Sometimes it even takes days to show symptoms but they could have known right away! TAKE HER IN! wow, some parents
2006-10-13 05:29:04 · answer #7 · answered by angie_laffin927 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have u taken her to ur doctors?
also is she being any different to how she was before?
its always best to get her checked out just to be on the safe side if the doctor sees it nessersry for her to have a scan then im sure he will say so.
2006-10-13 05:24:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless she is acting funny, she's probably fine. Kids are more resilliant than we think.
My son fell in the tub when he was about 14 months old and whacked his head on the edge... it made quite an egg, but he was fine shortly after the accident and was behaving normally so I diecided not to take him to to emergency room.
2006-10-13 05:24:33 · answer #9 · answered by mutherwulf 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get her into a docter right away and tell them you want a scan. Why the hell have you not done this already? Where the hell where you when she fell.
2006-10-13 07:00:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋