My son learned to pull himself up recently, and he keeps falling and hitting his head on the railing.. We have a bumper but it's too low, we lowered the crib but it hasn't fixed the problem. If you have any advice PLEASE help.. thank you!
2007-12-09 05:07:41 · 6 answers · asked by Kristin 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
It should be over soon. Every time a baby reaches one of their big milestones they tend to practice over and over again. When my son learned to pull himself up any time he woke in the night he would pull up and then scream as he couldn't figure out how to get back down. That lasted about a month. So, you can either wait it out, or try to add some protection to the crib. I personally would be wary of the swim noodle idea only because your child could chew on it and accidentally bite a piece off and choke. I looked it up online and they do sell things for this purpose...see links...
2007-12-09 06:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by NewMomma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WARNING - if your son has any teeth DO NOT PUT SWIM NOODLES on his crib! He will be able to bite pieces off of it and can choke to death on them. It's never a good idea to make homemade remedies like this, when it comes to toddlers and infants.
How about this - just let him fall. He will learn that when he climbs up he falls and hits his head. It's trial and error. I know. We as moms hate seeing our kids get hurt, but believe me, this is just the beginning when you have a son. He will make you wince and cringe in pain for the rest of your life!
2007-12-09 15:28:33 · answer #2 · answered by April 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know exactly what you are saying. My twin girls are 8 months old and one started to pull herself up about a month and a half ago. She was very unstable and to be honest with you still very unstable. She falls all the time. Running after my twins is non stop. There is nothing you can really to but wait it out. I just keep running after them and picking them up when they fall. Protect your baby the best you can but there is only so much you can do. Hopefully they will cross the milestone safely without too many bumps and bruises! Good luck to you.
2007-12-09 08:50:44 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
might prefer to have her well-being practitioner verify her. it would desire to be an inner ear an infection, or a affliction of the interior ear if it incredibly is been happening for a whilst, that effects her stability. i'm useful it is not something extreme that may not be in a position to be corrected so which you may desire to no longer have something to rigidity approximately. it would desire to be no longer something in any respect and can desire to, in fact, be thoroughly favourite for her age. superb to get her examined however and enable the well-being practitioner understand your concerns. so some distance as falling and getting injury, i do no longer think of it is going to be too in all danger till she falls returned on a complicated floor consisting of an uncarpeted floor. If she's "walking" or status whilst she falls there is of challenge she'll be injured so it is recommended to maintain an intensive eye on her then. If she's sitting and falls over i think of it is not likely she'd be heavily injured (different than a bump on the top which, of direction, will injury whilst it happens). i'm uncertain whilst they attain hiking out of their cribs, if ever, so I wont remark on that. sturdy success!
2016-11-14 05:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pad the top railing (you can get those swim noodles, just cut a slit into it and it should slide nice and tight over the top of the rail) this way it is a bit more bulky for his to haul himself up anyways and if he falls it will pad his head if he hit that rail.
2007-12-09 05:11:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
He should really only be in the crib while he's asleep...
2007-12-09 06:44:25 · answer #6 · answered by daa 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋