His speech isn t slurred and he hasn t fallen asleep.
Baby huts back of head on ceramic floor.
My daughter fell and hit her head once.
But most of the time if a baby hits her head she ll be unharmed except for perhaps a bruise or goose egg that can be treated with infant tylenol and an ice pack.
She was happy looking at herself in the mirror one second then the next minute thud face down on the tiled floor.
Another time he fell back from a sitting position and hit his head on the carpeted floor but it was a hard hit.
She screamed and cried for a while.
I tried to check his pupils and the one on the side opposite the injury reacts normally.
Many parents have felt the same sense of panic.
He got an immediate goose egg and now he just wants to lay in bed.
In mild cases ice rest and extra cuddles are the best medicine not a bad treatment for adult head bumps either after a concussion.
Some children do this around nap time or bedtime almost as a self soothing technique.
So how can parents know if it might be something more serious like a mild brain injury.
I had already washed her and she was just playing in the tub.
I was gathering dirty laundry in the bathroom where she was but i had my back to her sorting the clothes.
He was about 1 year old during both times.
Have your baby hit his head on the floor and you don t know how to deal with the situation.
My 6 year old son fell off of one of our barstools and hit his head on the tile floor.
I put her in her bumbo on top of low ish table in my bathroom while i cleaned the floor.
My husband ran to stop him but before he could our son fell off and hit his head on the carpeted floor.
As odd as it may seem head banging among babies and toddlers is actually a normal behavior.
Once he was running on the couch even though we tell him not to.
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Treatment for head injuries depend on the severity.
He cried and got very red for like 3 mins then i feed him and we played for 2 hours he seemed ok and everything but i cant help to worry hes sleeping now.
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I had my hands behind him to make sure he didnt fall but i have no clue how it happened he slid out of my hands the other way and i couldnt catch him so the side of his head hit the floor.
My daughter who is 3 5 years old was taking a bath tonight.