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I just can't believe it!!! Morgan fell down today and scraped up her nose, lip and forehead. She was not even walking fast. Last week 3 times in one day she fell and bumped her noggin. I feel like a horrible mother! ~Carol Ann Don't feel like a horrible mother. It's gonna happen and lots more in the next few years. :o)  SignatureSue (mom to three girls) > I just can't believe it!!! Morgan fell down today and scraped up her nose, > lip and forehead. She was not even walking fast. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > ~Carol Ann >I just can't believe it!!! Morgan fell down today and scraped up her nose, >lip and forehead. She was not even walking fast. > > Last week 3 times in one day she fell and bumped her noggin. > > I feel like a horrible mother! Don't feel bad-this is the Age of Bump. Sproglette had various gooseeggs or light bruises when she first month-ish started crawling because she'd take off and overshoot-right into wall, table, door, bookcase.... Jess > I just can't believe it!!! Morgan fell down today and scraped up her > nose, lip and forehead. She was not even walking fast. > > Last week 3 times in one day she fell and bumped her noggin. > > I feel like a horrible mother! Happens all the time. Welcome to the Horrible Mother Club. ;o) Signaturez e l d a b e e @ p a n i x . c o m http://NewsReader.Com/ >I just can't believe it!!! Morgan fell down today and scraped up her nose, >lip and forehead. She was not even walking fast. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > ~Carol Ann Yikes! Mike's getting ready to put me in that group! He already crawls full tilt with his head down, not caring if he's about to bump into something! Cheers, Alexis Within one week Sean who at the time was 15months old had to have stitches in his head had two other lumps on his head and chiped his front tooth which also killed the nerve in the tooth next to it. I was waiting for a visit from childrens services!!!! Cheri Mum to Sean and Jasmine #3 due June >I just can't believe it!!! Morgan fell down today and scraped up her nose, >lip and forehead. She was not even walking fast. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > ~Carol Ann > Within one week Sean who at the time was 15months old had to have stitches > in his head had two other lumps on his head and chiped his front tooth which > also killed the nerve in the tooth next to it. I was waiting for a visit > from childrens services!!!! You don't have to worry. Most doctors can tell abuse from normal childhood accidents. Bruises on the shins of the legs and head traumas are all within normal limits. No one would have questioned you. The injury would have to be located in a not so normal spot for anyone to raise an eyebrow. SignatureSue (mom to three girls) > You don't have to worry. Most doctors can tell abuse from normal childhood > accidents. Bruises on the shins of the legs and head traumas are all within > normal limits. No one would have questioned you. The injury would have to be > located in a not so normal spot for anyone to raise an eyebrow. Right. In fact, one of my friends was once told by her doctor that a child of that age with NO bruises, scrapes, etc. actually raises red flags. Makes them wonder if they're meeting milestones appropriately. You can't learn how to walk and run and jump without having a few falls. Just a part of life. It's agonizing when it seems like they always land on their heads, but I'm always amazed at how few of them really sustain any major injury. -- Jodi SAHM to Oliver (4 years) and Arwen (2 years) > [...] It's agonizing when it seems like they always land on > their heads, but I'm always amazed at how few of them really sustain any > major injury. *sigh* Lately, Sprogly has been flopping off chairs or the couch onto his head. He's doing this deliberately, and it's driving me nuts. We'll be sitting on the couch, and he'll just slide backwards off the arm, and thump! on the floor. Last night I had friends over for dinner, and he "fell" backwards off a dining room chair. They both screamed, and he got up smiling. Signaturez e l d a b e e @ p a n i x . c o m http://NewsReader.Com/ >> [...] It's agonizing when it seems like they always land on >> their heads, but I'm always amazed at how few of them really sustain any [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > up > smiling. That's hysterical! Morgan has this thing about flinging herself backwards as if she wants to do a backhandspring. Scares me to death! She also likes to stand on her head??? I think I've aged a good 10 years over the last few months. ~Carol Ann > Within one week Sean who at the time was 15months old had to have stitches > in his head had two other lumps on his head and chiped his front tooth [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Mum to Sean and Jasmine > #3 due June Oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Poor mum AND baby!! ~Carol Ann > I just can't believe it!!! Morgan fell down today and scraped up her nose, > lip and forehead. She was not even walking fast. > > Last week 3 times in one day she fell and bumped her noggin. > > I feel like a horrible mother! No, you're a GOOD mom. Horrible moms' kids have really horrible accidents because their moms don't make the spaces safe at all, and not great at all moms hover around their kids, don't let them walk around, wrap the kid in bubble wrap... You're fine. Your sunshine is just past the "hey, if I move my feet I can WALK" phase to the "hey, what's that over there?" phase :^). "T Flynn" <terri@uwm.edu> wrote in message >Horrible moms' kids have really horrible accidents > because their moms don't make the spaces safe at all, That's not true either. There are some really good moms whose kids have had horrible accidents. Stuff happens to good people too. SignatureSue (mom to three girls) "Carol Ann" <lowcarber@mindspring.com> wrote and I snipped: >I just can't believe it!!! Morgan fell down today and scraped up her nose, >lip and forehead. She was not even walking fast. > > Last week 3 times in one day she fell and bumped her noggin. > > I feel like a horrible mother! How does your toddler falling over when she's just learned to walk translate into you being anything? Sounds like you're giving yourself entirely too much credit/responsibility. Unless there's something going on like inappropriate clothing, shoes that are too big, uneven floors criss-crossed by debris. Is that it? -Patty, mom of 1+2 >> I just can't believe it!!! Morgan fell down today and scraped up her >> nose, [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > -Patty, mom of 1+2 No, I guess that I feel that I should anticipate a fall like that. But, I swear, she was standing there....then suddenly, she tried to take a step and fell. ARGH~!!! I wondered whether I should not let her walk on the pavement. Perhaps that's it. She should not walk on anything that can cause her this type of pain. Grass is okay, rugs, tile....but the pavement is a no no. Lesson learned. I still think a helmet is in order! LOL! ~Carol Ann "Carol Ann" <lowcarber@mindspring.com> wrote in message > I wondered whether I should not let her walk on the pavement. Perhaps > that's it. She should not walk on anything that can cause her this type of > pain. > > Grass is okay, rugs, tile....but the pavement is a no no. Lesson learned. If you never let her walk on pavement, how is she going to get used to it? Sorry, doesn't sound like a good idea to me. SignatureSue (mom to three girls) > I just can't believe it!!! Morgan fell down today and scraped up her nose, > lip and forehead. She was not even walking fast. > > Last week 3 times in one day she fell and bumped her noggin. > > I feel like a horrible mother! Your subject line is sort of funny. 1 Year Old Keeps Falling Down sounds like it belongs as a headline in the Herald-Obvious, along with Water Found To Be Wet, Hamburgers Better Food Than Rocks Say Experts, and Breaking News! Wednesday Follows Tuesday! Anyway, my son has very fair skin and a giant head with a big pale forehead, and when he was in the always-falling-down phase he always had at least one big bruise clearly visible. I got into a conversation during that period with a mom at the mall who was carrying her son and not letting him move around, and she said, "I'm afraid if I let him down to try to walk he'll look like THAT!" <points to my son>. I wanted to say, "Well, yeah, lady, probably, but you're going to have to put him down eventually, and a one-year-old looks a lot more normal with some falling-down bruises than a sixteen-year-old does!" And that's not even talking about the time a little later in life he decided to find out what it was like to run with your eyes closed, and before I could grab him ran straight into a tree. Beth >And that's not even talking about the time a little later in life he >decided to find out what it was like to run with your eyes closed, and >before I could grab him ran straight into a tree. That is cute! How old was he? My oldest daughter was dared by a younger sister to *ride her bike with her eyes closed*. Really smart! Of course she rode it right into our car (parked in the driveway). This child will do anything you dare her to, she's loads of fun (really she is). She was 8 or 9 when she did that, so old enough to know better. I sometimes wonder what the heck kids are thinking sometimes. Or aren't they. Marie > >And that's not even talking about the time a little later in life he > >decided to find out what it was like to run with your eyes closed, and > >before I could grab him ran straight into a tree. > > That is cute! How old was he? Not that much older, about 2 maybe. He was throwing dirt up in the air over his head, which was fine with me in terms of the mess, but I was afraid he was going to get it in his eyes. I told him to close his eyes so he didn't get dirt in them, but I neglected the all-important followup instruction, "...and then open them again before you try to run anywhere!" > My oldest daughter was dared by a younger sister to *ride her bike > with her eyes closed*. Really smart! Of course she rode it right into > our car (parked in the driveway). This child will do anything you dare > her to, she's loads of fun (really she is). She was 8 or 9 when she > did that, so old enough to know better. I sometimes wonder what the > heck kids are thinking sometimes. Or aren't they. It is sometimes a wonder that any of us survive to have children of our own! Beth > And that's not even talking about the time a little later in life he > decided to find out what it was like to run with your eyes closed, and > before I could grab him ran straight into a tree. > > Beth = LOL!!!!! You are so funny. ~Carol Ann |
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