Hi everyone

On Sat morning i turned my back for less than 5 seconds and DA managed to turn 2 corners and fall down the stairs... he seemed fine but a bit sleep and out of it.. Ambos said that they can take us to hospital if we want, but that he seems ok and just to watch him, especially for certain things - blacking out, going floppy, projectile vomiting etc.. So 1.5 hrs later, DA decides to projectile vomit down the stroller... so we had a nice trip by ambulance to the Royal Childrens...

They just monitored us and said he seems fine and to keep an eye on him, but he completely hasn;t been himself since we got home (not sleeping and not very happy).. He wakes every 45 mins screaming, and did it the first part of Sat night, woke up 6am Sunday and did it all day, and then was up every 2.5 hrs through the night..

I'm just not sure if its a coincidence, as maybe he is just going through a growth spurt/developmental changes (he is very smart and knows how to do things after seeing me do it once kinda thing), or if its related to the head injury? He had a big red bump on his forhead, but thats gone away now...

I've been giving him panadaol in case he just has a headache...

Can a minor head injury change babys behaviour like this???

Anyway, we have just been to the dr and she wants to check that he doesn't have a fractured skull, so we are off to the x-ray place after he has had a nap.

The lump on his forhead has gone away, and he seems a bit happier today, but he has never been like this... I mean, he is a shocking sleeper during the day, but he wakes up happy & laughing and thats why he wont go back to sleep... This time he wakes up cry/screaming... And he was always good at night also.., but last night was horrendous.. Thank g-d, DH took the day of work so i could at least have a little nap.

I'm sure the dr thinks I'm crazy, but i know he isn't quite right.. although she said more than likely he has a bit of concussion...

Might as well get him xrayed.. just to be sure, and they will bulkbill us also.

Also thought I would try baby nurofen, incase his body is a little sore from the fall... Maybe he is having nightmares??

I feel like the worst mum in the world... seriously, i wonder if they should take him away from it... he was nowhere near the stairs, but i should have known it was a possibility.. i'm just kicking myself cos it was preventable!

Any advice is greatly welcomed!

Yael