Have I hurt my baby??

[Ness27]

Hi everyone,so today I was bringing in the food shopping and carrying to many bags than I should (!) and I sort if stumbled and fell on the door,door knob hitting me in the belly on my right side where bubs was laying It was quite a hard fall and now I'm freaking out that I've broken babys legs or spine or something! I have had movements since then so thats reassuring but still I'm so worried I've hurt she/he in some way?!How cushioning is that amniotic fluid?

[Rach75]

personally I would take a trip to the hospital and tell them what happened they will most likely do a CTG to mak esure bubs is AOK and you rnot contracting I fell at 35+5 weeks and rang hosp they told me to come on up just to be sure :hugs:

[StrawberryMumma]

Hey Ness!

Sorry you had a fall..I think these bubbas are pretty well cushioned, and especially to do some real damage I think you would need a fair bit of force. I'm sure your little one is nice and safe but why don't you phone the hossy and let them know your concerns.

[tears_of_joy]

Ness cheer up hun, your baby will be fine They are very protected in there and would have to be a pretty forceful knock if it was to harm him/her. Try not to worry, i know its hard. When i was pg with ds i was working in childcare and we had a violent child who would kick and punch me in the tummy, telling me he would hurt my baby, i was very scared that ds would be hurt and was part of the reason i ended up leaving work early, but ds was and is fine and a healthy 6 month old. Hope that helps to reassure you. But as the others say if your concerned give your hospital a call just to be safe

[mgm]

I had DS fall on my belly while I was lying on my side a couple of months back. it was really painful and the pain lasted pretty much all day. When I called my ob she asked if I'd had movements since then, so once I did feel them again, and the pain eventually went away (must have been bruising i think) I stopped worrying about it. Generally speaking, I think if something's wrong you'll know - there will be bleeding or no movements. So your baby's probably fine, but I agree with Rach75, call your doctor or hospital and check.

[Alan]

Hi Ness
Try not to worry hunm it would be very unlikely that you could hurt your baby in any way with a fall like that

[Ness27]

Thanks everyone I'm starting to feel abit better now I have my weekly check up tomorrow so will let them know what happened. I am still getting some lovely sharp strong kicks in the ribs so guess thats a good sign (never thought I'd look forward to feeling those!)

[Sharon19270]

when I was 36 weeks pg with DS #2 I stumbled and tripped and landed flat on my stomach on tiled floor, I felt for sure I had hurt my baby but was reassured by my Ob that there was plenty of fluid in there to protect him so I am sure that your bubs will be fine.