Falling from Great height?

[Bern]

My 8 month old fell off the side of stairs 2+metres to timber floors with her Grandma yesterday. She has a fractured femur. Shows no other signs of any damage. Im a complete mess. Outwardly i am ok but inside i am breaking down. Just feel the need to tell someone Tell me its gonna be ok. I cant stop thinking of it actually happening. I was at work, and when MIL rang i wanted to vomit. i still want to vomit.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Hun it's horrible, my girls have fallen from height so many times I have no idea how they haven't broken every bone.

FWIW accidents happen and we can't be there to protect them all day every day.

Think positively, she is ok, it could have been worse and it
Might be a cool story when she's older... It's hard but sometimes we just need to stay positive so we don't hate ourselves for things out of our control!


Sent from my iPhone, more than likely while I should be doing something else!

[Nai]

Did you get her completely checked out at the hospital? I would have been beside myself! My dd1 fell from a height when she was younger and it was very scary but she was old enough to tell me how she felt. She is fine, don't know how she didn't break anything though.

[Bern]

yes we spent the whole day at westmead childrens hospital.

[JLeigh29]

Wow, that's horrible. Can you turn your worry into something productive? i.e. how did it happen and what extra baby-proofing needs to be done at Grandma's to stop it happening again? Was there a supervision issue or just 'one of those things'? Babies and children are remarkably resilient. She WILL be OK. You are OK. Everything is OK.

[Bern]

grandma put her down in the sunroom while she went into another room. Grandma said she will always put her in the portacot when upstairs now.

[megs]

Bern I'm so sorry this has happened to your daughter.

My 4 year old son fractured his femur about 5 months ago, playing with boys kicking the footy and someone simply fell across his legs. I'm not sure what they have done for your daughter (maybe hip spica cast) my son is quite big so he had surgery and flexible wiring placed inside his bone. He was in a wheelchair for about 8 weeks. His recovery once he was able to start weight baring has been really good. Obvioulsy you little one is a lot younger but I'm sure she will still make a good recovery. I have had a lot of physio for my son, you may find that will be required for your daughter once the bone has fully fused.

My thoughts go out to you it is a horrible horrible injury for a child let alone a baby to sustain. I'm sure her Grandma must be feeling horrible.

[Bern]

they are leaving it for a week, the type of fracture it is they are hoping it will heal itself. We have an xray on monday and then if its not healing we go into a hip spica. My 5 year old has hip dysplasia so ive been done the spica road before. My baby was already crawling a little bit this morning so fingers crossed she willheal herself. I am feeling ok, just a had a bit of a breakdown before.

[FabFiona]

I would have had a breakdown too. Hope you are doing better now.

[Purple Penguin]

How terrible Hope your DD makes a swift recovery.

[MamaPan]

you poor thing.
I am sure your MIL feels terrible too.

[courts&munchkins]

Hopefully your dd makes a quick recovery soon. My 2 year old fell off a slide recently and fractured his elbow. It was a horrible experience and I know just what you mean about the thought making you feel sick. Wishing for a speedy recovery for your little poppet

[Miss.B]

I hope your little one makes a full recovery very soon. It's such a frightening experience. Big hugs xox

[Bern]

thank you everyone. i do feel better she is even using her leg to push/crawl. And we havent had to give any pain relief either.

[megs]

That's fantastic Bern, kids can be so resiliant at times. Hope that she keeps healing and can avoid the spica cast for you.

[AngelPants]

Kids do bounce pretty well, scary as it is. Fingers crossed she doesn't need the cast and makes a speedy recovery

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[Maruschke]

What a rough ride for a mummy I hope you are coping Ok with the shock of all this. Sending many healing vibes to your DD.

[Arimeh]

Oh my god, how distressing for everyone!! How is your MIL feeling? Is she ok or in shock? I know my mum would be absolutely beside herself if it happened when she was watching my 9 month old.

Hope you are ok and that your bub heals quick