He fell out of his stroller today and hit his head on the concrete. I had just put him in and hadn't even buckled him in yet, and I stopped paying attention for a second while I rummaged through my obviously too full purse. And he just climbed out the side. He doesn't have the common sense to not do stuff that's dangerous. I think he got that from his mom. He fell, and I heard a sound when his head hit the sidewalk. In the second or two it took me to pick him up, he started screaming. Poor baby. I was a few blocks from my home so we ran home, with him crying most of the way. When we went in the house he was pretty much done crying. When we got in the living room he just wanted to play with his toys. I called my Dr. and the nurse said to come in, so we did. She checked him out and I told her, among other things, about my injury. She understood why I was extra freaked out but she kept reassuring me that I did the right thing by bringing him in.
From what I hear, everything with the visible injury to the head was the same as mine. There was a scratch on a bump that became a goose egg within a couple minutes. It was even in the same area. I freaked out. That poor doctor was probably just humoring me. She was really great though. She gave me some things to look out for. Because although he didn't loose consiousness immediately, its still possible something could go wrong. I'm supposed to wake him up 2 times during the night to make sure things are ok. I have to bring him in if he throws up once. I'm supposed to give him tylonol, not advil. Here is a picture I took of him when he was sitting in his car seat when we got home from the doctor. When he realized I was taking a picture he got really excited. You can tell that my boy was in serious pain after his injury.
No matter what the doctor told me, I figure I probably overreacted. But it made me feel better. Also, I think maybe I didn't overreact because I can smile a lot even when I'm not feeling it inside. I pray he's ok.
2 comments:
I think you did the right thing. He's your most precious thing; you'll never be wrong for treating him that way and doing your best for him. I'm glad he is still giving such adorable smiles!
Go ahead and make a mountain out of a molehill! You are his mother and are allowed :) Plus you have a brain injury yourself which makes you even more concerned than the average human being :)
Katie (my ID always says Amy but that is my sister's account)..I am too lazy to make my own!
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