walking trauma
Asher's walking! It's all a bit soon and crazy, but he's walking! I never thought I'd have a 10 month old walker...but I do. He loves his new freedom...but he also gets VERY frustrated when he falls...and I've turned into a basket case, riddled with fear.
Since Saturday his mouth has bled 3 times. 3. Yesterday he was bleeding so badly I almost took him to the ER. But it stopped and he seemed fine. He keeps falling into things...mainly tables or chairs. Always face first of course. When he's on carpet with a wide open space he'll fall on his butt...but if there's something in front of him...for some reason, he'll lunge forward hitting his head. I haven't seen blood coming from my son since his heel pricks when we had to check his bilirubin levels and now in 4 days he's bled so much, that both him and I have been covered. It freaks me out.
Just 30 minutes ago he fell when holding onto his sippy and the straw part poked him in his eye. Well, really his lid, but he wouldn't open his eye for about 5 minutes and then he'd only open it part way. Now he has this huge purple scrape on his eyelid. Thankfully the straw was bendy. I just don't know what to do. He loves to hold stuff when he's walking, but obviously that's not safe and he loves walking...but he's having a rough go with that lately.
I feel like I need a huge gerbil ball to put him in so he could walk and not get hurt, or maybe a padded cell. Is this a normal phase for boys? I see his little girlfriends walk and they're so careful and dainty. Asher is like a drunken sailor that just can't sit still and HAS to be lugging around something to show off his brut strength.
I just can't handle it. Yesterday I thought about taking him to the ER and have been worried about his teeth ever since...now I'm worried about his eyesight. He seems fine, but it's freaking me out. Any suggestions or is this just a phase?
Since Saturday his mouth has bled 3 times. 3. Yesterday he was bleeding so badly I almost took him to the ER. But it stopped and he seemed fine. He keeps falling into things...mainly tables or chairs. Always face first of course. When he's on carpet with a wide open space he'll fall on his butt...but if there's something in front of him...for some reason, he'll lunge forward hitting his head. I haven't seen blood coming from my son since his heel pricks when we had to check his bilirubin levels and now in 4 days he's bled so much, that both him and I have been covered. It freaks me out.
Just 30 minutes ago he fell when holding onto his sippy and the straw part poked him in his eye. Well, really his lid, but he wouldn't open his eye for about 5 minutes and then he'd only open it part way. Now he has this huge purple scrape on his eyelid. Thankfully the straw was bendy. I just don't know what to do. He loves to hold stuff when he's walking, but obviously that's not safe and he loves walking...but he's having a rough go with that lately.
I feel like I need a huge gerbil ball to put him in so he could walk and not get hurt, or maybe a padded cell. Is this a normal phase for boys? I see his little girlfriends walk and they're so careful and dainty. Asher is like a drunken sailor that just can't sit still and HAS to be lugging around something to show off his brut strength.
I just can't handle it. Yesterday I thought about taking him to the ER and have been worried about his teeth ever since...now I'm worried about his eyesight. He seems fine, but it's freaking me out. Any suggestions or is this just a phase?
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Cindy Agnew
remember that the mouth is so full of blood vessels, so sometimes it looks worse than it actually does. keep good pressure on it and wait till it stops bleeding. trust your judgement too..you know asher and if he seems inconsolable take him in.
how's the biting situation going? been thinking about you!