What to do when baby hits her head—and when to worry BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth
It’s scary when your baby bumps her head. Here’s what head injury symptoms to watch out for and when not to worry.Jennifer Kwong* was changing Sophie’s* diaper when she looked away to grab a sleeper. In that split second, the nine-month-old wriggled off her change table and landed, head first, on the floor.
“There were no signs of injury, apart from her crying, but since she couldn’t tell me how she felt, I was scared,” says the Moncton, NB, mom.“I rushed her to the doctor. It turned out she was fine, but I was overcome with guilt for letting it happen.”Many parents have felt the same sense of panic.
and an ice pack. So how can parents know if it might be something more serious, like a mild brain injury, commonly called a concussion, which disrupts normal levels of brain function?Any loss of consciousness or deformity of the skull after a baby hits her head requires immediate medical attention, says Ash Singhal, a paediatric neurosurgeon at the BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver. “But if a baby is awake, alert and behaving normally, it’s not concerning.
, drowsy, irritable, eating less, or having trouble using a part of her body, go to the ER.” There’s no need to keep your baby awake if she isn’t displaying these symptoms.Remember that it’s not unusual for a baby to react to stress or injury by feeling a little sleepy, says Bruce Minnes, a paediatric emergency-medicine physician at The hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Singhal reassures parents that mild brain injuries tend to heal well on their own, without future implications. “A lot of families are beside themselves when they come in,” he says. “It doesn’t mean you’re bad parents. BeSubscribe to Today’s Parent’s baby newsletter and find out what to expect for every stage and milestone, from birth to two years.
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