Baby fell from bed :(

Hi all. My 4 months LO fell from bed (~ 70cm) yesterday, head knocked on floor. Observed him and he seems ok, activity all normal, feed also ok. No vomiting. There's blue black at the right side forehead where he fell and hit his head. However, today I noticed that his left side forehead seems to have a bump as well. It's slightly soft when touched. I didn't notice it there yesterday. Currently he's still behaving as per usual.. should I continue to observe or should I bring him to see doctor? :( #firsttimemom #baby #advice

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Hey hey i feel u i was super worried! Usually if baby is active, eating, responsive and generally no vomitting, limpness, confusion it should be pretty okay. Just be extra gentle with the head area during shower n tummy time. My baby fell twice when she started crawling around five months so thats freaky. She even had a funny indentation on her skull which i got it checked a month after the fall at polyclinic just in case but dr said it was ok whew! Most people will do bed guard or extended cot u put baby at the side of bed. But we just dismantled the whole bed and put the queen size mattress on the floor and added an extra single at the side. Baby will hit the crawling climbing walking phase so might as well right Currently my baby is 16 months and never had another fall (at least not from the bed) Super independent climbing up and down the mattress and even uses it like a soft play playground. I think in the long run its pretty great but once she hits 90cm will introduce the bed again so can practice safe climbing and getting off. I hope u guys are ok! 🐥

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1y ago

thank you for the reassurance! now that you mention it, I noticed there's a slight indentation on his skull too (near the left bump area). I was so upset & worried & I cried the whole night. hais... thank u .. I will continue to monitor him . hopefully all will be well ✌🏻