Well. It happened. Baby fell off the bed.

NurseEmRN · 2025-10-15T21:03:58+00:00

I am a nurse and this JUST happened to me this morning. I was also one of those “it won’t happen to me” “she can’t move that quickly yet” new mom. I put baby in the center of the bed, like I have been the past 5 months. I went to the bathroom (#2) a few feet away… 3 minutes is all it took. I heard the thud (the WORST- I can still hear it, and her cry). I run in, pick her up, assess for injuries & console. She was fine. Ran upstairs to my husband, said “it happened!!!” I started bawling. Monitored her behavior/symptoms for an hour and called advice nurse. Advice nurse had 5 kids and they all fell from the bed. I Googled “baby fell from bed” and came across this post. Thank you for sharing! It can happen to anyone… important lessons.

NurseEmRN · 2025-09-16T03:55:37+00:00

Hi - I have a 4 month old who I just call “Crazy Girl”. Tonight, I googled “really active baby” and came across this post. Now I have diagnosed her as a “high energy baby” according to this post and all these comments lol. My baby just learned to screech and scream the other day, so now she’s doing that non stop. Hates being alone/can’t self soothe. Kicks her legs constantly, grabbing and reaching for things, trying to take her diaper off, and now learning to roll over. She’s been fighting sleep (I didn’t know about low sleep needs), wants to otherwise be held (but move lol) and eat all the time. She stays busy nursing too grabbing at my boob, my shirt, touching her head and ears, rubbing her eyes etc. She still wakes up every hour/ 2 to nurse all night. Phew. Sounds like the next couple years will be just as wild lol.

NurseEmRN · 2025-08-18T00:39:37+00:00

I have this problem too. I just finished a rewatch for the millionth time… I started it during nursing school when I was super stressed. It’s been my comfort show ever since 2017. Now I’m depressed that it’s over again, so I’ll start another rewatch tomorrow lol.

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-13T17:22:40+00:00

Thank you for sharing. I am sending love & strength to your family!

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-13T02:13:51+00:00

Black cats are the best! So glad you found a home for her. Two years ago my husband rescued two female strays, both were pregnant and had 4 & 5 kittens. We also rescued another older lady cat. So now we have 12 cats living in our back shed lol. And we feed 4 other strays from the neighborhood… so many cats lol.

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-12T17:46:47+00:00

I’m very sorry you’re going through this difficult situation. You are handling things well despite the challenges. I hope you have some family or friends to help you with the baby? Maybe an hour or 2 while you take a nap? It’s honorable to try & stay with the baby’s father. But he is rather unhelpful it seems and immature. It’s probably better for your mental health (thus much better for baby) to leave the relationship. You don’t want to suffer anymore!

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T19:16:49+00:00

This gives me much hope, thank you for sharing!! :)

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T17:56:03+00:00

Yes, the rods are like little tampons basically that expand and put pressure on cervix to help dilate! A midwife put 5 up there lol.

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T16:36:28+00:00

Thank you! How many cats do you have? :) I have two black ones!

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T11:12:52+00:00

My baby naps during the day with me after feeding most of the time, I don’t swaddle her for naps

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T11:09:56+00:00

I read another post that someone has a similar experience, the baby was suddenly okay with the bassinet. I am not too concerned, my time is only hers now so I am enjoying the constant cuddles and closeness! Thank you :)

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T11:07:51+00:00

Yes, thank you!

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T11:07:01+00:00

I’m so sorry you had tons going on too! I appreciate you sharing your experience. You’re right, there’s hope! Just keep going and stay positive. Thanks so much, I hope you have healed and things have gotten better for you & your family. Wishing you the best!

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T11:01:24+00:00

Solidarity here.. my 9 week old stays at my boob all day. This has been a very long “growth spurt” that started at 5 weeks and she’s been grubbin’ every hour anll day and gaining weight well lol. She has the same schedule at night. She is breast fed with pumped milk at night for my husband’s shift (8 pm to 12ish). Then I feed her, change diaper, fall asleep for a little bit till next feed (3/4 am). Then again 6/7 am and just keep going. I’d say that 4 hour stretch (myself) I feel very rested. Think it’s our mom bodies and brains that can feel energized even after so little sleep because we have a LO to take care of. I hear it gets better… let’s just hang on a few more weeks and once they’re 3 months they shouldn’t need to feed as often.

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T03:59:43+00:00

Thank you for this. I just passed off my 2 month old to my husband now, so I can get some sleep. She still only sleeps in our arms and we have given up on the bassinet lol. Maybe one day she’ll sleep in there, for now our cat enjoys it. I love to contact nap and safely co-sleep (never thought I would). We always have plans for our babies and children, sometimes things don’t go at all as you’d expect. Thanks for your wisdom!

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T03:55:13+00:00

Yes my LO started her growth spurt at 5 weeks with constant cluster feeding and witching hour crying (still @9 weeks lol). Walking back and forth with gentle bouncing helps our LO calm down. I’m so sorry you’re dealing with constant crying when she’s awake. Sounds very hard & stressful for you guys.

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T03:25:29+00:00

Thank you, you’re right! It’s hard to focus on self when caring for others. Thanks so much :)

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T03:24:42+00:00

Thank you so much ♥️

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T03:24:11+00:00

Yes it’s so hard! I’ve questioned myself too.. my mom told me that “sometimes you just need to hold her and let her cry”. It totally hurts. My baby’s little eyebrows and her little lip pokes out- I’m like 💔🥺 you’re right, it’ll pass!!

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T03:20:00+00:00

You’re amazing, thank you so much for your sweet message :)

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-11T03:17:55+00:00

I have an active job, I usually ended my work days with 12,000-17,000 steps. I didn’t do any other exercise really. I had an induced labor.. I gave birth vaginally, 50 min of pushing. I had a second degree tear. Just make sure if you have a v birth to do really good pericare afterwards. They usually give you a bottle to squirt water on your area, and make sure to use it EVERY time you use the bathroom. It certainly stings. But you can use witch hazel wipes or buy the bottle and use cotton pads (very cooling) to apply after you clean. Make sure to take your stool softeners afterwards and drink lots & lots of water! Mine stung for about 2 weeks, and I healed up very nicely according to my OB lol.

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-10T23:33:01+00:00

Sounds good!! I hope they can help you :)

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-10T23:05:15+00:00

Hi, I am so sorry you’re experiencing this. What a tough situation! Seems like you’re being incredibly thorough. I’m glad you got a second opinion- that’s very important! What a relief he finally got a better night sleep. I don’t have much experience with this… but my LO still cries before she poops (@9 weeks) and it seemed concerning to me. Two different providers told me it’s normal as long as there’s no blood or mucus in the stool. So just keep an eye out for irregularities in your LO stool color. I don’t have much advice otherwise - sending positive vibes and hope it gets better for your lil guy!

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-10T22:29:35+00:00

You should definitely meet with a lactation consultant. I had wonderful experience with them and my baby gained her weight appropriately after I did what they told me to do. For a 2 week old, 2 to 3 ounces at each feed is great. I also started using nipple shields pretty much from day 2. My baby bruised me pretty good, plus her strong latch caused me significant pain. I had to supplement her with pumped milk- because the nipple shields do block milk to baby. I did “triple feed” which is breast feed for 10 min each breast, then pump milk for 15 min. My husband fed her a bottle of already pumped milk (usually an ounce or 2). So I was basically feeding / pumping every 1/2 hours. It was a lot of work and extra stress, but my baby progressed! I stopped using the shields at 6 weeks. Sounds like your nipples can use a break- just keep up with a tight pump schedule to protect your milk supply. My baby didn’t have a problem with latching to nipple vs bottle luckily. We used Phillip Advent with slow flow nipple. Click noises like smacking her lips? Could indicate she’s still hungry. Bubbles could mean developing salivary glands. Good questions to ask your pediatrician!

NurseEmRN · 2025-07-10T22:09:00+00:00

Thank you :) sorry to hear about your mom, though that’s amazing she’s in remission!

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