Feeling guilty - baby face planted the floor

My little boy was dropped onto his front by my niece, from little height. Nothing prepares for the shock, I still have nightmares now but we had him checked over at the hospital just as precaution and he was fine

I haven’t experienced similar but I just wanted to say I’m sure we will all be in that situation at some point, try not to beat yourself up.
I think if it were me I’d get him checked over for peace of mind, especially if you’re going to worry all night x

It’s almost 9.30. He’s been asleep since 7pm. I’ve checked on him & he seems ok.
Not quite sure what to do… 😕. Do I watch & see how he goes through the night? Get a Drs appt 1st thing in the morning..?

If your going to up all night watching him, I would take him the hospital to put your mind at ease

if you’re unsure maybe call 111 and ask for a call back from a Dr? They can then say for sure whether he needs a quick check over or if he’s ok to be left if he doesn’t have concerning symptoms x

My boy has face planted a few times when trying to sit up by himself. They’re pretty resilient, I wouldn’t worry unless there are obvious marks/ signs something is wrong.

If a baby falls from somewhere double their height they need to be seen. If less than that then just monitor at home and they're fine unless they show symptoms of not being fine.
From what you've said, he's absolutely fine 😊 hope you feel better this morning and managed to get some sleep!

I had the exact thing happen to my baby! I propped her on the sofa next to me, turned around to bite into my sandwich and she flopped on the floor. When I looked into it, it said anything under 1m height you don’t need to worry. I took a photo of her face straight after and a video of her playing so I could compare if there were any changes. She just had grazes on her nose from the carpet. We didn’t go to the doctors. You could always call 111 first if you notice changes. Don’t worry so much. It’s completely normal for babies to have a fall. X

Happens to us all at least once usually xx

I slipped down the last few steps with my baby. It happened so quick and then she was lying on the tiled floor at the bottom so I had no idea how she got there or how far she fell. She cried immediately but I was super shaken and worried and took her immediately to A&E. But the time I got her in the car she'd stopped crying and was fine on the 20 Min journey and the whole time we were waiting. She was checked over and okay but I knew i wouldn't be happy not knowing she'd been checked

UPDATE:

In the end I didn’t take him to be checked, as rationalised the situ - he didn’t fall from a great height and he had no markings on his forehead. So figured would watch and see how he went throughout the night / next morning. He was totally fine. Playing and laughing.

Lesson learnt - keep eyes on kids switched on @ all times.