Help she fell off the top bunk!

Briona was playing on the top bunk today (instead of sleeping ) and has since had a sleep, but woken up grumpy (not unheard of) but now she won't cheer up and has developed a rumbly throat. I can't see any bumps and there's definitely no blood, what else do I check for? Trying to do a google search but not doing too well.

ahhh never mind I found
this on falls, and this on head injury checking. Since the crying does stop, it's more grizzling on/off than full-on crying, I'm guessing there's no link between the throat thing and her bump.

She did wobble when she first got up off the floor but not since then. TLC will be my rule of thumb tonight.

I feel like a paranoid first-time mum all over again! (No offence!) Her underarm temperature is 37.5 and they tell me that underarm temps are usually 0.5-1.0 lower than accurate. Now I'm a bit worried again.

She should be fine to go to bed. Just keep checking on her (you will be anyway ). Ella once fell backwards off a ladder at the playground straight onto her head. I was paranoid and she was due to have a sleep afterwards.. she was okay

Thanks, I've just put her to bed and I'll go check her breathing and temp again in about an hour. It's just hard to tell where soreness leaves off (she's too young to tell us if/where it hurts) and tiredness kicks in

Edited by busymum

keep checking on her...or if you are worried keep her up esp for a concusion...she shouldnt be allowed to sleep!

have you got a monitor on her bed still? perhaps put one on tonight if you cant keep her up for a while? BUT if temp goes higher at next check please take her to a clinic.

Man you guys have had a rough time lately in your house. HUGS

Ah well I know that they don't "only do it once" as many people have tried to tell me. She's already been up on that top bunk twice today after the fall, can you believe it!!!!

Anyway, I was off to bed at 9.30 and took her temp once more - 37.9 so basically the same. Then I had the idea to check her pulse and it was 140pm - after having slept for 2 hours! I didn't like that at all so I took Janine's sage advice and got to the City Doctors 20 mins before closing time. The Doc there said I was right, high pulse and temp don't marry with a fall, he says a nasty cold is doing the rounds at the moment (coughing, feeling miserable, achey joints) and about when he said that Briona let out this dry old bark.... yep she's getting a cold. But fortunately it means we've got some anti-inflam for her tonight and now she's tucked back into bed and I can sleep calmly (All that for a cold! lol)

Ah it's such a relief to have a medical opinion!

Bombshell wrote: HUGS for the week to come with her being sick and probably passing it onto aa least half the household...

No no no!!!