My Baby Keeps Hitting His Head On The Floor

My baby fell backwards when he was sitting up and hit the back of his head on the floor it s carpeted.

My baby keeps hitting his head on the floor.

You may want to spend a few minutes before bed rubbing his back or stroking his forehead. My husband ran to stop him but before he could our son fell off and hit his head on the carpeted floor. Install and secure baby gates on the top and bottom of stairs. The child seems compelled to rhythmically move his head against a solid object such as a wall or the side of a crib.

It looks awful but is usually their way of coping with frustration and anger. Believe it or not this behavior is very normal in a pre verbal child especially in a boy. But if a baby is awake alert and behaving normally it s not concerning he advises parents to be watchful for a day or two. Head banging head rolling and body rocking are also each far more common in autistic children children with developmental delays and children who have suffered abuse or neglect.

I m just not sure if this is something that happens to a lot of. Imho that s overkill and doesn t help teach the child or the parents anything useful but you might feel differently. Babies hit themselves bite themselves bang their heads against the wall or floor etc. Another time he fell back from a sitting position and hit his head on the carpeted floor but it was a hard hit.

While a minor head bump is bound to happen from time to time here are a few tips to help keep your baby out of harm s way. But hitting the head on the floor is not a big concern remember that kids have learned to walk this way for thousands of years. What are the symptoms of head banging. 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.

A warm bath a calm rock on your lap and a quiet story or song may help. Normal reasons why a baby is hitting himself in the head. Once he was running on the couch even though we tell him not to. You can find all kinds of protection online right down to baby knee pads.

He seemed okay after but i m not sure if i should get him checked out. He was about 1 year old during both times. My kids did that too just make sure that he is on something semi soft and he should be ok. At not quite 18 months old your son does not have the verbal skills to express.

Start a soothing bedtime routine.