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02-20-2013 at 10:45 PM
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Hitting head in crib?

DD is standing and crawling a lot in her crib, and during times we let her cry she almost always ends up falling and hitting her head on the crib rails. It scares me to death! She just fell forward from a sitting position and looked like it bent her neck. She is fine, but I am freaked out. Has anyone else had this problem? Anything I can to do help her not hit her head? Crying it out is tough enough without this added stress!
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02-21-2013 at 7:09 AM
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DS did that a couple times but he eventually stopped. The pedi said some babies hit their head on purpose b/c it is soothing to them. I know it hurts and I always feel awful but they are fine and I don't think there is really anything to do unless you rock her to sleep.
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02-21-2013 at 7:15 AM
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As tough as it is now, they eventually learn to be more careful and stop doing it
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02-21-2013 at 7:16 AM
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My DS has started banging his head when he is angry & frustrated. He does it on the arm of the couch, the wall, and his crib. It makes me so sad, but I'm not sure how to make him stop. So far he hasn't really hurt himself and I'm assuming it's a phase that will eventually pass (hopefully soon!)
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02-21-2013 at 9:30 AM
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Well I guess I'm glad we aren't the only ones dealing with it - poor babies! I'm sure it won't inflict permanent damage, but its hard to watch. Maybe we should shut our monitor off!
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02-21-2013 at 10:59 AM
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meglette417:
DS did that a couple times but he eventually stopped. The pedi said some babies hit their head on purpose b/c it is soothing to them. I know it hurts and I always feel awful but they are fine and I don't think there is really anything to do unless you rock her to sleep.

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02-21-2013 at 11:00 AM
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cayenne:

meglette417:
DS did that a couple times but he eventually stopped. The pedi said some babies hit their head on purpose b/c it is soothing to them. I know it hurts and I always feel awful but they are fine and I don't think there is really anything to do unless you rock her to sleep.

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Sorry, in my haste I didn't bold. Your pedi said babies hit their head purposefully because it is soothing? This sounds incredibly bizarre to me. 
 
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02-21-2013 at 11:44 AM
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Nope head banging is not strange at all.  Read up about it.  Many babies (pre-language abilities) get frustrated and bang their heads out of anger/frustration. It's normal in most cases and kids usually outgrow it.  My ped. said it's a self-soothing behavior.  A bit counter intuitive but normal nonetheless. My 12 month old bangs her head back in her high chair when she's pissed all the time and sometimes bangs her head into the mattress when she's upset.

http://www.ecpcla.org/los-angeles-parenting-classes-articles/headbanging.html 

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02-21-2013 at 11:52 AM
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Our little guy does this too, his mattress is at an angle so it's alway happening. It's stinks but he will learn and he is mobile enough to move himself. We feel your pain!
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02-21-2013 at 4:26 PM
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DD hit her head last night.  She woke up and was upset, but I always give her some time to resettle before going to her.  She sat up, found her paci, and tried to go back to sleep by just folding in half instead of laying down, and she bunked her head.  Poor kid.  She can totally lie herself down normally, but she keeps sitting up and then folding in half at night instead.
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02-21-2013 at 4:45 PM
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My lil guy bumps his head all the time.. when he is happy not just frustrated..  one of the few times I am glad I don't live in the UK with brick and plaster walls.Wink 

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02-22-2013 at 11:23 AM
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mexicolombiana:

Nope head banging is not strange at all.  Read up about it.  Many babies (pre-language abilities) get frustrated and bang their heads out of anger/frustration. It's normal in most cases and kids usually outgrow it.  My ped. said it's a self-soothing behavior.  A bit counter intuitive but normal nonetheless. My 12 month old bangs her head back in her high chair when she's pissed all the time and sometimes bangs her head into the mattress when she's upset.

http://www.ecpcla.org/los-angeles-parenting-classes-articles/headbanging.html 

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03-01-2013 at 11:09 AM
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Me too...she just started standing on her own, trips and hits her face on the side of the crib on the way down. I'm not sure what to do. I was thinking about adding bumpers but it looks like she is hitting her face above where the bumpers would be. I'm so scared she will use the bumpers to crawl out of the crib.If it gets worse I might let her sleep in  her Joovy play yard because in that when she falls she just hits the mesh walls. hopefully it's just a phase that goes away soon.
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