My Baby Keeps Hitting Her Head On The Floor

Babies hit themselves bite themselves bang their heads against the wall or floor etc.

My baby keeps hitting her 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. If he tries to hit you move out of reach. If your son feels understood he is less likely to bang his head or to hit. The behavior typically starts when a baby is 6 months or older and can be a habit for several months or even years.

Though it s uncommon head banging can be associated with autism and other developmental disorders which sometimes become apparent during the toddler and preschool years. Some children only bang their head when lying face down in the bed and then repeatedly bang their head against the pillow or mattress. Most children outgrow it by age 3 or 4. What can you do to stop your son from hitting you during those tantrums and to stop him from hurting himself when he tantrums.

Once he was running on the couch even though we tell him not to. He was about 1 year old during both times. Head banging can take different forms. I of course feel awful i normally have a pillow behind him.

It looks awful but is usually their way of coping with frustration and anger. Hitting as self soothing can also occur when a baby or toddler is either tired lonely or understimulated. Often the baby does the same hit or bite their parents too when angry with them or even just for fun and to see the reaction. He might keep it up for just a few minutes or for as long as an hour.

This is actually common and if you suspect under stimulation as a reason for your baby hitting herself then try to activate her. My husband ran to stop him but before he could our son fell off and hit his head on the carpeted floor. Another time he fell back from a sitting position and hit his head on the carpeted floor but it was a hard hit. He seemed okay after but i m not sure if i should get him checked out.

Jennifer kwong was changing sophie s diaper when she looked away to grab a sleeper. I m just not sure if this is something that happens to a lot of. You can read here about a baby that hit her head when tired. Reader favorites from easy baby life.

Head banging usually happens when a baby goes down for a nap for the night or shortly after waking. Install and secure baby gates on the top and bottom of stairs. You are so mad you wish you could have that 2.