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My 5 mnth old rolled off the couch and hit the back of his head on a metal tray attached to the table. he cried. he has a bump on the back of his head. hes acting normally. laughing. playing. the bump scares me. possible of brain/head injury? er?
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Although this may have frightened you I doubt it did much to baby. The back of the heat is thick & more tolerant to trauma in general than most of the body. The lack of personality change/cry is also good evidence that it did not bother the kid. I wouldn't devote any more worry to this at all.
Answered 4/20/2023
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