Fat, bruised lip! It had gone down quite a bit by the time I took this! |
Common Child-Inflicted Injuries
Here are 10 child-inflicted injuries every parent will (probably) experience, with a few stories from other bloggers for good measure!
1. The Headbutt
"A wriggly toddler at bedtime and the worst headbutt I’ve received so far! It’s not the first, and surely not the last, but definitely the worst. No one should leave bedtime looking like they’ve been in an actual boxing match!"
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A victim of the kid-butt! |
Sometimes, these injuries can cost us more than just our pride and patience, as another victim of the headbutt, Elaine's husband, found out:
"My son (who was about 2 at the time) headbutted my husband and knocked his front tooth out! Due to already having a fake one fitted, he had to pay over £2000 for an implant due to complications with the gum! Only for my son to headbutt him a few weeks later...back to the dentist with a wobbly implant! Whoops!"
2. The Eye Gouge
"My daughter scratched my eyeball. I had double vision for ages and had to go to a specialist!!"
3. The Punch
"My son broke my ribs! He has autism and is very strong. He did it age 9 because he was upset and punched me! He broke two ribs and dislocated something but I forget the name of that!"
4. The Hair Pull
"My son used to have longish hair and liked stroking and twisting it in his hand whilst he was going to sleep. After he had one of his first haircuts he was distraught as this was one of the ways he liked to settle himself to sleep. I laid down next to him so he could play with my hair instead and he began to drift off. Suddenly a loud train went by and startled him. His hand was caught in my hair and he ripped a good chunk out in his sleepy panic!"
Dads don't get away with it either! In fact, all that chest and underarm hair is just too tempting for some, as Adam tells us:
"The armpit hair grab! Our first regularly used to do this in the middle of the night. Second one doesn't seem to be interested yet thankfully!"
5. The Bite
"I was on blood thinners for my blood clots right about the teething stage. I was on a pretty high dose and had been warned about going to hospital if I started bleeding (which you never think will happen). Well, my little teether decided he would bite my finger and wouldn’t let go! When he eventually let go, he had only lightly pierced the skin but due to the blood thinners I couldn’t stop bleeding - even with applying pressure!"
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Care and the culprit! |
"I lost a lot of blood and spent all day at hospital having a blood count to make sure I didn’t need a blood transfusion to replace all the lost blood! Scary but I can laugh now. It’s one of the only times he’s ever bit me too!"
6. The Nipple Cripple
7. The Kick
"My son was doing some sofa acrobatics and caught me right between the eyes with his foot and actually broke the skin on the bridge of my nose. I also had mild concussion for a day after it!"
8. The Scooter Shin
"Dangling a scooter over the push chair handlebars when they've given up riding it - by the time you get to the end of the road... ouch!"
My youngest drove straight into me after I took this! |
9. The Toy Tornado
"My baby hit me in the face with a wooden shaker at Rhythm Time, so hard it knocked my front tooth crown out and I had to spend 2 days gappy and toothless before the dentist would see me!"Sarah explains,
"My children went through a phase of walking me up in a horrible way! The most painful time though was when they smashed me in the mouth with a plug to wake me up! It was horrible! Haha. Every day for like a week!"If the playtime missile doesn't hit you in your mouth, it's bound to land somewhere equally as painful, as Aleena tells us:
"I was rudely awoken one morning with a whack to the eye from a Toot Toot Car. I’ll never forget the evil way that car’s stickered face grinned at me as it approached my eye socket! Explaining the black eye was interesting too!"
10. The Wounded Foot
"My children never look where they are going and often my toes are in the firing line.. it’s always the baby toe too so it’s extra painful!"
Less-Common (thankfully) Child-Inflicted Injuries
We mustn't forget some of the less common child-inflicted injuries that some poor, unsuspecting parents suffer! Here are a few that will make you grimace...
The Instinctive Lunge
"My daughter bounced herself off the bed and was so close to knocking herself out on the bedside table, so I threw myself over the room to catch her. Bear in mind I was nearly 6 months pregnant at the time!!"
Jessica's wounded knee!
The Nose Crack
"My son was always getting in trouble for bouncing on the bed when he was around 18 months. He liked to drop to his bum, and did it one morning when I was laying down with my head on the pillow. Only this time the back of his head hit the bridge of my nose. Ouch! It bled everywhere, and it turned out to be broken. That was a year and a half ago and my poor nose has never been the same."
The Ear Drum Burst
"You know that high pitched little girl scream? The one that goes straight through you? I can't pinpoint the exact time it happened but it literally burst an ear drum. One of the most painful things in my life. Even now my ears feel a bit delicate when I hear that noise and I have to cover my ears up just in case!"
How many of these injuries have you unwittingly suffered at the hands of a child? I'd love to hear your stories! Why not drop me a comment below so we can all sympathise, or share this post to warn any unsuspecting parents out there of the dangers of bringing up children!
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Ouch some real painful encounters there!!
ReplyDeleteSome worse than others! Poor parents, some are so unlucky! :)
DeleteI have missed out on most of these thankfully or maybe I have just blocked them out now my children are older. I do remember a biting phase particularly from my daughter and don't get me started on the perils of standing on Lego #TwinklyTuesday
ReplyDeleteLego is a real health hazard for parents - it should be in the manual!! Wear shoes at all times when Lego is being played with! :)
DeleteI feel like every child under the age of two has an instinctive urge to punch me right in the stuff as soon as they see me. I don't understand it #anythinggoes
ReplyDeleteHaha!! Oh dear! Luckily I haven’t got that problem! :)
DeleteHa ha, I've only a six month old and I've already had a couple of these, lots more to come
ReplyDelete#twinklytuesday
Watch out for those teeth, they’ll be next! :)
DeleteBeing a parent should come with a warning label! #twinklytuesday
ReplyDeleteTracy www.viewfromthebeachchair.com
It certainly should!! :)
DeleteOh gosh that is a mighty head butt injury, I thought it was bad enough but seeing that I am lucky because it could be much worse X #twinklytuesday
ReplyDeleteSo far I’ve been lucky and mine haven’t caused me to bleed...yet!! :)
DeleteHa, I've received a few of these over the years. The worst is the hair pull when they're playing hairdressers!! Thanks for linking up #twinklytuesday
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a painful one! x
DeleteOh gosh... parenting is so glamorous, isn’t it? We should get hazard pay! #MummyMonday
ReplyDeleteHaha! Some of us would be very rich! :)
DeleteSuffered all of them times five. But it does bring back memories and laughter because they are all grown now with families of their own....and children doing the same thing to them....lol. One you missed since I had 4 boys is the practice sports sessions...baseball, basketball and football, soccer etc. been a victim of balls hitting me, tripping over them etc.
DeleteI've had a few injuries myself from my 2 boys, no no doubt there will be plenty more to come :( It's a dangerous job being a parent sometimes. #MummyMonday
ReplyDeleteFortunate are the kids that get another electric bike for Christmas I know whether I was a child it would be at the highest priority on my rundown to Santa.escooter
ReplyDeleteThis is quite scary! They're so precious you wouldn't have thought they're capable of such
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