Should I wake up my son?!
Question:
Should I wake up my son?
He just fell from a small step ladder and knocked his mouth so hard that his teeth kinda broke through the skin on the front of his face! I was sitting right there watching him, and he really didn't fall hard...he just hit his mouth just right (or wrong). He just cried a little bit, and then I put him down because it was his nap time anyhow. He's sleeping sooo hard, so I got to thinking...what if he got a concussion? Can you get a concussion from hitting your mouth? Should I wake him up? We have a dinner party tonight and I sooo want him to be all caught up on his sleep. I know if I wake him up, he won't go back down. He's 15 months.
Answers:
It's an urban legend that you must keep someone awake if they suffer a concussion. That theory is about people slipping into comas when they fall asleep. This rarely, RARELY, happens.
Plus, kids are pretty resilient at that young of age but if the injuries look bad...taken him to a hospital.