I had a shock of my life last week when I felt a big lump on the back of Baby’s head. Baby had woken up really early that morning and my helper was still mopping the floor. When my helper saw Baby running on the part of the floor that was just mopped, she did not warn Baby that the floor was wet. True enough, Baby slipped on the wet floor, fell and the back of her head hit the floor. I rushed out of the bathroom when I heard a loud thud and Baby wailing away.  I quickly picked Baby up and massaged her head.  I was horrified and petrified when I felt a lump, the size as big as a kiwi fruit on the back of her head. Any lump on any part of our body is not good. It did not dawn on me then that the lump was caused by the fall. How could the lump appear right away after a fall I thought. For the next few hours, I was obsessed with touching Baby’s head. Each time I touched, Baby bawled and complained of pain. The lump was not fixed to the skin / scalp. It could move and felt like gummy bears running just beneath the skin of the head.

Then I decided to part Baby’s hair to check the back of her head. I wad a tad relieved when I saw a big red ‘bungalow’ with a little fresh blood on the bungalow. I was quite convinced that the lump was caused by the fall and not something else. I was only worried of a tumour. I quickly wrapped some ice cubes with a hanky and rubbed it on the swell. By afternoon, the swell was almost gone. Later in the night, I applied cold compress on her head again. The next morning, the lump was gone and Baby did not complain of pain anymore. Gosh, I was sick to the pit of my stomach when I felt that huge lump on Baby’s head. Since that incident, I am paranoia each time Baby runs for fear that she will fall again. And the next day, she fell again but this time, she hit her mouth on the floor and caused her gums to bleed! I told Baby that I am going to let her don on the helmet that daddy bought for her sisters when they go biking, to protect her head, even when she’s at home.  Sigh, this rascal is so accident prone! Can’t wait for all these to pass and for her go grow up.