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baby pain response

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  • 03-09-2011 8:34pm
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    Smoggy
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    My 3 month old has headbutted by wife and hit her tooth, he had no pain response, he has also slammed his foot a few times off the wooden edge of the changing area. There are a good few examples like this, but he has had no response.

    My question is would this be normal ? I would have expected some reaction such as tears.


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    Pugins
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    Babies and even toddlers can 'hurt' themselves in front of you and you wince for them and wait for the tears and nothing! They can be amazingly tough! It used to be thought that babies couldn't feel any pain. And they used to perform surgery etc without anaesthetic on them :eek: now we know thats not true, they do feel pain.


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    foxinsocks
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    I think that at that age they cry more from the fright of something than the pain of something. Like if they feel like they're falling they might cry, but just a bang wouldn't do it. I wouldn't worry at this stage!


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    mrsberries
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    [QUOTE=Pugins;7419613 It used to be thought that babies couldn't feel any pain. And they used to perform surgery etc without anaesthetic on them :eek: now we know thats not true, they do feel pain.[/QUOTE]

    Oh my goodness!!!! How awful :eek::eek:

    OP, I was actually wondering the same about my daughter. Just put it down to her being hardy as shes a big girl :D


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    Chesty LaRue
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    Ouch!
    My son who is 16mths is nearly walking and a fantastic climber :-) he is forever falling over and banging his head. Just when you think he has gotten a whopper he gets up and is off again. They are hardy wee folk! Yep, I think the fright sometimes is worse....


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