The baby could develop a brain bleed but that could only really happen if the baby dropped head first directly from your arms onto a hard floor with absolutely no break.
Dropped baby on hard floor.
Your baby could also land on items like clothing soft bedding or plastic bags.
Here are signs to look for.
But it can also be hard and.
If for example you assume that a changing table is roughly 3 5 feet and a young baby is 1 5 feet tall then falling from a changing table is the rough equivalent of an adult falling from a 10 foot high surface.
Broken limbs retinal hemorrhages skull fractures brain damage or swelling and internal bleeding are among the most severe risks associated with a serious fall.
The real danger occurs when a baby falls on to a hard surface from a height of 3 to 5 feet or more.
The worst that can happen.
If they have a head injury or broken bone or are having a seizure the answer is definitely yes.
Whether or not a baby is injured by a fall has a lot to do with how hard that fall was and what they landed on woodward said.
Lubbock man hit or dropped baby so hard she has little hope for a normal life arrest warrant said local news.