Nichole - posted on 04/20/2009 ( 8 moms have responded )
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I have a 9 month old little boy and for the last month he has been banging his head on everythn. he will be happily playing then all of a sudden he will walk ova to a door or wall and just start banging his hes several times then he just walks bac away... i was wondering if anyone else is/has been through this... and is it something i should be worried about?
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Nichole - posted on 04/20/2009
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thank you all for this i had heard of kids doing this but wasnt sure how common it was but i am worried that it may get worse like ur self Fran. wen i take him for his 1 yr check up i will be asking but i just wanted to see if i should go to the doctors now
Teresa - posted on 04/20/2009
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My daughter use to sit with her back to the wall and start banging her head. Sometimes till it had a spot that resembled rugburn. The doctors didn't seem to think it was of any concern. We would be driving down the road and I would feel this jerking in my car, then it would dawn on me it wasn't the car acting up. She would be banging away in the back seat. It usually would happen when she was sleepy. I think it must have been soothing to her although I have no idea how it could be. She occasionally still does this and she is 12 years old now. It didn't seem to harm her in any way. She has been doing this since she was old enough to realize she could make her infant seat move by raising her head.
Fran - posted on 04/20/2009
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it's not always a phase..... lol My six year old still bangs his head on stuff, and will occasionally punch himself in the head..... explain how its just a phase, again?
Sarah - posted on 04/20/2009
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My daughter does this every once in awhile. It's nothing really to worry about - it's just them exploring different things. It's a phase & it will pass, even though it looks painful.
Erinn - posted on 04/20/2009
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My son used to do that when he was younger and I mean REALLY bang it hard!! We were really concerned that he would really hurt himself, but his pediatrician said it was fine and apparently A LOT of young children do it!! Just hang in there, it'll get better, but I do feel your pain... it definitely didn't sound normal to me and is very hard to watch!!!
Emily - posted on 04/20/2009
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Totally normal, and healthy development :)
Christy - posted on 04/20/2009
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My girl started the same thing around 9 months. I read in the What to Expect First Years , that it is common, and shows that they have rythm. My girl stopped after about a week or so,, but now she loves to shake her head from side to side, which is also common, I guess. :) I still plan to ask the doctor at our 1 year checkup.
Mellissa - posted on 04/20/2009
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my little brother used to do something like that....it's probably a stage he's going through, but i would take to your health visitor.
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