Wooden floors and bumped baby!!

[littlemissbull]

I am about to go to Ireland to visit relatives and they have all wood floors throughout their house. My DD is 9 months and crawling confidently but she does bump her head from time to time and also uses it as a 5th limb to get in seated position! We have carpet at home and I'm afraid she will injure herself on wooden floors.
Can anybody suggest anything we can put on the floor that won't be too big to pack and be too unwieldy in family's house?
Thanks
Littlemissbull

[Aloha]

Babies are very resilient, and wood gives. I have never heard of a child doing themselves an injury on a wooden floor. Also, if she's crawling confidently, how on earth will you follow her around with padding? I think a crash helmet would be a better bet

[WaynettaSpice]

TBH I wouldn't think she would injure herself, and without sounding too flippant, if she does, she'll probably only do it the once.

If you do want to put something down, how about a sheet?

[Brangelina]

We have wooden floors, and DD has never done herself any harm. I've never thought to worry about it tbh. It may be the time that your DD learns to stop using her head.

[zubb]

loads of kids learn to crawl on wood floors without injuring themselves, I think you are worrying over nothing tbh.

[saralou]

cotton wool???

bubble wrap???




my sister has wooden floors and nephew is fine (although may explain a few things!!!)

is she cruising the furniture at all? if so don't put socks on, or buy some that have grip things on them as that can e quite slippy! (i think sis got those sock from next)

happy holidays!!

[belgo]

We also have wooden floors. No problems for crawling babies.

[Flower3554]

Would your friends have a spare single duvet they could put on the floor?

[foxybrown]

Take some arnica cream and don't worry!

[Aloha]

HOnestly, I think you are worrying totally unnecessarily

[littlemissbull]

Thanks everyone.

I hate to say this but you have all said what my husband has already said. That he knows of no kids getting injured on wood floors. I'm probably just being paranoid mum. I've been looking online at buying huge areas of foam etc!
Guess like waynettaspice said she may only do it once but learn from it.

[belgo]

my neighbour's baby (aged one year or so)fell twelve steps down a wooden staircase. She was fine, if a little dazed! They did take her to hospital to get her checked out. Just shows how resilient babies are!

[belgo]

don't buy foam; she'll only try and eat it, probably a choking hazard

[foxybrown]

If you cover the floors with something you might be creating more of a problem as it could slip and slide. Her bare hands and knees on wooden floors is probably the safest. Honestly, we've got wooden floors and stairs and have never had an issue with any of the 3 of ours!

Enjoy your holiday!

[littlemissbull]

As soon as I considered foam I did think she'd pull it apart and present a choking risk. And I did think that a rug down may slip from beneath her too.
Guess just let her learn and be extra watchful at first and on hand with the magic mummy kiss and rub if needed.
Cheers

[belgo]

agree, bare feet and bare hands are the best. Socks are slippery.

[foxybrown]

That sounds like a good plan!

[wishingfourgotone]

Dont put anything down as it will slip on floor, I have tiled floor my dd crawls cruises anywhere now she happy on carpet or my tiles my dad also has tiles she happy there its something your dd will quickly learn my dd got annoyed going from tiles to carpet as it slowed her squirming/ crawling down. sorry if i have repeated

[EffiePerine]

DS regularly falls on our wooden floors and apart from a few yells we've had no problems