!3.4 weeks pregnant and fell down on my knees..

[mumtobee]

Hi,

I am one clumsy woman on earth and wouldn't have bothered much if i had not been pregnant..Today while going to work i clearly din't notice the warning that said "mind your step" and was about to fall straight on my face and stomach.. i managed to bend just in time and instead fell down on my knee ,hurt pretty bad. .I am worried, would this affect my baby.. I dint have any bleeding/spotting till now and dont feel any cramps or pain in my tummy.. I know i should be calling the doctor but still would like to hear something nicer or not scarier..am i just worried??

 

[carang]

you are worrying for nothing. the baby right now is about the sieze of a small jelly bean with A LOT of protection around it. really, relax!

 

[charade]

I think you will be fine, especially since the baby is so small. I was always having such accidents - I was hit a couple of times in my stomach during peak hours on the MTR - and frantic googling ensued. The general consensus seemed to be that babies are pretty well cushioned in their sac so even these kind of hard knocks rarely do much harm. One rule of the thumb was if there's bruising on your tummy or it keeps hurting... or of course, you get cramps or start bleeding from your vagina, get it checked out. If not, carry on as usual.