This Morning star's daughter suffers scary cot injury as she shares major update
This Morning star Sian Welby has spoken out about her daughter's sudden cot injuries. The presenter, 37, welcomed baby Ruby in June 2024 with fiancé Jake Beckett and shared an update with viewers when she was the hosting slot alongside Craig Doyle on Wednesday's edition of the ITV magazine show.
Sian and Craig had been joined by Dr Anna Machin to discuss what to do when a child sustains a head injury, and Capital host Sian revealed that her little one is just starting to walk but has been left with 'massive bruises' in the process and she is often left unsure as to what to do.
She said: "My little girl is so close to walking now. She has banged her head on the side of the cot, and there's massive bruises but you never quite sure if it's a problem." T
The doctor replied: "Well most of the time, it's exactly that. They cry a little bit, they're a little bit quiet and they might be a little bit sleepy because they've just had an adrenaline surge. They've had an accident, and all of that is fine. Little bit of Calpol, a hug, and then the personality creeps back. That's good."
The medic explained that to viewers that concern should kick in within the first four hours or 24 hours after an injury, and warned parents of the signs to look out for.
She said: "When do we worry? First four hours after an injury, first 24 hours after an injury. That's the time-critical period but initially it's what happened as soon as they've had their injury. Was there a loss of consciousness? People worry about that, everyone would be nervous with that. Have they been vomiting?"
She continued: "One vomit? Happy with that. Two vomits? Getting a little bit nervous. Three vomits, come and see us in A&E, please.
"These are all signs that there might be a bleed in the brain, we want to see that, we want to treat that earlier rather than later. Are they showing any confusion or signs of drowsiness?"
Sian's career has gone from strength to strength in recent years but she did recently admit that she worried going on maternity leave would cost her her job as a relief presenter on one of ITV's top shows.
She confessed: 'I worried I would be off for a month and they would decide someone else is better and then they would replace me.
"Those are the dark thoughts you have. It's probably what put me off earlier in my life even thinking about having kids, because I thought, 'How could I?'"
Speaking to the Sun on Sunday, Sian explained that she ultimately embraced her three-month maternity leave, the longest time she had ever spent away from work as This Morning and Capital FM provided unwavering support. She said that taking the time away has reinforced her belief that the industry is evolving for the better.
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