16 month old falling over and losing balance?

[mdsremos]

I know that toddlers are prone to falling over but I sometimes find that Charlie is too accident prone and worry that it may be something else. He has been walking since his first birthday and is now quite capable of getting up quite a pace, usually carrying something at the same time, but sometimes he will just go off to one side on a straight run and lose his balance and just crash land.

He is such a hard nut that half the time he isnt bothered, he is not a lightweight by any means at 30lbs and measuring 86cm in height...solid built...but he just seems so clumsy at times when I think he shouldnt be. He can throw something with great accuracy, hence the shoe that hit me on the head the other night, and his football skills are unbelievable and can kick a ball really well.

Do you think I am overreacting???? Should I get him checked out by the GP, the nurse checked his ears for me last week and they were clear.

 

[lauramumof2]

I dont think it would do any harm to get him checked out, maybe he has an ear infection you dont know about and its throwing his balance off. Or a sprain. Sometimes they are so resiliant that you would be hard pushed to know if they have done something to themselves.