Need some healling thoughts and prayers please.

[mommyoftwo]

Linnea's arm got hurt tonight while playing with my dh. She was standing on his lap (her new trick) and he was holding her by her wrists for support. She kicked him in the groin and he jumped in pain and surprise. He still had a hold of her wrists and when he jumped he wrenched her left wrist. We called a friend who is a pediatrician who told us we didn't need to go to the ER unless she is still in pain in the morning. She doesn't have any brusing or swelling or anything. But this happened at 8:30 and she is still crying (it's 1:00 am) She was sleeping, but woke up and doesn't want to nurse and can't seem to sleep. I'm a little nervous about someone thinking she was abused if I take her in. Of course, that won't stop me, but I really hope she is better in the morning. And I hope that she (and I) can get some sleep tonight. I'm really worried about her. My poor husband feels terrible and is beating himself up over what happened even though it was a total accident. Anyway, please send healing thoughts our way.

[Wife_and_mommy]

Will say a prayer for L. What a freak accident to occur!

Hope she's better in the morning. Maybe you could do Tylenol or Motrin for the pain so she can sleep?




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[mommyoftwo]

Thanks for the prayers! Can't give her any more pain meds for a little while yet. I'm up right now because she can't sleep so neither can I.

[megs4413]

So sorry! It's so hard to see your little one hurting....it's tough when you can't give any more meds but you know DD is in pain. Maybe you could take her for a drive if she likes that? Does she have a favorite tv show or movie you could put on and hold her while she watched it. What about taking a walk in her stroller. These are all things we have done when our DD was having a rough night and couldnt' settle down because of pain. She hasn't been injured a whole lot or anything, but when she gets sleepy she becomes accident prone for some reason. It's really bizarre and now that she's begun walking she trips and falls and that's how I know it's time for bed. We've had lots of boo boos and late nights! Good luck. I hope DD feels better soon.

[trumansmom]

I would take her in now. If she's been crying for 4 1/2 hours, it's clear something is wrong. If nothing else, maybe they can give her something stronger for pain.

Even if it was an accident (and I feel horrible for your poor DH), she's still hurt. Take her in.

Saying a quick prayer and sending healing thoughts your way. Keep us posted.

Jeanne
Mom to Truman 11/01 and Eleanor 4/04

[mommyoftwo]

Well, I was able to give her some more pain meds and finally nursed her back to sleep. Hopefully she will stay asleep for a while. She's sleeping in the swing right now so I'm hoping that will help soothe her. I'll definitely be taking her in to the doctor in the morning unless something changes. I'll keep you posted.

[psophia17]

Healing vibes and good thoughts coming your way.

ITA with Jeanne - take her to the ER now...it's been long enough.

[momofmany]

I had a very similar situation tonight w/ my 3yo. I was leading her by the hand and I moved faster than she did and tugged a bit. She screamed in pain and immediately held and immobilized her wrist. I could tell her arm really hurt. We had had a situation like this before - the pulling ends up dislocating their elbow (called "nursemaids elbow"). We went off to urgent care where it was x-rayed and then the dr. rotated it back in place. There were some tears in having it touched, but it felt better afterward.

I'd encourage you to go in to your dr. tomorrow. Things like this happen - and my dr. reminded me of that last night (because I was feeling so guilty about this, too). It can be easily taken care of and she'll feel so much better. FWIW, this is the second time it has happened to us.

Good luck!

Becky - mom to many!

[nd93]

Definitely consider nursemaids elbow!!! If she seems out of sorts at all go in. It is so quick and easy for them to pop it back into place, and the relief will be immediate. My oldest DD has this happen to both her arms when she was little. Do not wait, go and it literally will be all better justlikethat (if it is nursemaids elbow).

[annasmom]

Oh, Jessica I am so sorry. I hope Linnea is feeling better this morning. My dc play so rough with my dh sometimes, I could completely see something like this happening to us! Please keep us posted as to how she is doing!

[buddyleebaby]

Jessica,
I'm just seeing this now but I just wanted to send more healing vibes your way. I hope she's ok. If she's hurt, she needs to be seen by a Doctor. Doctors understand that accidents happen!
Hugs to you, please update!

[mommyoftwo]

Well, Linnea got up a few minutes ago and although she is not quite as fussy, she still doesn't want to use her arm. I called the doctor and I'm waiting for a call back, but they are probably going to send us for an x-ray. I would have taken her in to the ER last night, but my husband (who is a surgical resident) doesn't trust the doctors at the peds ER. He has to work with them all the time and said only one doctor is decent. He often gets called down to fix their screw-ups. So since she fell asleep and slept for the rest of the night only waking up once, we decided to wait until she could be seen by a doctor we trust. Our other option was to take her to one of the excellent children's hospitals an hour away which would have been difficult. So we will see what happens and hopefully we can get some answers soon.

[Mamma2004]

Jessica, it's 11:30 a.m. Friday on the East Coast and I just found this thread.

I'll be praying for your DD and I look forward to an update as soon as you have one.

Hugs to all of you!
Stephanie

[JulieL]

This JUST happened to a very good friend of mine 4 weeks ago. I was actually sappose to babysit the day it happened. Her and DS were who is 12 months old were playing on the couch, she would roll him around, semi throw him in the couch. Well he landed wrong and fratcured his arm. They went to the ER and no abuse papers were filled, it was just an accident and they took it as such. I think the dr's would be sympathetic and see no history of abuse. Honestly I think you're in the clear here. I hope she feel's better soon. I got your pm btw.

[mommyoftwo]

We went the doctor and he thought her elbow had been dislocated. He manipulated it and said he thought he felt it "pop." I was instructed to keep an eye on her and see if she would start using it again. She seems a little happier, but still doesn't want to use it and won't crawl which is incredibly unusual. So I tried calling him back, but the office is at lunch right now. They should be back soon. So we'll see what happens. We may be going for an x-ray in a little while. Thanks for all your support and prayers. I'm really glad you all think what happened isn't a big deal that would get reported. I think dh gets worried about things like that because of being a manditory reporter and seeing how many things get reported at the hospital.

ETA: We are going for an x-ray now just in case it's something more.

[mommyoftwo]

We went the doctor and he thought her elbow had been dislocated. He manipulated it and said he thought he felt it "pop." I was instructed to keep an eye on her and see if she would start using it again. She seems a little happier, but still doesn't want to use it and won't crawl which is incredibly unusual. So I tried calling him back, but the office is at lunch right now. They should be back soon. So we'll see what happens. We may be going for an x-ray in a little while. Thanks for all your support and prayers. I'm really glad you all think what happened isn't a big deal that would get reported. I think dh gets worried about things like that because of being a manditory reporter and seeing how many things get reported at the hospital.

ETA: We are going for an x-ray now just in case it's something more.

[hez]

Hugs, Jessica-- I hope it's not something more and that she's pain free very soon!

[hez]

Hugs, Jessica-- I hope it's not something more and that she's pain free very soon!

[Mamma2004]

Good luck to you both, Jessica!

Stephanie

[Mamma2004]

Good luck to you both, Jessica!

Stephanie

[ribbit1019]

Hugs Jessica! I hope that it isn't anything more and Linnea is feeling better really soon. I am so sorry you had a rough night mama!
Healing vibes to Linnea!

Christy
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[ribbit1019]

Hugs Jessica! I hope that it isn't anything more and Linnea is feeling better really soon. I am so sorry you had a rough night mama!
Healing vibes to Linnea!

Christy
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[mudder17]

Oh my gosh, Jessica, how scary. I hope she is healing up! Tell your DH NOT to feel guilty--it was a total accident. I will pray for complete and quick healing for her.


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[psophia17]

Get well vibes coming your DD's way - and stay calm and be strong vibes for you and your DH!

[mommyoftwo]

I took her to get the x-rays and they came back just fine. She wasn't using her arm at earlier, but she took a late nap and seems to be feeling some better now. I'm sure it will bother her for a while since she sprained it as well as dislocated the elbow, but she is now much happier and is even using her arm a little. It's a HUGE improvement from a few hours ago. Thanks so much for all the thoughts and prayers.

[dhano923]

Glad she's feeling better. I was thinking nursemaid's elbow too. It happened to DS a few months ago -- he was trying to get up on our bed and DH reached over and tried to pull him up and DS started crying and wouldn't move his arm. He slept at night but woke up a couple times crying. We ended up taking him to the ER at 6am and the doctor popped it back into place and told us it happens when the ball is dislocated from the socket. He also told us it would still be sore for a few hours, and that if it happens once, there is a good chance of it happening again. DS was fine a couple hours after the doctor popped it back into the socket.

[mudder17]

Woohoo! Yay! Now get some rest Mama and stop worrying! You need some relaxation time. :)


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