Bloody drama
Babyice had an accident last night. I was bathing him and had already shampooed his hair and wanted to clean his ears. He is not very fond of having his ears cleaned and he pulled away from me. I had his arm in my hand, but his feet slipped and he fell. He hit his chin/head/face on the handle next to the bath. His teeth cut open his lip. Despite having his arm in my grasp I couldn’t prevent this. He SCREAMED a blood curdling scream and when he looked up at me, all I saw was blood.
Rudi came running (I think I might have screamed as well…I know I said ‘Rudi COME’) and took over. I was in a state. Babyice wouldn’t stop crying and I just ran back and forth bringing Rudi whatever he asked for. He asked for salt water, but was making Babyice drink it. I told him not to as this would probably make him throw up. I fetched him some Ponstal for the pain and Rudi continued to bath him (I had barely started). I was crying my eyes out, feeling guilty that I hadn’t managed to catch him. We took him out of the bath and I carefully dressed him (we were still crying). After I dressed him I picked him up and put his head on my chest, speaking to him soothingly. I had spotted the cut and it was pretty small (about the width of one of his teeth), it calmed me *slightly*. He lay with his head on my chest for quite a while. Usually he only does it for a split second before something peaks his interest and he’s off in another direction. We gave him his dummy and he sucked on it without complaint and he drank his bottle without any problems. He slept through the night last night and this morning when he woke up he still had a fat lip.
Honestly I don’t think I handled this very well. Rudi observed that I was crying as if I was the one that got hurt. He didn’t seem to understand that it was the same either way. When Babyice gets hurt, I do. I was crying just as much as Babyice was, if not worse. My heart was broken and I felt responsible. Thank goodness Rudi was there to take over. I will probably be nervous bathing him for a while to come now.
I know accidents happen and that it was inevitable, but it’s always hard for a mommy to deal with her baby getting hurt! He’s so small and doesn’t understand. The day mother said he is fine today, he ate normally and is quite pleasant, so that is good.
He has had some stuff coming out of his left ear in the last week or two. It looks like it is wax and he doesn’t seem to be in pain (although he doesn’t like you touching/cleaning his ears). The stuff is a dark brown colour and Google seems to think that is normal for wax. I called the pediatrician anyway since it’s only one ear and doesn’t seem to be stopping. We have an appointment with him on Friday so that he can do his 12 month check up and have a look at his ear. I would bust the child’s lip up before he goes to see the doctor. Hopefully by Friday it will be much better.
I can’t believe the party is the day after tomorrow! My baby will be 1 year old SOON!
Any wound on the head or face bleeds so much worse than the wound actually is. Im sorry he got hurt.
I hate when my kids hurt, I know wxactly what you mean when you say you hurt just as much!
Shame man i feel the agony u must have gone through and yes it is quiet normal for us moms to stress those falls (i still cringe if it looks like my daughter is going to hurt herself and she will b 5 in june!)
Glad your little guy is feeling better today. Hope you are too
I’ve calmed down a bit….and he has forgotten all about it!
Ag girl, we all have these little accidents. In fact, my princess once hit her head after she slipped in the bathroom and had to get 9 staples! Kid you not! I was hysterical.
For mouth einas and lips keep some gliserien in the house – it stops the bleeding almost immediately.
I *have* glycerine! Will know to use it next time. Weird thing is, it occurred to me to use it cos my grandmother always says to put it on mouth sores, but I didn’t. I definitely will next time!
Ooh, I am so sorry to hear about what happened. I know I go all ballistic when Baby Girl gets hurt so I know how you feel. Glad he is okay today, though. And uh, congratulations on his first birthday – do post and tell us all about it.
cat@juggling.act – thanks for the tip re: Glycerine. Will bear that in mind for Baby Girl as well.
Thanks
Shame man!!!
Those teeth-cutting-lip-wounds are the worst. They just bleed and bleed and bleed! Feels like forever.
I think in our household I’m the calm and relaxed one when it comes to injuries (maybe the 3 year first aid course I did on Varsity and the fact that my mom was a nurse helped), My husband always wants to dash of to the emergency ward and I’m like “No let’s give it a few minutes”.
Even when my kids get their normal 40 degree fever’s I’m cool, calm and collected. But I think that is abnormal behaviour
You are not normal. I wish you were my neighbour.
Aww man, that sucks, but at least he’s all good now.
Are you looking forward to the party? Are you all ready for it?
I’m sorry your baba fell! I don’t think there’s a mommy on this planet who doesn’t feel like you did when their kids get hurt!
I’m excited/nervous about the party, Angel. Everything is pretty much done and arranged. It will just be carting the birthday cake/decorations/cupcakes/windmills, etc to the day mother’s house on the day and getting everything ready in time that will be a bit stressful. At some point I’m sure we’ll all have fun!
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Hugs Mama. At least he was almost one, I feel down the stairs with Ian at around 3 months old. So I feel your pain.