Monday, June 27, 2011
Beware Nursemaid's elbow!
Just a quick warning about something we didn't really think would happen to us. We ended up at the urgent care clinic this weekend with Isaac because of something called nursemaid's elbow. In short, it's when the a baby's elbow becomes dislocated after being twirled, or pulled by the wrists or arms. Isaac LOVES (loved now,) to have daddy or mommy spin him in the backyard, or swing him up when we're both holding his hands, etc. But this weekend, we learned the hard way that we really shouldn't be doing that. He's totally fine now, but the doctor had to pop the bone back into place and he was pretty crabby the rest of the afternoon. A dose of motrin later, and he's totally back to normal, but I just wanted to let you guys know about it. We can still swing and twirl him, but it has to be with us holding him under his armpits. Hope everyone is doing well! http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/bones/nursemaid.html
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Poor Isaac! That gives me weak knees just thinking about it! I'm glad he's better!
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