to thnk that actually a green paper towel dipped in water does not make a graze or a bump better.

[AtYourCervix]

it was crap when i was at school and is still crap now.

doesn't work.

My DD3 thinks a cold compost (sic) is a cure for every bump, scrape and scratch.

To the extent that she is most disgruntled that we don't have the right paper towels at home

I work in a nursery and we do that because

a) we are not allowed to put plasters on the children
b) we are not allowed to use antibacterial wipes on grazes in case of reaction or allergy
c) the pressure combined with the coldness of water can help reduce redness and any possible swelling
d) it's the only sterile way we are allowed to clean blood

It works for us! But I admit, it can look a bit odd. And as others have pointed out, the child feels like something is being done.

Although I add a bit of 'Feel Better' sprinkles from my pocket for added effect :o

AtYourCervix, my dd didn't believe in the magical effect of kissing better. Then ds1 came along and turned out to be a total sucker for it. So seeing it work on him, she decided there must be something in it, and decided it did work after all.
Don't you just love the placebo effect?

I like that Sidge - cover it in cold earth, works wonders! :o

It's a cold compress. And your daughter is like many a child, they do start to think they can fix most bumps and cuts :)

The magic sponge Apparently works so well on rugby players because the bucket is full of ice and I was told they threaten to put it on their bollocks. If someone threatened to do that to me I'd get up and run on bloody stumps and I'm not even a bloke.

Ha, DD1 (4 years 8 months) is convinced that a wet paper towel is the cure for all ills... it seems to work for her. It's not great though when she demands a wet paper towel to go bed with because her head/eye/tummy/leg has mysteriously started hurting .

Still I prefer a wet paper towel to the inlaws 'magic grapes' which get handed out at any sign of minor injury or upset!

That explains it rogers

You go from vaginal birth to school injuries? What kind of injuries did you have at school?

BTW I wished my MW had just left it alone. Her technique hurt like hell. Maybe she should have used wet paper towels...

At home, for full effect, you have to sit on the draining board.

see that was the DDs thinking. how can a warm towel make any difference? - according to cochrane it does (i'll have to look into it a bit more, just skimmed). and so onto green paper towels being useless.

A wet paper towel, wetted with my "magic water" (tap water from a bottle labelled thus) cures all know Brownie injuries. Even works on the Guides at times.

Cheap, cheerful and it works. Maybe the NHS should try it?!

so i should wave a bottle of magic water and a paper towel at women as they hit crowning?

do you think it will work?

Seriously though, it is different.

School injuries should either be washed, or are bumps which need to be cooled.

During vaginal birth heat may help the skin, muscles, etc distend and thus help.
Birth pain as well as period pain feels better with heat for me and terrible with cold.

Works for my boys, they come home full of stories about how "I had to have a wet paper towel".

At home I use the power of chocolate buttons for minor injuries.

I'm a secondary science teacher - we do "run it under the cold tap".

i think for minor scrapes they work wonders for children, ds is petrified of plasters so he gets kitchen roll at home if he needs a cold compress.

i remember at school getting a cold compress when i cut my head open down to the bone, i had to go to a and e for it to be glued because the cold compress failed :(

I do this myself, wet paper towels at home are a miracle. From squealing to quiet in the time it takes to turn on the tap.

So was the magic cream (small pot of cream I'd been given some years previously). But it apparently worked on dd1 when she was 2. Took the pain right away she'd tell me.

First the Wet Paper Towel. If grevious injury, out comes The Plaster.

My DD1 has been known to kiss herself better when injured! It seems to work, though not as well as a kiss from me or DH.

We used to have ice packs at work. One day, we ran out. Fortunately we also sold ice cream.

It worked a treat but the lady came back and made a formal complaint at having a Mr Zoom Rocket put on her broken wrist.

If any of my dd's hurt themselves (usually a bump or graze) then i just give them a wet piece of kitchen roll, and tbh i think they like it more than a plaster, as they usually pull the plaster off after 1 minute.

It worked a treat but the lady came back and made a formal complaint at having a Mr Zoom Rocket put on her broken wrist

There's gratitude for you. She clearly wanted a strawberry ripple.

I remain unconvinced, but DS2 brought home the infant courtesy award from school a few months ago. When I asked why, the teacher said it was because he was very kind and was always the first to arrive with a wet paper towel when somebody was injured - He was very proud!