Would I be unreasonable to leave my daughter sleeping even though I think her arm is broken?

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Hi my daughter fell off a swing at the park this evening and it hurt she cried for a bit but was then fine. It has swollen a bit and she can't move it properly but she has fallen asleep. Would you wait until tomorrow or wake her up now?

she might be in pain. take her tonight

I would definitely take her tonight.

My 2 year old fractured her leg and the Dr advised us to wait 24 hours so we could see if she would start to bear weight on it or not. It was a toddle fracture and no harm was done by waiting, and I would have hated to have put her through hours in a&e plus an X ray if it wasn't needed.
I would wait and see what the night/morning brings.

Don't any of you have a children's a&e bit?
No waiting for hours. Lots of toys and distractions. Seen and treated in a few hours, including Saturday night.. And even regular a&e, the earlier you go the better. So go now rather than wait to see if she wakes up.

when SS ask why you put her to bed with a broken arm, what will you say?

I agree with dusty OP. SS class leaving a child without medical treatment as a red flag, I'm not suggesting you are abusing your daughter or anything but if you leave it you might get tricky wuestions asked.

I'd assume she'd wake/not sleep very well if she was in lots of pain. If she's able to sleep I'd wait until morning.

DustyMaiden if SS were interested (and their case load is too high to be interested in actual cases of neglect), she'd probably say 'I didn't know it was broken'.
My mum put me to bed with a broken leg when I was around 4. It was only when I got up the next day and couldn't walk that she took me to hospital. No SS involvement.

It may be dislocated. My dd2 screamed herself to sleep when she dislocated bone in her arm/wrist (quite common in young children) went to the hospital straight away and they clicked it straight back. Please just go, it's not worth the risk.

Can you sleep with a broken arm? I had a broken wrist and was on the ceiling!

So many different views!

God the drama

What age is she? Let her sleep and get her up early and head straight to a & e. It will be quiet at 7 in the morning and she will handle what's to come better with some sleep.
If she wakes up in pain in the meantime make a call on what to do.
Depending on her age it may be a greenstick fracture.

If she can sleep it is very probably not a full break! She could not sleep through a true break.

You can wait for the morning .... But then an X-ray would be a good idea.

I would go.

My son had a green stick fracture in his knee, ( a 'broken leg' in normal speak, but not not like an adult breaking their leg as when so young the bones Are very 'bendy'). we hadn't realised he had hurt it so much until he couldn't walk on it the next morning, (aged 3 at the time.) He really was a brave little soul, and didn't make a fuss, had a normal bath and everything, we just thought it was a swollen knee.

Waiting didn't do any harm to the treatment then - but am sure it would depend on the age of your dd.

Would probably wait until she wakes up, but my advice would be to listen to your gut feeling. Good luck and hope all is well.

The SS posts are BS. Many a parent has missed an injury or underestimated an injury or took a "wait and see" approach.

The suggestion that SS would view this in isolation as neglect is ridiculous

I didn't say full break? I said break. Break can be small...

Thanks...

She's 6

A broken arm is fucking painful. If she is asleep then she's either got the pain threshold of a heavy weight boxer or it isn't broken.

If she's sleeping peacefully I'd leave her and take her in the morning if necessary.

I'd call 111 they can give you appointments and advice.

If she's asleep just leave it until morning. I don't know many 6 year olds that would drop off to sleep with a broken arm.

It's swollen so I was worried about that

i broke 3 bones in my foot as a child, and I didn't go to a&e til 24 hours later. she will be fine til the morning.

surely children's a and e wont be as bad as adults on a Saturday?

Op I would also be in a dilemma..If its any consolation sometimes very early am on a sunday isnt busy but that was adult a and e. I am sure childrens will be fine?

The suggestion that SS would view this in isolation as neglect is ridiculous

Spot on. And I say this as the mother of two children who were removed from their birth parents due to neglect.

SS would not say a dickie bird and to suggest otherwise is utter shite.