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13mth broken ankle

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bubbly1973 · 13/07/2007 23:08

i feel awful, my ds fell down a full flight of stairs, after being in a and e it turns out he has a broken ankle and is now in plaster, they said i mustnt let him rest on his leg, but its virtually impossible as he wants to crawl and stand against things,

have anyone had experience of this situation and is it really possible to stop a child from using his leg to stand up, because even though he is in pain, he still trys

i feel awful and feel i let him down, infact i feel really crap as a mother!

im not sure what im askig here

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KalunaLoveGood · 14/07/2007 00:45

I guess the answer is you are going to have to be super attentive for the next couple of weeks and ensure he doesn't try and stand/crawl.

VeniVidiVickiQV · 14/07/2007 00:48

bubbly - it happens. You were both just unlucky.

I think it's almost a rite of passage for a baby or toddler to take a tumble down the stairs/off the bed/off the changing table.

The plaster should help keep it stable. Last I heard - weightbearing was fine. Are you sure they dont mean sit with it tucked under him or something?

Quiddaitch · 14/07/2007 01:03

oh dear, that was unfortunate. dd has fallen loads of times and we've just been lucky that she hasn't broken something. children don't understand danger, that's all. don't feel crap, just give him loads of healthy treats and kisses and cuddles over the next while. you must have been really frightened, you poor thing.

Sazisi · 14/07/2007 01:25

my dd2 fractured her leg at 14 months (Spring 2006)
It was only for the first 5 days that she wasn't to put her weighht on it (she then got an acrylic cast put on), but it was hard keeping her off it; I mostly kept her strapped into her buggy in front of the tv! Sounds awful I know but it worked

She was out of the cast within 4 weeks, and healed beautifully with absolutely no lasting damage or related problems, and I'm sure your lo will too small people do heal very quickly!
Accidents happen; don't feel too bad

Leati · 14/07/2007 01:40

When my daughter was little (2months old), we fell asleep with her on hubby's chest. She wiggled and fell to the floor. I took her to the doc and the doc thought she had a sensitive spot and sent her in for an MRI. I started crying when they took her in to do it. Fortunately, she was completely ok.

I think there are moments when we all fell that we let our little ones down. Just remember your human, and humans make mistakes.

hatjam · 14/07/2007 20:09

it's just down to the way they fall - most of the time, it's perfectly fine but once in a while ...
we've all been there (or thereabouts)

tissy · 14/07/2007 20:18

bubbly, if he can stand on the leg, it is fine to let him do so. If it is too sore, he won't do it. A few tries, and he'll give up for a while!

At 13 months he will probably start walking around in his cast within a week.

Belive me, i know

summerunderakaftan · 15/07/2007 07:59

If he wants to stand on it lt him. If it is too sore he will stop doing it. My friends ds was a month or so younger when he broke a bone in his leg and they never even plastered it because he was too young to plaster where the break was and it (the plaster) would fall off and my ex boyf who is a dr and working in the dept her son attended said that such young children heal so he may end up being stuck in plaster for a few weeks and may not need it so long.
2 weeks after the accident he was running about again.

I wouls let him stand and crawl as he wasnt TBH he will know himself if it hurts too much and is more likely to just get on with it.

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bubbly1973 · 15/07/2007 19:41

girls, thank you so much for your kind messages

sazisi, im also putting him in his highchair, pushchair, feeding him to sleep, etc etc anything to keep his mind off it

we did let him try to crawl and stand on it yesterday, but it was so painful he screamed and collapsed back onto his cast its was so pityful

and with the teething as well he isnt have much of a fun time at the moment

thanks again for helping me feel better
ps..he does look cute in his plaster, pityful but cute, his lickle leg awww, and his lickle toes poking out from it awww....yes im losing the plot a bit now arent i

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TheGoddessBlossom · 15/07/2007 20:10

aw bless him, poor little mite, don't feel bad these things happen. Take a picture to show him when he is big.

funnypeevesculiar · 15/07/2007 20:19

Ahhh, poor little thing - if it makes you feel any better - my little brother had a plaster after breaking his leg at the same sort of age ... he had climbed up a climbing frame whilst my mum wasn't watching ... I remember going in with him to have his cast put on - he was torn between pain & loving the attention of all the nurses

amateurarsedoctor · 15/07/2007 20:21

I dropped 7 day old DD head first onto concrete and both DD2 & DD3 have fallen down the srairs, top to bottom several times whilst tiny. I also dislocated DD3s elbow once. Don't beat yourself up.

He's going to be just fine.

chipkid · 15/07/2007 20:23

please don't feel bad-accidents happen. My dd went to casualty after she fell out of her highchair haed first because I forgot to strap her in before putting the tray on!

my ds has been in casualty more times than I care to count-because he is utterly fearless.

Quiddaitch · 15/07/2007 20:54

amateurarsedoctor! are you sure you should be allowed on your own with them?

amateurarsedoctor · 15/07/2007 21:56

Aitch, I sound like a terrible mother don't I! Perhaps I should offer them as "free to a good home".

I was hoping to point out that accidents do happen (rather alot around here!). I have felt terrible about several of their accidents but aside from wrapping them in cotton wool you can't prevent every tumble. (I do accept though that there really was no excuse for dropping DD on the pavement)

Quiddaitch · 15/07/2007 22:10

ROFL i'm still laughing at 'don't beat yourself up'. not necessary with you around.

sidge · 16/07/2007 10:31

Don't forget to give him regular painkillers - 4-6 hourly Calpol will help his pain.

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