Toddler possible hand/wrist injury wwyd?

[IShallCallYouSquishy]

23 month old DD fell from a chair onto the floor at about 3:20this afternoon. We had usual tears etc but she was upset longer than she would normally be for a slip/fall and very clingy. Since then she's not wanted to bear weight on her left hand and gets very distressed if DH or I tried to get her to or try and look closely. I was trying to get her to do high fives, climb on to sofa, hold her drinks cup etc but she wasn't having any of it.

We gave her Nurofen at about 6:20 and she's gone to bed with no fuss. She sucks her left thumb and has been doing that fine.

If it's still the same tomorrow I'm considering A&E for an X-ray. Or would it be best to go to doctors surgery first? The fact she's gone to bed ok and bringing her hand up to her mouth to suck her thumb makes me think it's not anything bad, but the obvious distress and non weight bearing does worry me. Wwyd if it was your toddler?

Aaargh this parenting thing is tough.

Before anyone asks, I was BFing DS when it happened and she was on the chair next to me and slipped getting off, and DH was doing the food shop. She wasn't unsupervised or anything!

All dc's fall from chairs/beds/jungle gyms etc. and get hurt at some point, don't feel bad. If she was mine I would observe her carefully in the morning without being obvious to see how she uses the hand when she doesn't know she is being watched. If she still resists putting any weight on it or holding things then I would go to A&E.

A&E if any sign it is still sore tomorrow. GP can't tell from looking and will only send you on for an xray if it is sore. Small bones can fracture easily as they are soft so best to get it checked out.

See how she is in the morning, if it's fractured it will be swollen

Oh god I feel awful now and think maybe we should have taken her this afternoon/evening.

Fingers crossed its nothing but will be watching her very closely tomorrow morning.

You can't be sure if somethings broken or not without an x-ray so no point in GP if you need to find out. Watch her tomorrow morning and if you are remotely concerned then go and get her seen. No harm if it's not broken after all! If she is sucking her thumb with it and not showing any distress then she feels fine. Toddlers are not known for their reticence when something hurts!

My 4 year old broke his humerus recently. Snapped clean through (over the handlebars of his bike).

A & e told us, if they can't bear weight on it, it's a fracture until proven otherwise by X-ray.

There was no swelling nor bruising to his break and initially we were xrayed and sent home all clear as they xrayed his elbow, not upper arm.

I would take her to a and e in the morning if she is still unable to put weight on it. Fwiw treatment for ds1 was rest, paracetamol and a sling - no cast needed. So don't feel too guilty! As treatment may well require nothing other than you have already done.

Oh puffy your poor DS. Hope he's all mended now?

As a child I went over my handlebars too and had both arms in plaster with one wrist having a green stick fracture, which is my concern for DD as I know they're very common for soft bones.

A&E in the morning if she is the same as she was this afternoon. Bless her, I've never seen her so upset and clingy for such a prolonged period of time.

My DD broke her wrist falling awkwardly. She had a bath that evening. Calpol and bed but was still in pain in the morning. Straight to A&E. They put a backslab

Oops. Put a backslab on which was replaced with a wrist wrap thing with a metal support in at fracture clinic a couple of days later. She was 3. It is very common. It didn't swell overnight but she was reluctant to use it.

I'd have it checked at A&E if I were you. Take snacks and drinks it tends to be warm in hospital. Good luck.

He's all good thanks, he was climbing on frames after 2-3 weeks

Hope your little girl is ok and it's just bruised x

I'm hoping it will be fine come morning for, of course, obvious reasons, but also having a 9 week old EBF DS means an A&E wait will be extra stressful!

DH typically needs to leave for work earlier than usual in the morning, but will get DD up half an hour early so he can try and make some arrangements if need be. His business partner has 2 DC so will be completely understanding but they had to visit clients tomorrow

Oh eek that's a nightmare!! Lots of snacks and drinks for all of you - Mondays are a nightmare at a&e :(

My DS had a similar fall at 19m - def more distressed for longer than usual but then settled well at bedtime. We didn't notice until the next day that he wasn't weight bearing (crawled up the stairs just using one hand). Took him straight to A&E and x ray showed it was indeed fractured.

He had a cast for about 2-3 weeks but was right as rain after that.

They are usually as quick as they can be with little ones, and I'd hope a Monday morning is quiet. Take lots of toys and books and snacks. Good luck!

DD was up at 7 and so far hasn't put any weight on her hand and seems quite clingy. Sitting down she only used her right hand to brace herself and won't get up unless I pick her up. Leaning over DS's Moses basket to give him a kiss she only held on with her right, She ate breakfast with her right hand and left just kind of dangled by her side. She is sat drinking some milk using both hands though. I can't really tell if it's swollen, maybe a little or it could just be her toddler chubby wrist joints!

Still sucking her thumb though

DH has gone in to do an hours work he really couldn't leave which gives me chance to get us all washed and dressed. If she's no different he will then come home and we will go to A&E.

Yes, definitely A&E trip needed. Fingers crossed the wait isn't too long.

Their bones are so soft! Dd1 fell of a chair while at dgm. Dgm failed to tell me and dd (4 at the time) walked round for two days with a dislocated elbow

A few years ago I walked around for 3 days with a broken wrist (scaphoid) without knowing until I thought "hmmm shouldn't still be sore maybe go get it checked", so I know its possible to go unnoticed.

I'm so paranoid they will question why we didn't take her yesterday etc... as I feel awful enough as it is. DH will be home by 9:30 (40 min drive to work) and will have us all ready to go and sling for DS as a sleep briber!

Update for you...

I now have one toddler in a plaster cast and a broken wrist. Only a greenstick fracture so back in a week to get it checked.

My poor baby

Ah

Lots of cuddles and ice cream

And a speedy recovery x

All part of growing up... young bones heal quickly.

Ah your poor baby. I suggest you spoil her rotten for a day or two

She will heal well. DS had 2 broken bones before the age of 2 (none since thankfully!) and I was told by a sympathetic registrar that they will mend and grow back stronger. Little bones breaking are not quite as problematic as for us older folk.

Your main problem is going to be keeping that cast dry (yes, we're the incompetent parents who had to return 2 days later to replace a soggy cast...). I suggest mainly sponge baths but with multiple plastic bags gaffer taped around it at bath time should you brave a full bath!

Oh poor thing and poor you. Lots if treats for all of you but young bones heal well!

I think she's more upset that she can't suck her thumb properly!

As we were there a while she ended up not having a nap so was exhausted this evening. As I laid her in her cot she went to put her thumb in then saw the cast and started crying. Poor thing.

She got to eat a cheese sandwich (her choice of dinner!) and some of her Easter choc on the sofa as a treat but will be trying not to make a big thing out of it and carry on as normal.

Ahh sorry to hear that, squishy :( she will heal super fast though. I also read some research about vitamin d supplements helping fractures to heal faster, and I got some lamberts chewable ones for my LO. He did heal super fast.