Took my two sons for a walk yesterday to the park. They are 1 and 2. We have to cross a very busy road to get to the park gates, but the park gates are opposite my house.
We had a lovely time in the park and on the way home we walked up the path to the main gates and I asked ds2 to get back on the buggy board to cross the road. He wouldn't and threw himself to the ground. I tried a couple of times to get him onto the board and he wouldn't go, so I held his hand. We started to cross the road and he tried to pull away as we were crossing. I panicked and pulled him towards me. He then did his ususal trick of crumpling his legs under him so in order to get him out of the middle of a very busy road I ended up walking with him the last couple or metres, holding his wrist but with his legs dangling. I was pushing the buggy and buggy board at the same time.
His arm is now very sore. I took him to casualty yesterday straight away. The doctor said it was pulled arm and that once his elbow had clicked he would be better. Well he's not this morning. He can't move his arm and is crying and I have to take him back to hospital. He had an x-ray yesterday and there was no fracture, but the poor little lad is clearly in a lot of pain. He slept well last night. I feel terrible about it and can't stop crying. dh said I did what I had to get him out of the road. Still think I must be the worst parent in the world. I should have picked him up to cross the road (pushing a buggy and buugy board whilst carrying a very heavy little lad is hard though - but it would have meant we wouldn't be where we are now) I feel so terrible.