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Fuuuuuuuuck · 05/07/2022 02:52

Please be nice to me. I'm 8 months pregnant. Me and DD both tested positive for covid 2 weeks ago. She recovered quickly but I've been laid up pretty much for the full 2 weeks, signed off work and in bed 20+ hours a day. Finally starting to feel marginally better but still coughing, breathless and exhausted.

DD was croupy overnight last night but not horrendous (has tested negative for covid and been 14 days). Kept her off nursery and somehow this morning she pulled her elbow (it's like a sort of minor dislocation). She's done it before- last time was DH pulling a t shirt off, this time it was so innocuous we don't even really know what happened, I passed her from me to DH, she seemed fine sat on his knee and then all of a sudden was howling in pain and clutching it. Can only think she was holding onto his guitar and didn't let go so it twisted weirdly when he put it down. I was sat 2ft away the entire time and didn't see what caused the injury.

Then tonight she's been croupy again. Came into bed with me and used a 5ft foam wedge on her side to stop her rolling out- she's had it on her bed since she transitioned from cot to bed and never fallen out/rolled over it. Somehow she's managed to roll over it, cracked her head on the bedside table as she's fallen and has a gash approx 1.5cm long but quite gapey so DH is on his way to A&E with her again to see if it needs glueing 😭. I wanted to take her but he insisted as I'm still unwell and exhausted.

I'm so upset. I know I'm probably being irrational due to tiredness and hormones but I can't believe she's needed to go in twice in a day and just feel like a shit parent.

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StrangerTides13 · 05/07/2022 03:30

My guess is she is between the ages of 2 and 5 maybe?

Sounds like my daughter at that age, incredibly clumsy!

Hope your daughter is ok and ATM there's nothing that can be done, she's going to need mummy cuddles when she gets home so get some sleep ❤️

Fuuuuuuuuck · 05/07/2022 03:36

She's 2. I know I need to sleep (DS will need dropping at school in the morning) but I am tired to my phone waiting for an update 🙈

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Fuuuuuuuuck · 05/07/2022 04:04

It's been glued and they're on their way home 😬

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Sleepyquest · 05/07/2022 04:25

We had the pulled elbow thing, nightmare!
Don't be so hard on yourself, these things happen. It's just very very unfortunate to happen all in a short space of time. Hope you get some rest.

Tabitha888 · 05/07/2022 04:29

Bless you babe. Definitely hormones. Kids will be kids and hurt themselves. She's just having a rough one and we're just having to watch her go through it. Hope you get some rest xx

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