In short – It stunk.
Allen got back from his trip and that part was wonderful. We first got the buck for his annual visit to our does. That part really did stink. To high heaven! I always forget how badly it stinks. And how badly anyone who touches him stinks. OR how badly anyone who touches anything that touched him stinks. Bleck. Gotta be there to believe it.
Anyway, Sat afternoon Tess and the others were outside with Allen while he was putzing. As a rule the kids are glued to him when he is home. Tess is cruising all over these days, determined to walk. She wiped out and cut her upper lip. So we closed up shop and ran her in for stitches with me in the backseat semi-nuts. (We have had a LOT of medical procedures over the years but remarkably few injuries) Apparently they did not feel it was as hysteria worthy as I however since they finally stitched her some 4 hours later.
: PPPP
So our sweet girl has tiny stitches now and a mom who has been all over google for the current protocol for scar minimization. Vit E vs no Vit E (did you know there was even controversy about that??) Essential oils. Mederma. If you have an opinion or experience with any of the above give us a shout.
We are still playing tag with the cow too. The general opinion is that it isn’t even about other cows now since most often she doesn’t even try to get to any. She just is ‘that sort’ per my cattlemen neighbors. Allen spent hours with them rigging up an electric fence. Verdict? She is not impressed. Stood there pushing it til she knocked it over enough to walk past. Argh.
So it is like that. If you were waiting for a reply from me please know I didn’t forget you. Or maybe I did hey Karen? : / But I will try to get on top of my box in the next couple days.
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having done the stitches routine with 2 of my GIRLS! I am here to say time heals small children very, very well. I do and did use Vit. E capsules, just poked a hole in the end of the capsule and apply to the area. Do not use any antibiotic oint. on stitches!! Delays healing per our pediatrician. Hope all is well soon, mom and baby 🙂
Awww… poor baby, and poor Mommy! I’ve had great success with Mederma. My 9yo spilled boiling water on her abdomen and had pretty nasty burns. My father-in-law, who’s a doctor, recommended Mederma to minimize scarring, and it worked really well for us. She’s got no scar there at all now. I think Vit E would work really well though too from what I recall.
My 8 yo dd was bitten in the lip by a dog when she was not quite two. It required plastic surgery – stitches inside and out… but I’m trying to remember what we did after the stitches came out!! I think we had some perscription stuff while the stitches were in and used Neosporin when they were out? She barely even has a scar now, so the combo of good surgery and whatever it was we did must have worked. I’ll ask my dh tonight if he remembers.
Those ER visits are no fun!!!!
Oh sweet baby, hope everything comes out OK. I know what you mean about the stink, I’ll never forget when my father returned home from a hunting trip with a deceased stag in the back of the station wagon, yep, real special 😉 Blessings to that littlest one!
What a way to spend a weekend.
Not sure you should put vit E on a lip. ??? I recall being told not to use it when I was pg. Don’t remember why, but I do know it wasn’t to be used as it could cross the placenta even from just skin lotion. You could try cocoa butter or even Crisco. Isn’t the point to keep the skin supple while it heals?
Sorry I’m not much help, but here’s a little prayer for a good recovery. Poor kiddo.
I will say I know as long as you can keep it from getting infected, that’s half the battle.
I’m so sorry to hear about baby Tess! Our tiny girls are so precious, and we can’t imagine anything hurting them!
When baby #13 was that age she pinched off the end of her pinkie finger in a bike chain–down to the cuticle! Would you believe that she has grown the tip almost completely back, including the nail? You can’t tell the difference between the hurt finger and the normal one unless you put them side-by-side.
Babies heal so wonderfully! God is good! I will be praying for the healing process.