Visit to A&E...

This morning, not long after I posted this I ended up rushing in the car, with my amazingly calm and collected brother in law, while I was in floods of tears because Victor fell backward from a sofa and cut his head...

I am not sure what made me so emotional. The fact that my baby was bleeding, the fact that he developed an egg the size of a golf ball straight away or the fact that the doctor, quite alarmingly, warned me of the symptoms that might develop in the next WEEK, and will mean that I'll need to rush to hospital... Luckily he didn't need stitches because the skin glued itself back together and the doctor didn't want to touch it to avoid more bleeding. 

The love you feel in these circumstances is frighteningly strong with the need to suck this pain out of his little body. I wish I could wrap him so tight with the hope that it grows a divine protection around him making him untouchable... 

Comments

[Maternal Tales]

Oh honey - poor you!! And poor Victor. But often it's so much worse for the parent. I know - because exactly the same thing happened to me with both of mine last year. In fact Edie actually fell off the back of the sofa too and had her head glued together. Just like Victor. Deep breaths sweetheart - children are here to keep us on our toes!! Big kiss and hug xxx

[London City Mum]

Know the feeling. This happened to Mr Man at nursery a few years ago when another child pushed him backwards and he fell against an open cupboard door resulting in a deep cut at the back of his head about 2cm long.

Me: heavily pregnant with Widget, had just arrived in office and got phone call from OH and nursery re the event. Panic.

OH: cancelled his meeting and made beeline for hospital to meet nursery manager who had travelled in ambulance with Mr Man.

Mr Man: emerged all smiles from the ambulance, head bound in bandage with lion mask over it (his 'show and tell' item that day), and greeted his father with "Daddy, I went in a nee-naw!"

So much for worrying. He was fine. Superglue did the job btw.

LCM x

[Cheryl]

Oh you poor thing, what an emotional rollercoaster ride ... and it's looking less and less like a holiday, I guess ! I don't know what UK doctors would tell you but all French docs ALWAYS give you the "don't let them sleep for at least the next 8 hours (yeah right, easier said than done !)... if they are sick, rush straight back to A&E immediately" etc etc that you surely got this morning but it is the worst case scenario, just to cover their backs in the very very unlikely scenario that anything serious did happen (my paedeatrician told me this !). It's so scary, especially when it's a head wound - they always bleed loads. Glad he didn't need stitches. Try not to worry too much and give him (gentle) hugs from me. Hope the rest of your holiday is less eventful ! xx

[Chic Mama]

Oh it's so horrible when they get hurt and I think so much more traumatic for the parents in the long run. I hope you are ok and that Victor recovers quickly. XX

[TheMadHouse]

Oh my I am so glad that it is good news - it is so so scary when they hurt themselves

[Blissful Mum]

So sorry to hear your news. I had exactly the same thing happen on Saturday and blogged about it yesterday (even with the same title!) - glad to hear that he didn't need stitches. Sounds like you are having a bit of a rubbish week - hope things get better for you!

[Mummy V]

Awww, I hope you're both okay and enjoying lots of cuddles tonight. It's so horrible to see them hurting. For a normally very calm and collected person myself I am a mess when there is a hint of anything wrong with Baby V! It can be so frightening which think is intensified by the love you feel for them and the desire to protect x

[Spencer Park]

I feel for the little lad - they don't really understand at that age do they? My little boy fell off his chair once and banged his jaw. He bit a hole in his tongue. We could only give him painkillers and let it heal naturally. Hearing him cry at night, when we couldn't let him have any more painkillers, was one of the worst experiences of my life.

[Humdrum mum]

Gosh how awful. I'm sure it was worse for you. They are much more resilient than we give them credit for. -HMx

[Victoria Foord]

Hope you're little guy is feeling ok and that you're doing ok too. So far we haven't had too many major injuries, but with a boy of nearly 8 who has more energy than any other child I know, I'm expecting a few trips to the ER over the coming years!

[Tasha (Coding Mamma)]

Oh poor Victor, and poor you. We have yet to experience the A&E rush, though I'm sure our time will come. Rosemary cut her lip open on a chair today, and she was fascinated and very calm. Dabbing at the blood with some damp kitchen roll and looking in the mirror, then going upstairs to show Chris. Children are amazingly resilient. Parents, on the other hand, not so much.

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Thank you so so so much for your really kind messages. Victor is looking so much better today and so is everyone's mood :) xxx

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Aww thanks, funnily enough I was thinking of you while writing this... Victor is in a much better state today but I can't being on my toes all the time. It is so much easier being at home really, you know where the bad corners are hidding :) x

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

He he, kids hey?! Victor keeps trying to injure himself, but I guess I better get used to this... :) x

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

This doctor really freaked me out with his talks of "hemorrhage" and "losing consciousness" and the fact that this can happen anytime for a WHOLE week... Thanks for the kind words, he is much better today and hopefully will remain like this... :) x

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Thank you for the kind words, he is looking much better today x

[Perfectly Happy Mum]

Tell me about it. I am usually really good at staying composed, but I felt so useless yesterday... anyway thank god all is good in the end x