baby spiral fracture feel so bad

[Miss E]

Oh honey, the poor little poppet, I hope you are both okay. FWIW my niece broke her arm at about the same age, falling off of her big sisters bed. It's all healed fine, so try not to worry too much.

As for your nephew, I think it would be worth having a look into what Lulu said about spiral fractures. If that is the only way that they can occur then your really need to have a serious chat with your sister because by the sound of things her little boy needs some professional help. If he did do it then he is only likely to get worse as he gets older, not to be overly dramatic but you know what they say about children/people who start off hurting animals and small children.

[Willow]

PJ - Just wanted to drop in and give you a big My 18 month old broke his leg last year too. It was very distressing so I understand how you feel. Different circumstances, he basically fell onto the grass, it was the simplest thing, but ended the same way.

I understand the constant looks and questions, we got the same thing. It was a looooong 6 weeks. The number of people who asked if DOCS were called made me want to punch something and cry.

Rest assured that it will heal just fine and she shouldn't have any lasting issues. You'd never know my little man had broken his. He was in a cast for 6 weeks and it healed beautifully.

As for your nephew...if you feel that you can't confront your sister about it, I would definitely make sure you don't leave her unsupervised with him again.

I hope your little girl is feeling better soon.

[AnyDream]

I wouldn't let your nephew near your baby again. A spiral fracture is caused by a twisting motion of the limb. Like a skiing accident (leg locked in a boot) or stepping in a hole and twisting at the same time.

Sorry Lulu but I'm going to disagree with you. I had a spiral fracture on my toe by stubbing it hard against a wall while I was walking. No twisting involved - just movement & impact. 1pj If you are worried about this by all means discuss it with your doctor but i don't think you can jump to the conclusion that Lulu has.

[Lulu]

MD, it's alot easier for an adult to sustain a spiral fracture. We have the weight and velocity behind our movements as well as the range of motion iykwim?

The bone has to be twisted to break like that, if she was a baby sitting on the floor it is alot harder to do so - although not impossible. (and it can be a trigger for further follow up because children that are deliberately hurt often present with these types of fractures).

It is just as possible that it wasn't an accident and I think it needs to be addressed ie - not allowing the kids to be in that situation again at the least. It's worth further investigation don't you think?

1pj - I hope I'm not making you uncomfortable, it's not a nice situation and I don't want to cause you further stress

xoxoxo

P.S Zinc can help bones heal faster and some arnica cream would help too xoxoxo

[Tinks]

Your poor DD. Don't beat yourself up over it, it has happened and she will heal quickly.

In light of 'other accidents' happening while he is around, it doesn't sound like it was an accident to me and I wouldn't be having the kids around eachother either. I also tend to think that the other kids aren't telling you how it happened because they're scared of what he might do to them if they did. From my own knowledge of kids, if it was a pure accident they would've told you exactly how it happened when you raced into the room, they'd probably even act out the scene lol.

Sounds to me like the boy needs some form of counselling.

I got a spiral fracture on my leg when I was 4 by falling down a firemans pole in a playground. I fell about 5 metres or so, so I would hate to think of the force it would have taken for your DD's leg to break like that.

[*TripleJ*]

i agree with tinks that they wouldnt lie about it if it was an accident