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Published : December 04, 2009 |
Author : Lady Roadkill
Category : F. Baby And Child Care | Total Views
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 Lady Roadkill
Wife to a wonderful, imperfect man. Momma of 3 boys and a little girl. Homeschooler, friend, child of God, work in progress in so many ways.
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As a mom of 4, I have come to realize that we will all have moments that make us feel like the worst mother on the planet. Rest assured, with so many other mothers vying for that award, it is a pretty hard one to get ;)
I have 3 boys. Not one of them has ever broken a bone. My oldest started walking at 9.5 months and running at 10. He was up and falling down stairs early on. I thought I was pretty well versed in babies-they bounce easily but are hard to break :)
In comes my daughter. She is determined to be everything her brothers are and more, despite there being a 5.5 year gap between her and the youngest boy. She has tumbled, tottered, slipped, stumbled, face-planted, the works! All while trying to keep her beloved brothers in view. And she has had no permanent injury for it.
On that fateful day, this almost 9 month old was with me on the couch at my parents' house. As usual, she wasn't sitting, but climbing up me, rolling off me, crawling around, and just being a typical busy baby. As she made it to a standing position, holding on to the back of the couch, I turned to help the 6 year old climb into my lap. And I heard a thump. There she was, on the ground, crying. No big deal, the floor is carpeted, the couch isn't too high. I picked her up, did a quick check of her, she settled down fine. Then she started crying again. Her arm looked like she was favoring it, so I felt all up and down it with no apparent injury and she settled again. She ate fine, she crawled fine, she nursed fine. She acted like that side was a little sore and I figured it was a strain and we went on with life.
Day 2, she had more mobility back, wasn't fussing, and was just as busy as ever. Yup, it was definitely a strain! Day 3, she was better still, as long as she didn't lay on that side (we had to switch positions for nursing) or I didn't pick her up under the armpit of that side. Day 4, she wasn't getting any better. Now I was starting to worry. She had full mobility and was crawling everywhere but we still couldn't pick her up right and she cried if she rolled over wrong. Time to do something!
With 4 kids and flu season, this isn't a simple matter. I called my family Dr. who was booked with flu cases. Since it wasn't a for sure issue she directed me to a walk-in clinic. The small town I am in has none, so the following day I sent the boys to a friend's and we headed to emerg. Luckily, it was a quiet day and within 2 hours we were getting an x-ray.
My heart sank for my poor little girl as I saw the x-ray come up on the computer screen (aren't digital x-rays the BEST?!?!) Very clearly you could see her little collar bone with a nice little break in it! I wanted to cry for her, for the pain she must have been feeling as she tried to climb over my back so she could go crawl somewhere else (insert the rolling eyes).
The very kind Dr. quickly removed all hope I had of placing the Worst Mom trophy on my mantle as she assured me that, #1 Kids are very resilient and she will be better in a matter of a week or two, and #2 They don't do anything for a collarbone break in a baby, anyway. Just give her pain meds, be careful of the injury, and that is it. I hadn't denied my baby any advanced medical treatment after all.
As it is, less than 2 weeks after the fall, she is standing on my bed trying to walk (she took her first steps last week). You wouldn't know she had a broken bone except at night when she needs a little pain med to help her sleep. She is smiling at me and telling me a big story-hopefully not about her mother's neglect :) I have heard from almost every one of my friends and even more from more exprienced mothers about the time abc happened to xyz and they didn't respond accordingly. We all have been there, done that. :-D
You can't and won't get it ALL right as a mother. God is more than sufficient to fill in the gaps for us. As I daily turn my kids over to Him, I trust that He knows what is best for each of them and will guide me, and them, as we make this journey. I am sure there will be worse moments to come in my job as a mother and places where I will fail again. But the love of the Father for me and my children will carry us through until Christ returns.
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