Talk about stress! For all of you with babies out there listen up... On Tuesday after lunch I was changing Catherine and I discovered that on her right foot three of her toes were as purple as a purple crayon! Looking closer all three of them were wrapped together so tightly with A HAIR!!! I managed to get them cut apart but the hair had been wrapped so tightly it had cut right into her little toes and I didn't want to poke around in there so I took her to the doctor. They got the hair off and 2 of the toes went back to normal color right away but one stayed quite red. Apparently a blood clot had already formed and I was told that she might loose her toe!! I was told to keep an eye on it and if the color hadn't returned to normal by evening to take her to emergency. After a very hard afternoon my dh took her while I stayed with Emilee. He was told that there had been a case just like this about two weeks ago but that little girl was much worse and will loose her toe! Catherine should be fine we have to give the blood clot time to break down and circulation does appear to be there. The toes are still cut but they they are getting better and the color is returning. So PLEASE check the toes of your child's sleepers after they have been washed for either strings or hair that could have gotten in the wash when you do laundry. We were lucky but what a freak thing! Barb:o)
OT:Bad week!
Oct 31, 2004
16 Replies
That is SUCH a good reminder. Many years ago when my son was born a friend who's daughter was a year older told me the same exact thing had happened to her daughter (only it was one toe). I just thought it was a freaky thing like you said, but it sounds like something to definitely watch for. Thank goodness you caught it when you did. I'm saying a prayer for her poor little toe.
Lynne
My goodness Barb! What a strange thing to happen. I never would had dreamt of anything like that. What a blessing that you caught it in time. Heres hoping that Catherine's little "piggy" get better real soon. :))
Judy, South Africa
My Goodness, I am glad that she will be ok. What a scray thing to go through. The waiting must have been horrible.
Azzy
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Oh Barb! How awful! I remember hearing something like this when one of my kids was little. Fortunately, we never experienced it. Will put all of you in prayer for a quick recover and no reoccurances! S
Oh my goodness Barb! I have never heard anything like that before. I'm happy you caught it.. Prayers being said for a speedy recovery.
Oh my! I am so happy to hear that her toes are doing better. Please keep us posted. That is just the weirdest thing to happen. Just something else for parents to watch out for.
Big Hugs!!!
--Tammy in TX
55 pages done in 2004My goodness Barb, Catherine is lucky that you are an attentive mother! I had never heard of this before. I guess it might be a good thing to wash the sleepers inside out. At least that way when you go to turn the little feet back the right way you'd see the inside of the little feet.
Wow Barb im so glad she is ok!
Tracy
Oh my Barb! Poor little thing! I had never heard of that happening, but when you think about it, I guess it would be easy to happen. I'm glad her little toes will be ok!
Oh Barb, how scary. I'm glad to hear that she'll be alright though. That really is a "freak" thing to have happen. Thanks for sharing it w/ us.
Katrina in KS
Oh my goodness Barb...I am so glad to hear that Catherine is ok. This also happened to a friend of mine except it was on her little boys penis! OUCH!
Love to all of you!
Oh Barb! I remember babysitting my nephew (I was 14 at the time) His fingers were looking really fat. I hadn't seen him for a while, so I thought he was just getting chubby. When my sister got home, I commented on how his little fingers were so chubby that they looked like they had been pushed on, she checked him & sure enough, a piece of the invisible thread that we so popular in the 70's had come off of his blanket & wrapped itself around his little fingers. He too suffered no long term effects, but my sister proceeded to take the hems out of all him blankets!
That is crazy. Hope your baby gets well soon.
xoxo Angie
Glad to hear that she has circulation in the toes and they will get better. Sorry to hear you had all that worry. Hope she is feeling better now.
Teresa in MD
Wow, I've never heard of such a thing. Good thing her cute little toes will be ok. My kids wore those kind to bed all the time. I never even thought to check them out after washing. Thanks for sharing.
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