WARNING: Bathtub accident... please read!

ribbit

Hi everyone, I am not on here alot but something happened to my daughter this weekend that I want to share so you can protect your kids. My two daughters (2yrs and 3yrs) were in the bathtub and while I was soaping up my 2 year old, my 3 year old was at the far end of the tub where the water spout is. She leaned back or sat back onto the water spout and I won't get into details (they are painful) but the pull up knob (to turn the shower on and off) tore her bottom open. I immediately saw the blood and it was horrifying. I grabbed her, wrapped her in a towel an rushed her to the ER (thankfully is only down the street). I did not even look at it, I knew it was bad. Once the ER doctor saw her she immediately had us transfered to Children's Hospital via ambulance. We got there and a team of surgeons were called in to take her into surgery. We had no idea the extent of the damage because she would not let anyone see it well enough (they were afraid of internal damage). So the surgeons decided to sedated her to look at it, then decide what repair was needed and do it. We were very lucky... there was no internal damage, just a very large tear to her perineal area and buttock (not very pleasant becuase most of us know what an episitomy feels like, this was kinda the reverse). They repaired with stitches and we stayed overnight in the hospital. This was one of the most horrible experiences to go through and we were very blessed she will make a great recovery. She is doing really great and is up today playing. She is still sore but having to get a 3yr old to sit still and not run, jump & play is very hard. But I am glad to see her feeling more like herself. I really don't know what I'd do with myself if something worse had happened. I still cannot get it out my head and don't want anyone, especially any child, to go through this.

You think of your kids hitting their head on the spout but NEVER EVER did it cross my mind what happened to my daughter COULD happen, just never thought it. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE put spout protectors on your tubs and buy an extra long bath mat that covers as much as the tub as possible (www.onestepahead.com has a great one). Also make sure your kids stay seated whenever possible.  We had our bathtub chlidproofed but had thrown the spout protector away 2 days before the accident because it was mildewed and we were repainting and redoing our bathroom. So if you need to replace any child protection device, buy a new one then remove the old one when you have a replacement because the one day you leave something unprotected is the one day the get hurt. Telling friends about this I was very surprised how many did not have spout protectors. Some don't have the knob for the shower on their spout like we do, but even if you do, you don't think of that as the hazard. No matter how old you child is, the spout is still a hazard. Please tell friends. Thanks for reading.

DandelionMom

OMG!  Poor momma and poor baby!  I'm glad she's okay.  (((hugs)))

jorie

OMG...thank you for sharing.  I'm so glad your DD is okay.

LanaM

how horrible! So glad she's ok! Hope she has a speedy full recovery!

sarahjared

That is horrifying!  So glad that there was no internal damage.  Sounds like what was damaged was bad enough.  Glad that she is feeling better.  Can't imagine what you went through.

JenniC1135

OMG, my stomach was in knots reading this.  I feel awful for you both and cannot imagine how scary it must have been.  Glad she's on the road to recovery.

Desert*Flower

I am so, so sorry! Your poor little girl. I am glad to hear she is okay.

Zenya

oh my goodness how scary for everyone. I am so glad she's ok.

oparcm

What a horrible incident and glad your dd is ok.  I know of a girl who was injured in this way but not in the bath tub.  She fell climbing over a fence.  Painful! 

Mominator

Oh my goodness, how scary. Reading this makes me glad that I have, and use religiously, a spout cover. This particular scenerio never even crossed my mind, how horrible for your poor DD.

kelly&paul

I am so sorry. I'm glad your dd is doing better. thanks for sharing, I would have never thought about that happening.

ellemoney:)

I am so glad she is ok, what a scary ordeal. Thanks for sharing the tip.?

LeisureSuitLauren

Oh gosh! Thank you for sharing. How awful.  I was so glad to get to the end and hear that she's okay. We don't even have a spout protector and I'm not sure why- getting one tomorrow.

WifeyLindsay

I am so sorry that this happened to your little girl. That just breaks my heart. I am glad that she is doing okay and I hope she heals perfectly. Thanks for letting us know.

Angela814

How scary!  I'm so glad she's okay.  I will now be extra careful with the faucet.  I never would have thought the top part could be a problem.

Sahara6971

Oh, that is awful. Poor you as a mom having to witness that. Poor little one for being put through that painful and scary experience. I am sorry but glad the worst is over. Thank you for sharing.

ready2go

how awful, so glad your dd is ok.  thanks for sharing your story.  I never, ever thought of something like this

tammy79

I'm so sorry, your poor baby, I'm glad she's doing well, and thank you for warning us.

CubbyMama

That is horrifying.  *shudder*  I'm so sorry that happened to your little girl, and I hope she makes a full recovery soon, although I'm sure YOU will never fully recover from that!

gracendantho26

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for the warning..I would have never considered that. I hope your DD (and you) will be okay. Big ((hugs))!

HeatherRyan

Oh my gosh.  How horrible.  I am so glad she is ok.  I am so sorry that happened to her.  Thank you for sharing!