hair tourniquet

Violetta81 · March 2014

So my LO had one on the little toes..

I FREAKED out. When i noticed it i had an appt with the pedi that day so i waited to address it when i went in.

Pedi proceeded to cut the hair and use tweezers (lo was crying and then i started crying it was HORRIBLE). Anyways the advice he gave me was to use Nair to remove one if it happened in the future. Does anyone else think that advice was not right?

Im thinking of getting a new pedi because of this. Overboard?

cammyisagirlsname · March 2014

You are so annoying.

micino · March 2014

This has got to be a joke

Violetta81 · March 2014

bandwagon jumper.

I am asking a serious question about my LO no need to be rude.

TXmamatobe · March 2014

Is this real life?

cboink · March 2014

Okay real answer... You are overreacting.
And no I wouldn't use nair.

Violetta81 · March 2014

cboyington said:

Okay real answer... You are overreacting. And no I wouldn't use nair.

ya i probably am but that advice really pissed me off.

BTW thanks ladies for the sympathies for my LO going through something so painful and horrible. (i dont know what the sarcasm font is for the group)

Maybe you should show some couth on a post about a child being in pain.

nofcksgiven · March 2014

Yup. You should totes do that.
Be sure to call CPS on yourself when you're done.

Violetta81 · March 2014

Meggie0421 said:

Yup. You should totes do that. Be sure to call CPS on yourself when you're done.

maybe you should read, i asked if anyone else thought this was bad advice for one.

for 2 i asked if it was overboard i wanted a new pedi for giving said advice.

Violetta81 · March 2014

FFS this really fucking happened.

This isnt some crazy HOT TOPIC or controversial thing. And i cant get advice on a serious matter because you all think im a troll.

Awesome.

nofcksgiven · March 2014

Violetta81 said:
FFS this really fucking happened.

This isnt some crazy HOT TOPIC or controversial thing. And i cant get advice on a serious matter because you all think im a troll.

Awesome.

Please STFU and/or GTFO.
You're being annoying as shit, not cute, amusing, or clever.
If you have a real question, use your real AE.

cboink · March 2014

Even if you are not a troll you most likely wouldn't be getting good advice due to the way you started on this board. You want respect? You need to give it and definitely not attack the regs with rude tude.

westerterpnr · March 2014

Why didn't you remove the hair yourself?

cboink · March 2014

westerterpnr said:
Why didn't you remove the hair yourself?

This was my initial thought.

Violetta81 · March 2014

i should have taken a picture it was wrapped waaay to tightly, everytime i touched her foot she would scream and kick around..... (i dont know why my shit is underlined and it wont let me stop it) My DH wasnt around to hold her down for me, it was def a 2 person job...

westerterpnr · March 2014

Well how does this happen?

BootsOrHearts · March 2014

cboyington said:

Why didn't you remove the hair yourself?
This was my initial thought.

Me three.

"A bookshelf fell on my baby so we went to the pediatrican to have it taken off, feel bad for meeeee!" LOL

cboink · March 2014

westerterpnr said:
Well how does this happen?

Are you serious? (Not trying to be rude by asking)
This is actually very common. I am also always checking socks and sleepers for loose strings that could get wrapped around baby toes.

westerterpnr · March 2014

Yea, never heard of it. Good to know! I guess I better start checking. It just seems like you would see it before it got bad idk

Violetta81 · March 2014

westerterpnr said:

Well how does this happen?

i asked him that, he told me to check her socks and footie jammies before i put them on her. Hair can be in those places from doing laundry. Then because she scrunchies her toes and moves them around it gets tighter and tighter over a period of time. I almost didnt even see the hair is was so tight.. I had to push back her skin. I have no idea how long it was like that.

He also told me its not uncommon and if someone brings a baby thats unconsolable to the ER thats the first thing they check for...

westerterpnr · March 2014

I'm gonna rub nair on DS feet every night

BootsOrHearts · March 2014

This actually is a thing that happens, not just to babies either. I had a friend in college who went to see the doctor because her toe hurt and she didn't know why. It had a hair wrapped around it. Granted she was physically disabled and so she couldn't get close enough to her toe to inspect it, but still. It does happen.

TXmamatobe · March 2014

I guess I would have just found a way to get it off immediately rather than waiting.

westerterpnr · March 2014

TXmamatobe said:
I guess I would have just found a way to get it off immediately rather than waiting.

Me too!

Naty657 · March 2014

I check all of Ks fingers, toes and his junk during every change for exactly this reason. Why would you not check? And why you waited is just stupid. You should' ve removed it yourself. Stop being a baby and go away.

Violetta81 · March 2014

Naty657 said:

I check all of Ks fingers, toes and his junk during every change for exactly this reason. Why would you not check? And why you waited is just stupid. You should' ve removed it yourself. Stop being a baby and go away.

Please dont try and use scissors and your baby why they are kicking and wailing unless you have someone to hold LO down. Obviously this has never happened to most of you or you would understand that its a 2 person job to take care of. I said my DH wasnt around so i went into the pedi THE SAME DAY. And I had never heard of this happening before that is the reason i didnt check.

And btw you must be newish. Dont recognize your nickname, stop trying to fit in by acting like a bitch when it isnt necessary. (btw thats not flag worthy because i didnt actually call you a bitch)

margaerytyrell · March 2014

Do we like your other AE better?

I've heard of it happening on a toe and a penis. Talk about freaking out.

cboink · March 2014

Naty657 said:
I check all of Ks fingers, toes and his junk during every change for exactly this reason. Why would you not check? And why you waited is just stupid. You should' ve removed it yourself. Stop being a baby and go away.

I used to work for a pediatrician and have seen some that were wrapped pretty badly. It was a really good thing the parents didnt try to unravel on their own. It definitely depends on how bad it gets. Maybe OPs LO was bad.
Eta: I really don't know why I am being so nice. Haha

peitri · March 2014

This thread makes me want to shave my head.

I kid, but I will definitely be checking LO's fingers & toes now. I never have before and I have long hair.

cboink · March 2014

Violetta81 said:

Naty657 said:

I check all of Ks fingers, toes and his junk during every change for exactly this reason. Why would you not check? And why you waited is just stupid. You should' ve removed it yourself. Stop being a baby and go away.

Please dont try and use scissors and your baby why they are kicking and wailing unless you have someone to hold LO down. Obviously this has never happened to most of you or you would understand that its a 2 person job to take care of. I said my DH wasnt around so i went into the pedi THE SAME DAY. And I had never heard of this happening before that is the reason i didnt check.

And btw you must be newish. Dont recognize your nickname, stop trying to fit in by acting like a bitch when it isnt necessary. (btw thats not flag worthy because i didnt actually call you a bitch)

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Kettle black. That is all.

micino · March 2014

Have to admit. I never heard if this before that's why I thought the whole using nair part was a joke. Definitely going to check LO now. Hope your LO is ok now

Cambury108 · March 2014

Well I have 3 kids and it wasn't until this last baby that a hair got wrapped around anything tightly to the point of me kind of panicking. I was home alone and I dealt with it. The time it would take me to even get ready to leave the house and make it to the pedi's office was in my mind to much time to "waste" What I did was let her nurse for a few minutes until she was calm and while she was nursing I used my other hand and removed the hair. It was a few minute job and it was super tight but I was able to do it alone. I see no reason why you couldn't figure out something to do. You could have fed your LO a bottle and rocked him/her to sleep and once asleep and not moving you could have removed it. That still would have taken less time then packing up and going to the pedi's office in my opinion. I pray you never have a REAL emergency because you have to be able to handle stuff as a parent and sometimes ALONE!!!! Sorry to sound rude but this might be the dumbest thing I have read in quite awhile.

Before you say anything I did read where your baby was screaming/whaling and so was mine. Its all about calming them down.

Naty657 · March 2014

Violetta81 said:

Naty657 said:

I check all of Ks fingers, toes and his junk during every change for exactly this reason. Why would you not check? And why you waited is just stupid. You should' ve removed it yourself. Stop being a baby and go away.

Please dont try and use scissors and your baby why they are kicking and wailing unless you have someone to hold LO down. Obviously this has never happened to most of you or you would understand that its a 2 person job to take care of. I said my DH wasnt around so i went into the pedi THE SAME DAY. And I had never heard of this happening before that is the reason i didnt check.

And btw you must be newish. Dont recognize your nickname, stop trying to fit in by acting like a bitch when it isnt necessary. (btw thats not flag worthy because i didnt actually call you a bitch)

Why would I flag it? It didn't hurt my feelings. And I wasn't saying to take scissors to your baby that's just silly. But you could've used tweezers to remove the hair while they're asleep, I've had to before on my niece. I'm not new and you could've googled. But I'm glad your LO didn't lose any appendages!

melco19 · March 2014

Glad your LO is ok. I have never even thought to look for hair around toes. I will be checking more carefully now though

Violetta81 · March 2014

Cambury108 said:
Well I have 3 kids and it wasn't until this last baby that a hair got wrapped around anything tightly to the point of me kind of panicking. I was home alone and I dealt with it. The time it would take me to even get ready to leave the house and make it to the pedi's office was in my mind to much time to "waste" What I did was let her nurse for a few minutes until she was calm and while she was nursing I used my other hand and removed the hair. It was a few minute job and it was super tight but I was able to do it alone. I see no reason why you couldn't figure out something to do. You could have fed your LO a bottle and rocked him/her to sleep and once asleep and not moving you could have removed it. That still would have taken less time then packing up and going to the pedi's office in my opinion. I pray you never have a REAL emergency because you have to be able to handle stuff as a parent and sometimes ALONE!!!! Sorry to sound rude but this might be the dumbest thing I have read in quite awhile.

Before you say anything I did read where your baby was screaming/whaling and so was mine. Its all about calming them down.

I guess it was bad then I was nursing her the entire time the pedi was removing it and she still kicked and screamed the entire time. So I highly doubt that would gave worked at home for me alone.

But good for you for getting it off on your own. There are a lot of first time mothers who don't appreciate condescending tones, I'm sure you didnt.

kbart82 · March 2014

peitri said:
This thread makes me want to shave my head.

I kid, but I will definitely be checking LO's fingers & toes now. I never have before and I have long hair.

This. I never thought about this before. I am definitely going to be checking for this now. And if this happened in his diaper I don't know what I would do. I keep imaging things wrapped so tight they turn purple. It gives me the chills.

Violetta81 · March 2014

But back to my question.... This isn't the first time my pedi has given me off advice. But this advice pissed me off about the Nair.

I really wanted her to have the same pedi for life but I'm really thinking about switching... I just dont know if I'm over reacting

Violetta81 · March 2014

Btw to all the women who posted rude things. Maybe you shouldn't attack a post about a child in pain.

I can see if I posted my mil is a twat and u all said I deserved it. But not funny.

Cambury108 · March 2014

Maybe ours wasn't as severe then. IDK. I guess you did what you thought was right in your situation. Luckily nothing happened to your LO and that is what we should be thankful for.

cboink · March 2014

Violetta81 said:
But back to my question.... This isn't the first time my pedi has given me off advice. But this advice pissed me off about the Nair.

I really wanted her to have the same pedi for life but I'm really thinking about switching... I just dont know if I'm over reacting

Another serious answer... You have to go with your own instinct. If you are not comfortable with your pedi find another one. Honestly no one else can answer this for you.

TXmamatobe · March 2014

Violetta81 said:
But back to my question.... This isn't the first time my pedi has given me off advice. But this advice pissed me off about the Nair.

I really wanted her to have the same pedi for life but I'm really thinking about switching... I just dont know if I'm over reacting

I wouldn't feel comfortable using Nair, I'll say that. What are some other examples of the weird advice? Might help with the decision.

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