Oh No

[lesliepear]

I got a call from Alan's daycare provider at work this AM...he'd fallen from the high chair and she took him to ER (some confusion on my part as to where he was when I called, but I did catch up with them after I got home on the bus.) He fell when she had her back turned for a second. He got a bruise on his head and sadly lost his bottom 2 front baby teeth with the top ones being loose (I have the lost ones in an envelope). We are home now, I gave him soft food to eat (he was very hungry, but couldn't suck a bottle comfortably) and he's sleeping. She was sorry and I'm not upset, these things happen. I now have to find a pediatric dentist for him and I'd never gotten dental for him - figuring I'd wait till he's 2 or 3 and had teeth. I just e-mailed to postpone my interview, I wouldn't be in a good frame of mind. I need to find something to eat for lunch, never got a chance to eat.

Tylenol (2 droppers, he was 23 lbs 10 oz!) every 4 hours and ice his bump every hour if I can.

Comments

[christilyn.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor baby! Do you think they'll be able to reinsert the teeth? Or do you have any clue?

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

As far as I know, no they can't be. I do have to follow up with a pediatric dentist. I need to know how long he should have soft foods and what to do in the future.

[geekmom.livejournal.com]

That's what I'd heard,too. He'll have missing front teeth until the permanent ones come in, as far as I know.

[christilyn.livejournal.com]

Poor little guy. This whole becoming a mother thing is so scary--there are so many things that can happen to these little critters...

[amyzon.livejournal.com]

Bless his little heart! I got teary just imagining that happening. Poor baby. I bet the worker won't sleep well tonight because of it. She'll feel SO guilty. You took it a lot better as a mom than I would. :P

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Nadia and her whole family love Alan very much and Nadia feels very badly about it. But it could have been much, much worse.

[luscious-purple.livejournal.com]

I hope Alan recovers quickly!!!

[purple-roses.livejournal.com]

Oh man. I did that when I was little (only about 1), lost my top two front teeth, but they were able to give me silver caps. It was the daycare's fault too. They let the 5 and up children out into a playground with the toddlers. One of them pushed me down the cement porch steps.

I know you say "these things happen", but you might consider asking for medical reimbursement. Speaking from experience, dental reconstruction is EXPENSIVE, not to mention the ER bills you now have. I'd like to know why he wasn't strapped into the high chair? How exactly did he fall? If he tipped the whole thing over, o.k. But if he just fell out, then someone wasn't doing their job.

Sorry, I just don't want you to be stuck with expenses like this when it could have been avoided.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

I have insurance for the ER part (which should cover the tooth removal since it was an injury). We may get a dental discount plan just for him - it says no age limit and it covers a pediatric dentist in the same time. We only need this till December when I can sign him up during open enrollment for dental - or if I get another job first.

[scenicbeauty.livejournal.com]

These were exactly my first thoughts, too. I mean, babies shouldn't just be falling out of high chairs. He really should have been strapped in and attended the whole time - if she had to turn her back or run to get something, she should have taken babe with her. At least, that's what I would have done (I've worked with small babies to age 3 in three different daycares and nannied for 2 families).

I would have absolutely freaked out if this had happened to my child at daycare. Bumps and bruises are one thing = all normal kids take spills and have accidents, but this one was totally preventable.

I hope Alan feels better soon!!!

[astrojetta.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor baby! I'm glad he's okay. How scary! Those kinds of phone calls are the worst...but luckily it all turned out okay.

[adagiopassion.livejournal.com]

Poor little guy! I hope that he recovers quickly!

[ignu2k.livejournal.com]

Oh no! Poor little bug, and poor mama. ((hugs)) to both of you!

[violetdaisies.livejournal.com]

eep! how awful.

and i agree w/ what someone said earlier...you took it much better than i would have. even if it was my parents who were taking care of my kids and that happened.

i'm sooooo glad he's ok though. now i guess all he'll want for christmas (or his birthday) are his 2 front teeth! ;o)

ohhhh

[ex-goodlife509.livejournal.com]

i'm so sorry! i live in secret dread that something like that will appen to me and the babe, i don't know how i'd get over it if it was my fault!

big hugs to you and your babe! i'm so glad he's pretty much ok, ergo loss of teeth is icky

[ginky.livejournal.com]

Oh Leslie! I'm sorry! I hope your little one feels like his old self soon!

[geekmom.livejournal.com]

Poor baby!

[preternatural.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor boy! I'd actually be surprised if they didn't want to do reconstructive work. Not having teeth in the sockets could affect how evenly the permanent teeth come in.

It is expensive, though (says the mom of the two-year-old with three crowns and two fillings).

[miss-leeding.livejournal.com]

i hope alan is okay.
kids heal so quick. :)

eeekkkkk, zakkary starts daycare monday. i'm going to freak.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

I think this was a freak thing. Don't worry about it.

[shanin.livejournal.com]

poor baby

i'm glad he is ok though.

[portia.livejournal.com]

Poor little dude! That's quite a tumble he took. Hope everything is OK.

[dstroy.livejournal.com]

poor little guy!!! And he lost his teeth too? awwww!!! Must have given you an awful fright to hear that over the phone. I hope he recovers and feels better soon!

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

I didn't know how serious it was till I got to the ER. They didn't touch his mouth until I got there.

[yeoww.livejournal.com]

I don't think you can do anything about the teeth that got knocked out, but you may be able to rescue the teeth that were loosened - a dentist would be able to give you information on that.
I'm glad Alan's okay overall, though. Whew!