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A journey through the wild ride of being a first time mother

You can read every book on the shelf about being a parent and what to expect with your new baby, but the only true preparation is experiencing it first hand.



Thursday, June 7, 2012

Update

We just got back from the wound unit. There wasn't any dead skin to remove so they just cleaned it up (she somehow managed to get a fruit loop under when eating breakfast this morning). We got more cream and suggestion on how to wrap it so it doesn't rub and she doesn't have to have a bandage wrapped around her whole chest.
A lot of people have suggested to me that Emu Oil works very well with helping burns heal and to prevent scarring. I asked the nurse about it (the doctor wasn't even there we just saw her) and she said it is a good product and works miracles. She said that since we cannot put any of the cream on her face we can start putting the oil on that area but to wait a few more days before we start putting it on her neck and shoulder.
When we were in the ER yesterday they told us to give her some more pain medicine before we took her in today cause they were thinking they would have to scrub it some. I went with the heavier dosage they suggested and gave it to her about a half hour before we went to it had time to take effect. I think it helped a lot she just sat there while i held her and whined a little bit. My dad had come with us for moral support and also so if need me there was an extra person to hold her down.
She spent the morning with Jason but he had to go work this afternoon so after the appointment she went to the babysitter and when we got there she had the full effects of the medicine, she was drooling out of both sides of her mouth and just staring off into space, it was kind of funny. She has snapped out of it now i was told and was eating lunch and playing.

We don't have to go for any followup appointments unless we start to notice it getting irritated or infection. Hopefully we now are on a quick road to recovery!

1 comment:

  1. Yay Kendall! I would have loved to see her all dazed out with drool! LOL.

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