tecumsehmaverick
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First of all, everyone is okay, but we had a scare. I have an 11 week old. He usually isn't that fussy after I feed and change him, but last Monday at his 4 am feeding, it took me almost 2 hours to get him back to sleep. At his 8 am feeding, I was wondering why he still wouldn't calm down, and then I saw it. My long ass hair was wrapped around his little toe and it was SO SWOLLEN and beet red and I swear it was starting to turn blue.
I tried to get scissors under it but it was too tight. I couldn't even get my nail under it. I grabbed my pocket knife but then put it down because I didn't want to cut his perfect smooth skin by accident as he was screaming and flailing. My poor little baby! My husband was working an hour out of town and my parents and in laws are out of town. I was thinking, "what do I do, what do I do?! I need this off now, I need help!" So I did what any panicked new mama would do. I embarrassingly called 911.
I felt so silly explaining to the dispatcher what happened, and she was so nice and told me she would send someone. I was expecting a police officer to come assess the situation. Y'all, here comes a damn firetruck!
Three very handsome young firemen come and see what's up. I show them, and they grab their pocket knife and hold his little toe steady and it seriously took them 5 solid minutes to get my damn hair off of his little toe.
They asked me if I was a first time mom.... ha. Was it that obvious?
I looked it up online afterwards and turns out it's not that common, but common enough that it has a name. A hair tournequette. I may have over reacted by calling 911. But I had no idea this was a thing. I should have called his pediatrician, or gone to an urgent care. Or even tried some of the home remedies like giving him a bath.
But I did what I did, and now I'm telling everyone I know with little babies to watch out for this. It happens with 2-6 month olds, and hair or thread or strings can get wrapped around fingers, toes, or even genitals. It's not that common, but keep an eye out y'all.
Edit: Thanks so much for the support and advice!!! I'm going to get some Nair to keep in the house from now on. And don't worry, looking back I can't help but laugh at the huge fire truck coming down the street too
I tried to get scissors under it but it was too tight. I couldn't even get my nail under it. I grabbed my pocket knife but then put it down because I didn't want to cut his perfect smooth skin by accident as he was screaming and flailing. My poor little baby! My husband was working an hour out of town and my parents and in laws are out of town. I was thinking, "what do I do, what do I do?! I need this off now, I need help!" So I did what any panicked new mama would do. I embarrassingly called 911.
I felt so silly explaining to the dispatcher what happened, and she was so nice and told me she would send someone. I was expecting a police officer to come assess the situation. Y'all, here comes a damn firetruck!
Three very handsome young firemen come and see what's up. I show them, and they grab their pocket knife and hold his little toe steady and it seriously took them 5 solid minutes to get my damn hair off of his little toe.
They asked me if I was a first time mom.... ha. Was it that obvious?
I looked it up online afterwards and turns out it's not that common, but common enough that it has a name. A hair tournequette. I may have over reacted by calling 911. But I had no idea this was a thing. I should have called his pediatrician, or gone to an urgent care. Or even tried some of the home remedies like giving him a bath.
But I did what I did, and now I'm telling everyone I know with little babies to watch out for this. It happens with 2-6 month olds, and hair or thread or strings can get wrapped around fingers, toes, or even genitals. It's not that common, but keep an eye out y'all.
Edit: Thanks so much for the support and advice!!! I'm going to get some Nair to keep in the house from now on. And don't worry, looking back I can't help but laugh at the huge fire truck coming down the street too
