I feel like a HORRible mother!

[francisfam1]

I accidentally left my flat iron on snce last night and my 4 year old picked it up. Luckily he only burnt his thumb. He has had it in a cup of water for 2 hours now.

Any time I try and get his hand out of their he starts screaming and shaking his hand.

Any tips to make it feel better? Other than special treats!

He did fall asleep (while I was holding him like a baby, rubbing his head and singing to him)

I got his hand out dried it and put burn cream on it. But then he woke up and now it is back to the cup/

I feel like an idiot!:bhead:

[tfacey]

Put some honey on it... it takes the sting out right away.

[francisfam1]

Really?

I will tell DH to get some. He had to leave for a bit. But he was goin to get some milk. I will tell him to get that.

Thanks

[vee123]

What's a flat iron?

Sorry, I have no advice.

[EllaBarns]

You are not a horrible mother - accidents happen and it could have been much worse. :hugs: to you and your little guy.

Do you have an aloe? I burnt my face last night but found some moisturizer with aloe which helped a lot. I think the milk is a good idea too... at least I remember it feeling good on the bee stings as a young child (around his age), which I know is different, but it is still pain.

[Mydori]

Aloe helps. I burn myself on a regular basis ( I'm accident prone) and usually have some kind of aloe burn ointment around. I have heard ( as mentioned) that honey helps as well. Or egg whites, sounds odd but it might help out.

[francisfam1]

A flat iron is something that straitens your hair, kinda like a curling iron.

He is feeling much better now. I had some burn ointment in the first aid kit. I put that on him.

The milk was too drink, haha

[tawnjun]

I burned myself on the oven two nights ago and blistered my middle finger on my right hand. I had to keep it in ice water on and off for about 6 hours. After the sting was gone, I can't even see a blister. I think that is the best treatment.

Sorry the lil guy burned himself.

[noey718]

no a horrible mother would be if he did that and you didn't care, accidents happen and you are obviously heart broken that your four year old got hurt.

[redcup]

I burned myself on the oven two nights ago and blistered my middle finger on my right hand. I had to keep it in ice water on and off for about 6 hours. After the sting was gone, I can't even see a blister. I think that is the best treatment.

Sorry the lil guy burned himself.

I totally burned my whole hand with a hot skillet (dummie me) and spent all night with my hand in an ice bucket of ice water. I should have blistered, but never did. Also kept my hand from hurting at all. I remember I slept with my hand over the bed with the ice bucket on the floor. I would wake up when I moved in my sleep and my hand was out of the bucket!


Hope your little guy feels better SOON!

[tullfan]

There is nothing better than cold water for burns. Since the skin holds the heat, you need to cool it for relief. Anything that blocks the pores (greasy ointments) makes it burn worse. I have also read that whole milk has amino acids that relieve burns (cold milk compresses, not drinking it). Funny you should say that now, we are treating my FIL as we speak because he was canning tomatoes and spilled boiling water on his hand.
Good luck to the little guy- TLC works wonders!

[xscapes]

No, a horrible mother would have used it to burn her child on purpose...

Kinda like when mine branded my leg as a kid....
put the weiner tongs in the gas flame till they glowed, opened 'em wide & closed on my leg

You forgot, that's all.
He's still exploring
Accidents will happen.

He'll get over it.

[vee123]

Thanks Francis, I didn't know that. It wasn't your fault, it was an accident.

OMG X that's horrifying.

I steamed my fingers back in 1986 & I'll never forget it. I was making corn on the cob in the microwave & I had it tightly covered with plastic wrap & it formed a steam bubble. I slowly lifted it & the steam came out & melted 3 fingers. It was my pinky finger, ring finger & middle finger. The ring finger was the worse, the skin almost dripped off from it. I was given pain pills to helpme deal with it & I never did something so stupid again.

[smileysal]

I think something like that happens to every kid and of course we as mothers blame ourselves. It's an accident and accidents will occur no matter how careful we try to be.

[chestnutfall]

Poor baby.
Accidents happen.

I love this product.

Water gel, it has lidacaine(sp) in it.

http://www.drugstore.com/qxp84262_335997_sespider/water_jel/burn_jel_for_fast_relief_of_minor_burns.htm

http://water-jel.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=27&Itemid=254&lang=en_EN

[core_17]

I think putting it in cool water is ok, but ice water or anything like that, not ok.

One thing I've noticed with burns I've had . . . If I put the burn on ice, it feels better. But I can keep it on ice for 7-8 hours or more and when I remove the ice, it feels like I just burned it.

I know he's a little kid, and he wouldn't believe or understand it . . . but the only thing that made it feel better for me, was to take my hand off the ice and grit my teeth and bear the pain for a little bit . . . and then it felt better.

I remember burning my hand on the stove (I was cleaning it, had forgotten I had hte burner on not too long earlier) really bad . . . I worked a full shift right after that with ice wrapped around my hand . . . came home, and after a while, my then- boyfriend convinced me to take it off the ice. I had a tight hold of his hand with my non-burned hand, and hand my face buried in his shoulder . . . I was in so much pain that no amount of 'trying to be tough' kept me from crying for a while.

I hope your kiddo feels better soon. I definitely feel his pain. It happens to everyone as some point or another.

[zekemaa]

I think putting it in cool water is ok, but ice water or anything like that, not ok.

One thing I've noticed with burns I've had . . . If I put the burn on ice, it feels better. But I can keep it on ice for 7-8 hours or more and when I remove the ice, it feels like I just burned it.

I know he's a little kid, and he wouldn't believe or understand it . . . but the only thing that made it feel better for me, was to take my hand off the ice and grit my teeth and bear the pain for a little bit . . . and then it felt better.

I remember burning my hand on the stove (I was cleaning it, had forgotten I had hte burner on not too long earlier) really bad . . . I worked a full shift right after that with ice wrapped around my hand . . . came home, and after a while, my then- boyfriend convinced me to take it off the ice. I had a tight hold of his hand with my non-burned hand, and hand my face buried in his shoulder . . . I was in so much pain that no amount of 'trying to be tough' kept me from crying for a while.

I hope your kiddo feels better soon. I definitely feel his pain. It happens to everyone as some point or another.

I completely agree with the above as it seems to be true for me. Dont feel too bad those accidents come with the job!
When my second daughter was about three I told her not to touch some peppers on a tree and she did it anyway. And wiped it all over her face. She screamed for an hour and a half. And all I could do was hold her until she passed out from the tears. It was sad but for some reason its a parental rite of passage. Hug the little guy for me.

[francisfam1]

thanks guys! He is doing much better. He has blisters still on all of his fingerips. A big one on his thumb. It doesnt seem to bother him though. He is still my lil ninja.

However my inlaws say its all my fault and that I dont take good enough care of them.

They are jerks though. I would only be a good mom to them if I sat their and watched him sleep ALL NIGHT. And played with him all day every day. Oh and took him to the zoo or museum ever day. Then I would be number one on their list.

[nicolbw]

I hope your little guy feels better soon.

Here's a little story that I hope cheers you up some.

I wanted to go as a witch for Halloween last year but my mother-in-law wouldn't let me borrow her dress.

LOL

[goodxxxgirl]

aww the little guy
hey dont beat your self up NO ONE is a perfect parent
they are all gona get the bumbs and bruises and such of growing up
and not listening to the word "no"