My three month old son got a hair wrapped around one of his toes and I didn't see it until a friend noticed it yesterday that it cut through the skin on his toe. It wasn't bleeding and I got the hair out - but it was in there really deep. Has this happened to anyone else? What do you do to get it to heal. This is scary - everytime I bend his toe back it looks like his toe is cut into. Will this heal?
2007-03-19 11:48:20 · 9 answers · asked by ? 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
This happened with my first child as well; after that I always made sure to check the fingers, toes, and even the boys' genitals (heard a horror story about THAT once!) when I couldn't figure out why they were fussing or crying.
I use a natural salve (Burt's Bees Res-Q Ointment) with comfrey or a calendula first aid cream, although Neosporin is the more popular choice for many. I like herbal remedies and natural things, though, especially for my babies.
You may want to call your dr. and do a phone consultation, so you can describe the cut to him/her. If it sounds even slightly infected, you may need to take him in, but a wait-and-see approach may be all that's needed.
Best of luck! I hope it heals quickly....
2007-03-19 12:06:08 · answer #1 · answered by LaundryGirl 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
of course it will heal, actually this happens alot, it did with me anyways, as i have very very long hair! It would always get wrapped around their tiny toes or fingers, Ive gotten to the point of checking all the time now :) It will heal though. Obviously if it was painful, he would have been crying. Babies know pain and when there is pain, theres crying :) Try to keep it moist, with some neosporen or um vaseline or something of that nature, and it will be just fine.
Mom of 4 boys and 26 weeks with boy 5!!
2007-03-19 11:55:57 · answer #2 · answered by jess_n_flip 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use Neosporin for everything. I had never heard of the hair around a toe before but a Dr. told me about that happening once when I took my daughter in she had been crying and we did not know why, that was not her problem, but that was the story she told me. If you can I would still have a Dr. look at it due to him being young and not chance an infection.
2007-03-19 11:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by Miss Coffee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is really cut that deep you need to bring him in. Even if it looks fine right now, it can still get infected. I would not take a chance and risk him getting an infection and getting sick.
P.S. I have heard of a cut happening this way but I don't think it is very common. It can happen though.
2007-03-19 11:56:34 · answer #4 · answered by megokane 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it happened to my son at 3 months also....his cut really deep and was starting to get infected and i couldnt get the hair out so i took him to the ER. the doctor said they get kids there all the time with the same thing, now i am a constant toe checker.
2007-03-19 13:25:48 · answer #5 · answered by CRmac 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aww, poor thing, call the dr and they can tell you. Or put some baby neosporin or something like medicine aloe vera on it, aloe heals and helps things not to scar, my parents have grown it in the backyard since I don't even remember, so I get it for free and put it on my scars, it really helps!
2007-03-19 11:57:50 · answer #6 · answered by Lorelei's Mommy ( & prego) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this happened to my daughter a couple of weeks ago, she's 2 months, and i took the hair off, and like you said, it was cut. i just put some neosporin on it and it was okay in about a week. theres nothing really to be worried about. :)
2007-03-19 11:54:50 · answer #7 · answered by Tatiana D 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It will heal. This happened to my ex sister in laws sons penis! ouch!
2007-03-19 12:13:47 · answer #8 · answered by alexandria1_1999 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it will be just fine put a little neosporn on it and a bandaid if he will leave it alone
2007-03-19 11:53:19 · answer #9 · answered by chatterboxx777 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋