PediaCast 13 * Injury, Poison, Phobia, Death * 347-404-5437

Posted by Dr Mike on Oct 13 2006

3 Responses to “PediaCast 13 * Injury, Poison, Phobia, Death * 347-404-5437”

1. on 29 Mar 2007 at 10:45 pm 1 Heather said …

   
   

   Dr. Mike:
   I just listened to this episode and wanted to share. This brought back all of our “mistakes ” with our first children.
   It is so easy to make mistakes when your are first time parents and i think this show was a very valuable one.
   Our first babies were preemie twins (2 pounds each). My husband is a physician as well and between his call schedule and my lack of sleep for months on end we had some rather painful lessons as did our kids.
   Here are some things you can add to your show if you do address this topic again.
   1. Baby bjorns love them but it is easy to misjudge how far out your baby is. When my baby was about 6 months I was rushing to get the groceries in the car and home before nap time. When shutting the hatch of our SUV the top came down and grazed the top of my babies head. It was awful. Fortunatly she was not terribly hurt but it could have been a disaster. From that point on I always remember to turn to the side and lower the hatch with one hand.
   2. My husband learrned you never take a tray off a high chair and unbuckle the seat belt until you are ready to lift the child out. Even if you are standing in front of the seat. He turned for one brief moment to put the tray on the counter and my daughter sky dived down to the floor.
   3. Never ignore a two years old tantrum if they are near a stair case. Mine was pitching a fit over a toy at the top of the stairs. I told her to sit and calm down and she freaked out and threw herself to the floor but too close to the stairs and went down them.
   4. Attaching furniture to the walls is a really good idea. Never place a desired toy on something that can be climbed. My twins pulled out their dresser drawers to get to a toy and the dresser came down on them.
   5. When visiting relatives remind them to place their medicines and poisons out of reach if you are there for any longer than a day. Kids are curious and grandma’s pills look like candy. We never had this one but a friend of ours did.
   6. Make sure if you are going to stay with someone that their pets are child friendly. My nephew went to pet my mom’s very friendly dog and his child like movements spooked the dog. My nephew ended up with stitches.

   Wow reading this over it looks like we were really neglectful parents but first time parents that are tired make very common mistakes and if made aware of them maybe we will save someone else from doing it.
   Fortunatly for us our kids never had any serious injuries from any of these things that could have been very serious.
   Maybe this is a blog idea for your wife… to list common mistakes we all make???
   Hope this is helpful to someone else.
   Heather

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