This girl managed to bite through her own lip one night while bouncing on her ball that you sit on that has a handle to bounce with. There was a huge gaping hole inside her lip and smaller one on the outside. After dropping Emma and James off at Grandma's we took her up to the ER at Primary Children's Hospital because if she needed sedation for stitches that's where they would send us anyway. The bleeding had finally stopped by the time we got there and she was doing really well.
She was even able to drive!
She was examined and the Dr. decided she would only need about 2 stitches on the outside. They don't do anything inside because it heals so fast and so well on it's own. Here she is with the numbing gel on.
We love this place! This girls job is to make your kid happy and feel safe. She came in with a doll and had Mia help her clean her chin and pretend to fix it. She helped Mia understand what the doctor would do. She is also there during the procedure to distract with toys and book and an ipad. Mia was doing so well and was so calm we went ahead with no sedation. The doctor was able to get the stitches in with minimal crying from Mia. At one point she just very calmly asked her to stop crying and hold still and that she was almost done. It worked. (Never works for me!)
Here she is with Dad all done!
Now it's a liquid diet for the next few days until the hole in her mouth closes.
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