Wednesday, September 22, 2010

First Mommy Heart Attack

So yesterday was an eventful day in our house. I was getting ready to go to my SAT prep class and Natalie was playing on my bed. I saw her bump her head on the foot board and she immediately started screaming. By the time I got to her, I could see blood on my sheets. I immediately unwrapped her and saw her mouth was full of blood. My first thought was that she had knocked out her teeth! I rushed her into the bathroom, had her spit out all the blood and saw no teeth missing. But her teeth were bleeding profusely, so I figured one was probably loose. I called Paul, and with Natalie hysterical in my arms, told him to come home immediately. I then called her pediatrician who said to bring her right in. By the time Paul got home, we were in the car and ready to go. After 2 doctors checked her teeth, we were relieved to hear that no teeth were loose. (And a friend who is a dentist in Corsicana told me she was probably ok..but to check and make sure her teeth don't start to darken, as that may be a sign of nerve damage..thanks Dr. Pillans!) By dinner time she was eating like her normal self (once she figured out to chew on the other side) and then was running around like nothing had ever happened. Twice today she has said "tooth hurts" but I don't know if that is her remembering yesterday or they still hurt today. I'm covering my bases with Tylenol!

2 comments:

Katy Lane said...

What a scary moment! Glad she is OK and no teeth were lost!!

Julie said...

That story still turns my stomach. I'm so glad everything turned out ok!!