Baby scolded by boiling water. Please help.

[A1983]

She lay the flask down the pram-so above her legs. The entire contents poured out and there was prolonged contact with the heat due to blankets. She may as well held her in a fire apparently due to the depth. I never want to see her ever again and from now on will not mention her. Besides, she recently moved near me and is now moving back so she has resolved herself of any support anyway.

 

[sue_88]

You're doing the right thing by having all your focus on your baby girl, forget the person who did this, not worth it.

Will be thinking of you & your little brave girl tomorrow. Praying for good news and no graft

 

[Sqwidge]

Ok I understand now.

You know what, I don't blame you, I don't think I would be able to forgive someone for doing that either.

 

[Jchihuahua]

The poor little darling. It looks so sore. I am thinking about her every day and hoping for a full recovery .

 

[Jchihuahua]

How is she doing? x

 

[A1983]

https://db.tt/vqLzax8C

Here she is today

Leg looking better-first dressing change since Thursday. Pink is showing under deepest area and still got a week to go so fingers crossed. Nurse said it won't be healed by a week BUT it could be good enough to not need a graft. It may still need one if scar is going to contract. Next change Friday. Thank you for asking x She is well within herself. But irritable and waking a bit more at night but could be unrelated.

 

[MrsC8776]

I've been following this thread since you started it and I just wanted to say that I'm so sorry this has happened to both of you. Your daughter is beautiful and honestly no matter how the healing goes she always will be. You are very strong to remain calm during all of this and I think you are doing such a great job!

 

[Sqwidge]

What a cutie pie! I've been meaning to ask after her, glad to hear all is going in the right direction xxx

 

[MrsButterfly]

She is so utterly beautiful. Fingers crossed for you and her it continues to heal well xx

 

[A1983]

Thank you ladies Mrs C such lovely kind words-although my OH would laugh at me being called calm-I have had meltdowns each dressing change and cried a lot, an awful lot. I also find myself as im falling to sleep feeling a fear like I've lost her. I know I haven't, she is still my beautiful little girl, but this has obviously had it's effect and at times the threat of how precious their little lives are and how easily danger can come to them hits me hard. I'm sure it's part of being a mother, but it's not nice. Yes I'm hoping and praying and using my 'healing touch' that she comes out of this with little physical reminder-she deserves that at least x

 

[felix555]

OP it sounds like you are handling this so well. It takes a strong person. Good luck, I hope your LO just goes from strength to strength.

 

[sue_88]

You're very strong, and your strong Mummy character is rubbing off on your healthy baby girl who's healing well. She's in my thoughts. Keep strong

 

[Jchihuahua]

She's beautiful and you sound like an amazing mummy.

 

[Kandidancer]

I've just read through this and I think you've been fantastic, my dd has a cold at the mo and I'm almost crying every day when she is struggling to breathe properly. Never mind a burn!

I too would be extremely peed off with my mum too, and I can't fault you for not having anything to do with her.
I got badly sunburned when I was 8, I'm 32 now and I have a white patch on my right boob (had implants so it moved onto my boob), and when I'm tanned my arms have a slight pink line on them from where the skin was burnt. My mum used E45 cream on me, and unless I told you, the arm scars wouldn't be noticed.

Hope your babies leg heals well, she sounds very brave and she is absolutely gorgeous. Xx

 

[maybebaby3]

Glad she seems to be healing well

 

[Feff]

How is she now? xx

 

[A1983]

No change since my previous post Fleff-the next drdressing change is Friday. Still waking more often though zzzzz! x

 

[Feff]

Aw poor bub! Keep us updated, oh poor mumma too! Hopefully when she's all healed she'll start sleeping better xx

 

[SaintlySue]

Hi, So sorry this happened to your little one. Is the burn at a stage where you can apply castor oil? It works well for healing and scar prevention. I use it by applying it to a white soft cloth and keeping it on the site. If at all possible I alternate pure aloe vera gel during the day and castor oil at night. I had a water heater explode on me covering 50% of one arm and 25% of one leg.

 

[A1983]

Thanks Sue-what degree were your burns do you know?

The burns team keep DD's leg bandaged up with padded foam silver dressings underneath and said I can't apply anything until it's healed...I thought the same thing-surely I can apply something to HELP the healing as at the end of the day if she hasn't healed by Monday they are going to graft. But they are the burns specialists so it's hard to override their decisions as I'm not the expert here and therfore don't want to make her wound worse...they say it's best covered with dressings to prevent infection. Once it's all covered with new skin (for those areas that will do that) THEN I can apply things... I do feel very helpless though-I just want to make her better-that's what mum's are supposed to do!