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Good luck ! I hope she is feeling better!

I don't have any first hand experience (DD is only 12 mo), but we have a friend whose 3 yr old son broke his leg over the summer. It was at his birthday party, he was just dancing around the living room and stepped wrong. He had a full leg cast for 8 weeks!

Hang in there momma, and keep us posted!

I know three kids who have broken arms or legs... it's awful of course, but they do heal quickly. Casts are the worst part, I know someone who had theirs taken off a little earlier than ideal because it just wouldn't fit right.

I hope she's feeling better. Maybe it's not a break, just a sprain or dislocation.

Poor kiddo!

DD2 broke her forearm at her big sister's birthday party this summer. She was three, and we knew from the moment she fell it was broken - she was screaming in excruciating pain, her arm was bent, and she was passing out in the car on the way to the ED from the pain.

Having it set was traumatic, but after that....she was in good shape in a few days. We got a waterproof cast, and while I was terrified of her falling and re-injuring it (so she couldn't swing, slide, or really climb much)...she was back to herself pretty quickly, and had almost forgotten she was wearing a cast by the end. For such little kids, they'll remove the cast in 3-4 weeks if they're doing well - so if you do end up opting to cast, know that it'll be very short lived, and definitely ask for waterproof lining -it's only an extra $100-$150 (generally insurance won't cover it, so they sometimes don't offer it in the office if you don't ask).