Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you ever taken your LO to the ER? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:31:14 +0000 Chaosmaven on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er/page/2#post-1896123 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 22:22:21 +0000 Chaosmaven 1896123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once, I slipped while holding DD on a pool deck and she smacked her head on the concrete. We were very lucky that it wasn't a concussion. She wasn't fazed by the ER at all - got to watch TV and eat Popsicles for dinner! Mrs. Bee on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er/page/2#post-1896063 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:04:28 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1896063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We've taken Charlie 3 times! Once when he fell on his head really hard and wouldn't stop crying, once when he fell on his arm and we thought it was broken (it was nursemaid's elbow), and once when he got stitches. I guess because he's a boy because we've never taken Olive! MrsRcCar on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er/page/2#post-1896050 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:00:23 +0000 MrsRcCar 1896050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Twice with N. The first time because his diaper rash had broke open so bad that there was bright red blood in his diaper and the doctors office had us hit the ER. The second time was because he got a cocktail straw up the nose. It wasn't lodged up there but his nose bled for over an hour and when it stopped bleeding he was leaking clear fluid out of one nostril. We were concerned it was CS Fluid. Turns out just a runny nose after trauma. The doctor was really nice. Both times we drove. Luckily E hasn't been yet....Cross my fingers and knock on wood it won't be for a long time. Trailmix on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er/page/2#post-1896047 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:58:53 +0000 Trailmix 1896047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 3 times between two kids. First, at about 2 months old for trouble breathing after choking; second, at about 7 months for a knocked tooth; and third, just last week for a fractures elbow! My kids be crazy, yo. sslm on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er/page/2#post-1896035 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:49:24 +0000 sslm 1896035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We've been twice and the first time we went by ambulance after calling 911! She had norovirus but wouldn't stop throwing up and seemed to have trouble breathing through episodes. It was also Christmas Eve. Fun times. The second time she had a fever of 104. They think it was hand foot mouth but that was never determined. SleepyMonkey on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er/page/2#post-1896028 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:43:00 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1896028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Twice. First was 3 days after she was born because she was jaundiced and was a sleepy little banana. second was when she was a month old and had an abscess on her arm. MrsStar on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er/page/2#post-1895618 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:17:54 +0000 MrsStar 1895618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Taken her to a medical center for croup but haven't taken her to the ER (and hope to keep it that way for a very long time) littlebug on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er/page/2#post-1895528 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:38:49 +0000 littlebug 1895528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once. Father's Day, at 5 months old, he fell about 2ft on to the hardwood floor. I laid him down, he kicked his legs once, and flipped backwards. dagret on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er/page/2#post-1895507 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:28:48 +0000 dagret 1895507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once when he split his chin and needed stitches. Urgent care wouldn't do it. And when he was 2 wks old he was direct-admitted to the hospital for a breast abscess, but we got to skip the ER. mrsjyw on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895488 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:19:32 +0000 mrsjyw 1895488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We've been to urgent care once after hours on a Friday. yin on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895413 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:59:19 +0000 yin 1895413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once for an allergic reaction to wheat. loveisstrange on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895377 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:39:19 +0000 loveisstrange 1895377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think either 2 or 3 times. Skadi on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895376 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:39:03 +0000 Skadi 1895376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When she was 7 months old, she took a tumble off the couch and cried pretty hard. We put her to bed soon afterwards, thinking it was nothing, but she cried off and on throughout the night and in the morning, she refused her bottle. We called the pedi's nurse line and she recommended we take LO to the ER in case she had a head or neck injury. She was fine. They didn't think it necessary to do any x-rays. It turns out she was just teething. lamariniere on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895362 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:32:08 +0000 lamariniere 1895362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Three times. Two were related to a broken leg -- the first day they didn't X-ray everything and see which part was broken, so we returned the next day when he was still howling in pain. The second time was for tonsillitis, he had been sick over the weekend and was really sick on Sunday when the dr office was closed. JMOM on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895330 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:20:46 +0000 JMOM 1895330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We took my DD to the ER for croup once. LuLu Mom on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895320 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:17:26 +0000 LuLu Mom 1895320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once, when her vomit had blood in it. They sent us home with a $700 bill 5 minutes later saying it was the "flu" and loan and behold we found out 2 months later she had an esophagus disease. MrsSCB on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895291 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 13:02:15 +0000 MrsSCB 1895291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Funny story about the ER (you don't hear that too often!) -- my mom brought my sister when she was a little less than two for a very high fever. When they asked her what else seemed to be wrong, my mom, who was freaking out, said, "I don't know! She's just not herself!" So on the board where they wrote what was wrong with patients it said: Sister's Name -- "Not herself." Lol! My mom will still jokingly say, when someone is sick, "She is Not Herself." lilyann on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895288 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:59:16 +0000 lilyann 1895288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once, he woke up wheezing in his sleep and was acting lethargic, it was so terrifying. Turns out it was croup and he was ok within a couple of days. Arden on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895280 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:56:48 +0000 Arden 1895280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope. I did call poison control once after she ate some foam, but they said it wasn't a cause for concern. travelgirl1 on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895270 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:53:24 +0000 travelgirl1 1895270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Twice. Once for terrible vomiting (we called Telehealth first and they told us to go) and once with croup. We probably didn't need to go the second time, but I panicked. Both times we took a taxi. keepcalmcarrie on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895261 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:44:45 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1895261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Twice. Once for severe jaundice at 3 days old, and once for a random hysterical screaming episode overnight at 5 months when he wouldn't calm down and we couldn't figure out what was wrong. Turned out to be cutting his first tooth - J is highly dramatic ;) tinyperson on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895251 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:40:32 +0000 tinyperson 1895251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lovehoneybee: those high fevers are so scary! Mae on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895248 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:38:22 +0000 Mae 1895248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. (but i did take her to urgent care once) lovehoneybee on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895245 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:37:05 +0000 lovehoneybee 1895245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once, over the summer. He spiked a fever of 105.9 and was very letharic (lying against my chest barely moving) and that was after the Tylenol and cool shower. Turned out to be a double ear infection + two year molars starting to push through. I didn't know that at the time, though, and once I saw the number I immediately took him in. Purpledaisy on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895186 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:13:14 +0000 Purpledaisy 1895186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once for her first allergic reaction to dairy. tinyperson on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895180 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:11:25 +0000 tinyperson 1895180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @LovelyPlum: Yeah, she finally woke up yesterday with no fever - the ER doc said it was likely just another virus on top of the cold/cough. I was more concerned because of the high heart rate, but she seems fine! We've been sick for a month with a bad cold - and then this happened just as we were feeling better! :) Adira on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895169 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:09:39 +0000 Adira 1895169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs Green Grass: I LOVE the after hours our pediatrician's office has. Though one of our trips to the ER was after we went to after hours and they said "Go straight to the ER." Mrs Green Grass on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895164 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:06:09 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1895164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We've been to After Hours Peds twice which is a nice option although it still takes a few hours to get in so they haven't been emergencies. Dandelion on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895163 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:05:49 +0000 Dandelion 1895163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @LovelyPlum: it dissolved. It was a nerd candy, and when he got scared and cried, he ran purple snot out of his nose. Adira on "Have you ever taken your LO to the ER?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-taken-your-lo-to-the-er#post-1895160 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:04:56 +0000 Adira 1895160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @travellingbee: Urgent Care might actually be what I'm thinking of for my other time. I've been to Urgent Care at least once for breathing difficulties (presumably asthma that we hadn't diagnosed yet).