DD fell and scraped her knee for the first time yesterday.
All I had in my medicine cabinet were hello kitty bandaids!
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We wash it out really well with soap and water and then a bit of antibiotic ointment if it's a bit deep.
I'm a big hydrogen peroxide fan, though I know the med literature says it impairs wound healing, my personal experiments on myself have shown I'm less likely to scar when I use H202 but LO heals just fine on her own.
So usually for LO I just make sure to wash it out regularly with soap and water. -
I carry saline solution for this exact reason! Luckily I haven't had to use it yet but I would just quickly wash it with some SS and then put a bandaid on. Maybe some ointment if I thought it was bad
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After cleaning it, Neosporin.
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Kisses? Nothing special unless it is truly deep or dirty.
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Depends on how much attention my son is paying to the boo-boo. If I have a bit of time, I do a quick wipe with a saline solution and then a bit of neosporin.
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Clean it and we use Motherlove diaper rash/thrush ointment on them and a bandaid if the girl in question wants one or it seems prudent. I carry a "kit" in my diaper bag. It's also good to have for when I take Ellie's friends places with us if they get a scrape or something.
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@Mrs. Twine: Oooh, the cloth diaper ointment can be used for scrapes? Do you think that's true of the Earth Mama Angel Baby brand?
@chopsuey119: He's only had scratches so far and we don't do much. He did scrape his foot on something sharp when he was 3 months. It bled a lot, but he wasn't chuffed about it, so I just wiped it with soap/water and added neosporin & a band-aid.
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clean with water, neosporin, bandaid.
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Just curious, what do you do about scrapes, cuts, and scratches for LO's under 12 months old? LO cut his leg going against my un-pedicured toe. It's still healing, but wondering what I can do since he's still pretty little. I wasn't sure about Neosporin with him and his age.
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@mewtill: It absolutely is true of EMAB. We used that, but I have a slight aversion to the smell (don't worry, no
here) so we started using the Motherlove. I adore the fact that I can just carry one product that can do triple duty as a cream for dry skin on the go (think chapped lips, excema patch, etc.), diaper rash control/prevention, and wound care.
We also always carry boogie wipes and will use those for cleaning along with water from the water bottle we always have with. -
@cascademom: We have done the same thing since birth.
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@luckypenny: Like contact solution saline solution?
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@Mrs. Twine: Oh, good to know. I like the idea of using a Boogie wipe to cleanse the wound.
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@cascademom: I wouldn't use a scented one, probably. We just use the unscented plain saline ones. First I rinse with water, then I wipe (especially if there is any grime embedded in there). Then I put the Motherlove ointment and usually skip the bandaid (depending on the injury). I will re-apply the Motherlove ointment frequently throughout the day. Ellie likes bandaids, so she usually gets one regardless. Lorelei rips them off.
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@Mrs. Twine: Thanks for the tip. I only use unscented Boogie Wipes anyway. I can't stand the scented ones.
here) so we started using the Motherlove. I adore the fact that I can just carry one product that can do triple duty as a cream for dry skin on the go (think chapped lips, excema patch, etc.), diaper rash control/prevention, and wound care.Reply
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