Ayden- nursemaid's elbow

Well, I am thinking they might have to take my mom of the year award away!!

Yesterday, after going through most of the day, I realized that Ayden was not using her right arm. She was really crabby and saying "owie' (which is one of the 3 words she knows so that isn't too unusual) I called the Doctor's office and they got us in right away. She has something called Nursemaid's elbow. I had never heard of this.

Here is a definition for it from answers.com

Nursemaid's elbow is a dislocation of the elbow joint caused by a sudden pull on the extended pronated arm, such as by an adult tugging on an uncooperative child.

In radial head subluxation, there is little complaint of pain, and the patient generally reports pain in the distal forearm. Radial head subluxation is a common pediatric presentation generally occurring between the ages of 1 and 3 years. The mean age of presentation is just older than 2 years.

She didn't even flinch as the doctor popped it back in place. The fun never ends in our house!!