Nursemaid's Elbow?

Yesterday while Lillian was at Temple she somehow fall/got pulled down, and her little elbow slide out of the joint. At first I was unsure what had really happened to her, and she would not let me touch her arm at all. It was so sad, she just held it by her wrist close to her tummy. I knew she needed to be seen by someone, so I called our pediatrician and he sent us over to a pediatric orthopedic. Once we got there the doctor took off her shirt-which thank God buttoned up the back so it didn't have to go over her head- and once her shirt was off it was obvious that her little elbow was slightly out of place.

The doctor had a tough time getting it to go back...she said Lillian had a stubborn elbow This does not surprise me. Lillian has stubborn everything. Dr. Mayfair got everything back where it needed to go and after some quick x-rays to make sure everything looked okay we were on our way home. Apparently what happened to Lillian's arm is very common for kids her age. Their little joints are so new and loose that it doesn't take much for them to get pulled out of place. It is called Nursemaid's elbow. The doctor just told us to be extra careful over the next couple of weeks, because that is when it is most likely to happen again because the ligaments holding the joint in place has been stretched out and are healing.

Our little monkey was back to her normal self by this morning, even though you can tell she favors that arm a little bit. I think the hardest part will be just trying to keep her from playing rough for the next couple of days.