| v> | | | | had something in my eye but I just |
| Well that’s what I should have done I think | | | | couldn’t see anything in the mirror. Over |
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instead I ended up in A&E with a sore eye | | | | time it also got more and more painful (I had no |
| which turned out to be corneal abrasion. What | | | | idea that the eyeball itself contains so many |
| happened? I was playing with Noah on the floor | | | | nerve cells!). Eventually I caved in and went to the |
| when he suddenly lashed out and accidentally | | | | after hours medical centre. |
| scratched my eye. Somehow my eye lid | | | | The GP who examined me said that it is a |
| wasn’t fast enough to close in time so he | | | | common complaint and that he’s got lots |
| basically hit the eyeball with his fingers. Needless | | | | of parents coming in with the same problem all |
| to say that he ALWAYS has razor sharp nails no | | | | the time. Fortunately it’s an easy |
| matter how often we trim them (is this a baby | | | | fix — some cream that needs to be |
| thing?). Well that’s what I should have | | | | squeezed into the eye lid and an eye patch for a |
| done I think
instead I ended up in A&E with a | | | | couple of days. All in all it took about 4 days to |
| sore eye which turned out to be corneal abrasion. | | | | clear. |
| What happened? I was playing with Noah on the | | | | So now I’m thinking - maybe I should just |
| floor when he suddenly lashed out and accidentally | | | | wear eye protection when playing with Noah. |
| scratched my eye. Somehow my eye lid | | | | Hopefully this problem will go away in time as he |
| wasn’t fast enough to close in time so he | | | | develops his motor skills or works out that |
| basically hit the eyeball with his fingers. Needless | | | | parents’ eye balls are not to be poked? |
| to say that he ALWAYS has razor sharp nails no | | | | Anyway — just wanted to share this so |
| matter how often we trim them (is this a baby | | | | you can brace yourself for the experience! |
| thing?). | | | | Needless to say Noah didn’t recognise me |
| At first I wasn’t too bothered about it but | | | | when I got home with my eye patch
what a |
| after an hour my right eye turned bright red and | | | | life! ? |
| it just kept crying. All this time it felt like I | | | | |