Comments | heathrow: Soooo over the cold weather.

heathrow

Soooo over the cold weather.

Jan 11, 2010 10:23

Amelia's been having nosebleeds every other day or so for the last few weeks. We've been running a humidifier in her room, upping her fluids, smearing vaseline in her nose, and still it happens. (That's what the nurse line recommended to do.) We are staying on top of keeping her nails trimmed. The nosebleeds don't just happen at home - they also ( Read more... )

done with winter now, go ahead and laugh northerners, amelia

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nosneros_h January 11 2010, 18:54:12 UTC

Poor girl :( Samuel used to have a battle with nosebleeds, they'd just come out of nowhere. He grew out of it, but it was a nightmare to deal with at times.

A little off-topic - I've been meaning to tell you that Justin had picked out the name Amelia for the baby - I thought that was funny, such an uncommon name, yet someone I know, with the same name as me, has a daughter with that name LOL I couldn't believe it :)

heathrow January 11 2010, 21:59:05 UTC

If you go with the middle name "Lauren", it'll be a home run. :)

messyjessy January 12 2010, 02:16:30 UTC

I feel for poor Amelia! I suffered nose bleeds as a child. The best remedy I was taught was to wad up a small bit of tissue and put it between your top lip and upper gum. There's a pressure point there that stops the bleeding.

delerium23 January 13 2010, 23:51:20 UTC

I used to do that and put a cold pack on the back of my neck.

heathrow January 14 2010, 15:30:45 UTC

That's good advice! I'll put into my bag o'tricks.

delerium23 January 13 2010, 23:50:34 UTC

When I was in about the 6th grade that started happening to me. I would bleed so much that it would fill up my sinuses and come out through my tear ducts.

We went to an ear nose and throat doc who caurterized about a dozen places in each nostril over 2 trips. Best thing ever. They use a chemical that burns over the breaks where capilaries are right on the surface of the nose tissue and seals them up. It stings and it's weird to have a doctor right there up your nose, but it was totally worth it.

heathrow January 14 2010, 15:30:59 UTC

Oh, yuckers! Bleeding out of the eyes?

If it gets that bad, we'll go that route. A friend of mine turned me onto Ayr Gel, and I've been doing it the last few nights (some of it on a Q-tip up her nose). It's really helped.