Nursing the little Caboose on Wednesday night I noticed a hard bony lump in his neck.
"What the heck is this?" I said and examined. It was only on one side.
My step-mother, Beckie, felt the hard knob. "Do you think it is a broken collarbone?"
My heart somersaulted. My stomach dropped.
His 2 week appointment was Thursday morning and the doctor confirmed our suspicions.
"Looks like he broke it during birth." She said. "Fortunately, babies heal VERY quickly and this bone has already healed. What you are feeling is the hard calcium bone deposit that is surrounding the healing process. It could take 6 months to a year for the deposit to go away. We'll keep an eye on it."
No wonder he cried out in pain when I changed his clothing. No wonder he squealed sometimes when I picked him up. No wonder he screamed in agony when the other kids held him occasionally.
The little Caboose was in pain. But, now he's not and life is good.
Both of my bigass boys broke their collarbones when they came into the world. Is it possible that ginaholes are not supposed to pass 9 and 10 pound babies?
They are fine now. Glad you found out about Pumpkin's.
Posted by: Robinella | June 13, 2008 at 09:57 AM
I still can't believe this. The poos little guy. It makes sense now, though. I'm glad that he is healing now. That way, next time I get to cuddle the little doll, he'll be happier.
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Posted by: Amanda | June 13, 2008 at 10:02 AM
dear karmyn. Oh my gosh! I've never heard of that happening. Poor little Caboose! Thank goodness he's not in pain anymore! Glad the calcium deposit goes away - both my bro and Mr Moi have broken their collarbone twice in the same spot, and they have bonded over their (permanent) lumps.
Posted by: Little Miss Moi | June 13, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Oh! There must have been many mommy tears over this.
When Sean was born he had bruises all over his face and he made this constand quiet whine whenever he would breath. The only thing that would make it stop was letting him sleep on my naked chest. After the first couple of days it stopped altogether.
I just remember my mother coming in to visit us, hearing the sound he was making, and she immediately started crying!
Posted by: Erin | June 13, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Wow - that is too bad for the little guy. My kids screamed and screamed and as far as I know they didn't have any broken bones. They probably just thought they were dealt a bad hand in life because I was their mom.
I'm glad the little Caboose is feeling better - how are you doing?
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Posted by: Beckie | June 13, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Oh, ugh. Such a fighter he is, already!
Emily broke her collarbone falling out of bed when she was 4, and it was obviously miserable for the first 2-3 days. And by 2 weeks later, you would never have known it happened, even though on an x-ray you could still clearly see a clean break in there.
Kids are amazing.
Posted by: Kate | June 13, 2008 at 12:10 PM
Oh, my God. How did the nurses not figure that out? Oh, sweets. I'm so sorry. At least he's showing you how strong he is. WOW.
Posted by: Anglophile Football Fanatic | June 13, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Oh, Karmyn, how awful! Poor little guy! How wonderful that it healed so quickly though, whew. You must be feeling bad, but really, how could you have known? I would think the nurses or doctors should have noticed it during one of his exams before he left the hospital. On to better days... :)
Hey, when he's older, and he and his peers are comparing who has had more broken bones and stitches, etc., he can add that one to his tally!
Posted by: Kila | June 13, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Oh dear poor little chap, glad it healed quickly. Hope you are doing OK!
Posted by: chrisb | June 13, 2008 at 01:52 PM
It makes you wonder just how well they examine the baby before releasing him from the hospital ! Wow.. incredible!
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Posted by: deslily | June 13, 2008 at 01:59 PM
Poor baby! I am glad he is feeling better now!
Posted by: Jenn FL | June 13, 2008 at 02:56 PM
Aww the poor little guy, I'm glad he's OK now. I wonder how often this happens.
Posted by: WT | June 13, 2008 at 03:45 PM
I think they should routinely check for broken collar bones. It happens to a lot of people. I am just glad it was nothing more serious and Caboose is healing well!
Posted by: Tracey | June 13, 2008 at 04:57 PM
Poor lil baby! Not to mention the attendant mom guilt. Makes me wonder now about my youngest. She couldn't stand to be held...could be why.
So glad all is better.
Posted by: Sandy | June 13, 2008 at 05:33 PM
Ay yi yi!
Ian
Posted by: Ian | June 13, 2008 at 06:19 PM
What the crap??? Is this normal???
Great...smething ELSE for me to worry about...
Posted by: Margaret | June 13, 2008 at 06:23 PM
Oh - and I am glad he is feelin better! Poor little guy....
Posted by: Margaret | June 13, 2008 at 06:23 PM
:(...wow, Karmyn...
I hope you aren't beating yourself up over this like you should've known--the peeps at the hospital didn't even detect it! I bet there wasn't much you could've done to ease his pain even if you HAD known...do they give pain meds to newborns???
Buttercup and Jammin' were gentle :)...and so were y'all. He was born into special hands and hearts, so that's probably helped him heal even more quickly.
Hugs!
Posted by: Robin | June 13, 2008 at 09:45 PM
Poor little one. I'm glad he's no longer in pain. Now, get some sleep, you!
Posted by: Desert Songbird | June 13, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Ouch! That is so not fair! Poor little Caboose! Kiss him from me lots and lots and lots! I don't understand how that could even happen. I thought babies had soft bones before birth! My third one broke my tail bone. I could not sit down for weeks. I did not mind though, very very quick birth! She did all the work! LOL! Meeeeeh! I think Im gonna cry now, I keep seeing his sweet little face! You know secretly I have dropped by nearly every day just to admire his sweetness! Hugs to you Karmyn! You must be hurting right now! He will be okay, lots of virtual lovin' comin' your way!
Posted by: Karisma | June 14, 2008 at 03:09 AM
Glad all is ok now! xx
Posted by: Johng. | June 14, 2008 at 09:01 AM
Poor little guy!! i'm glad you found out and that he's healing quickly!!
Posted by: claudia | June 14, 2008 at 12:51 PM
That's scary but at least he feels better. Poor little dude.
Posted by: C | June 14, 2008 at 05:34 PM
Oh that just makes me cry for him. I know he's ok now but poor baby was in pain and couldn't tell anyone. :(
Posted by: Lisa's Chaos | June 14, 2008 at 07:46 PM
Hope he is doing well...poor baby...
Posted by: Caroline | June 14, 2008 at 08:30 PM