He Bit Her!

The other day, Thevy was bitten by a baby human. Can you believe it? I was hurt myself when I saw the mark left on her face. It was a friend's son who injured her face. We're not exactly sure why it happened. All I know is when I saw her cheek, below her eye, I could still see the grooves where the teeth dragged across her skin and it was still pinched up a bit in a circle. I had to try not to cry myself.

As there were no openings available at her pediatrician that day, I took her to an after-hours type of place and the doctor prescribed antibiotics as a precautionary measure, as human bites are the worse kind with the mouth harboring different bacteria. The doctor also had us follow-up with the pediatrician, which is where I took Thevy the next day.

The doctor was alarmed at first when she saw the bite, but later confessed that it didn't look so bad upon closer inspection. She also said that unless I had any concerns, there was only a slim chance that things would be bad with the bite. That is, the wound would probably heal with no scar. Only if it got worse - becoming red or pus-filled - would I need to bring her back. And if I was concerned of the transmission of anything, like hepatitis C or HIV, then I could bring her back in six weeks because even if she did contract such diseases, there would be no way to tell so early on.

But man. This is not the excitement I needed! Meanwhile, I have to administer the amoxicillin every 12 hours and apply antibiotic ointment on the skin.

Poor thing got bitten by a 1-year-old baby human!

Evenflo Product Recalls

In the past week, I just found out that I own two products that have recalls on them. Both are car seats and both are of the Evenflo brand. The first car seat we bought was an infant car seat for Thevy, which is now being used by Sothea. I just recently discovered by chance that this particular model, Embrace, had a recall from last March. I only found out because I went to the Evenflo website to see about maybe viewing the product manual online because I don't remember the height/weight limit for the seat. So, I would never have known about it otherwise. When I first registered the product, it was two years and two addresses ago, so if someone sent me a notice, I didn't receive it. Anyway, the recall stated something about the handle of the car seat, when used as an infant carrier, releasing unexpectedly and there have been babies who have fallen forward out of the seat. Yikes! So, I've ordered some replacement kit.

Now, today, I just received a product recall notice from Target.com, where I purchased the second car seat. It's a convertible car seat; the Triumph model. Evenflo is doing a voluntary recall because they say the fabric that covers the seat can be pulled back, revealing Styrofoam, which a child can pick at and potentially choke on. Thevy has done this already in the past, but luckily, she hasn't choked on any pieces of the 'foam. Now I have to order another upgrade kit.