Am I overreacting?
Baby had her 1 year jabs yesterday & we specifically asked us not to see the particular nurse we saw, given that the first time we saw her (when baby was 12 weeks old), she called myself and my fiancé "overreacting snowflake parents", as I was asking about the immunisations she was having done.
Shock, we see the same nurse yesterday. I went to bathe our girl last night and the nurse has misfired on the immunisations and basically stabbed her leg up with the needle. I didn't see as I get so upset seeing her cry, so I turned away, and my fiance has a fear of needles, so he looked away. We were told it was 2 injections in each leg, but in her right leg she has 3 marks. I then started to worry that she had been "overdosed" (I know it's stupid, but I have PPA).
The nurse didn't own up to her mistake then and there and literally didn't even say goodbye to us.
I've sent in a stinking email complaining about her for the second time, with images of our daughter's leg.
I just feel that as a NURSE, we are OWED transparency concerning the care our daughter received. She had no compassion, nor car whatsoever, and it's beggars belief why they get a bad rep these days.
Accidents happen, but it's not like she was finding a vein, she was sticking the jab into her thigh, I have never known anyone to "misfire" on a simple injection such as this.
Livid doesn't even cut it.
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Aww god I'm so sorry that happened to her, I hope she's OK. Definitely not overreacting I would have complained also. She could have said I had to try again as she was wiggling about but as you say it was a I section not getting blood so I don't see how she managed that. X
100% not overreacting! I’d be livid aswell, did you confront her when she called you snowflake parents? I’d have went mad! Your poor baby 🥺 I hope she’s okay x
Right? Thank you! I feel like we were within our right to know if she had misfired, but again, don't even know how she did when she isn't even locating a vein? Thank you for validating me X
Honestly, I think I was so far into the trenches of newborn tiredness that I just sobbed when we got in the car! Looking back I feel like I could have ripped her head off. All I asked was for clarification on what jabs she was having at 12 weeks (as I had forgotten, due to sheer exhaustion, as we all remember newborn days 😅) Hardly being a "snowflake", I just wanted a reminder 😂 Luckily she's absolutely fine, but I'm still seething from our experience x
Oh my God! Did you complain?! That's absolutely awful! I'm so sorry that happened to you and your babe - that's disgraceful.
I'm so sorry you have had that experience and I hope that your little guy is okay now?
That's exactly how our daughter's leg looked with the plaster over it; on the leg that had been injected multiple times, all bloodied more than usual, but now I know the mistreatment explains it!
I've sent in a horrible email with images of her leg, and I'm even considering bringing in malpractice on the nurses behalf, think Mumma Bear instincts are going into overdrive! Xx
Oh bless you, it’s horrible isn’t it?! You do what’s best to protect your child and then have someone so ignorant to the care they provide make it an even more traumatic experience for all involved. I didn’t say anything as I was just in shock at the time and wanted to get out asap. My LBs leg bled consistently for around 4 days like this and the bruises after were awful. He also looked like he had more dots on his leg from injection sites but thought I was imagining things and that I’d be told of that if that was the case.
It seems like overdrive but I think it’s instinctive because that’s what the reaction should be. I don’t think there’s anything wrong and I’m now also writing my own email complaint in too! Xx
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