Hello! I just was wondering if any of you have dealt with toddlers with stitches on a toddler and how to get them to leave it alone. My daughter had to get 5 stitches in her index finger and the only care instructions I got was to keep it clean and dry until she gets them out in 7-10 days. I’ve never had stitches myself so I have zero idea what I’m supposed to do. The ER doctor said she didn’t need to keep it covered after a few hours but then I’ve read to keep it covered the whole time to protect it. I feel like it would be better to keep it covered completely to keep her from touching them but wouldn’t that build moisture by leaving it covered? How frequently do I change it? Etc. I have no idea
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Suggest putting a band aid someplace else just to draw attention from it. And move bandaid around everyday to a new spot. So that they focus on that and not finger area
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Keep it covered during the day, so she doesn’t mess with it. Uncover it before she goes to bed.
I kept a bandaid on my sons and it healed just fine
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Put liquid bandaid over it
Get a finger sleeve for it
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