a little sling pattern

I'm attaching a link to the pattern for the slings I made for Ellie.  These are perfectly sized for her at almost 3 years old.  Be sure and hold the printed pattern up to your child's arm and adjust the size of the sling as needed before buying your supplies.  If you increase the size of the sling, you will need more fabric, webbing, and binding accordingly.  The Orthopedic Surgeon said that bigger is better for slings so make sure your child's arm will fit comfortably completely within the pouch.  There is no need to have their fingers poking out when they aren't using them.

simple little sling

Ellie's new cast, it has velcro to remove it for bathtime :)

Happy in her new Dora Sling

In her original splint and sling zonked out on the sofa

Thanks for reading, hope this helps someone who needs a sling for their little one :)

The Curious Incident of the Broken Bone

This is my youngest daughter:





Doesn't she look innocent???

Usually, she looks more like this:





She is my fastest, wildest, most often bleeding child of all. She leaps from tall objects and falls on her face more often than is wise. She is a truck. When she falls down and bleeds from both knees and both elbows, she gets back up without a tear and runs off before even accepting a hug and kiss. It's just how she rolls.






So, it comes as no surprise, that she fell off her sister's bed, landed on her brother's head, and broke her arm. Here's how it went down....

1. I heard the thump of a falling child
2. Said child started crying so I met her in the hallway to see what happened
3. She repeatedly tells me her arm hurts and wants me to hold her (this isn't like her at all)
4. While waiting for her Daddy to get home, she climbs and runs and does pushups on her arm but, every once in a while stops and grabs it and whimpers
5. I decide to take her to the ER despite the fact that she is chipper and active
6. The doctor watches her use her arm like a lunatic but decides to still x-ray it since I'm worried
7. Doctor returns and says "you weren't kidding about her high pain tolerance". A splint is ordered.
8. Arm gets splinted, we get some Motrin, she goes to bed.
9. An appointment is made for tomorrow when she can get a real cast.

In the meantime, she keeps using her splinted arm to climb and catch herself when she falls. I made her a sling since the doctor said don't let her bend or dent the splint.

The first try was a bit too small and she kept sneaking out of it









So, I made another one from Heather Ross West End:













So far, it's much better, but, short of super glue, I don't think anything will keep her little arm still ;)





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