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Alyssamd24 (original poster member #39005) posted at 9:18 PM on Sunday, July 13th, 2014
DD has a sliver in the bottom of her foot and has been limping all day. My BH, father and I have all tried getting it out but have not been able to....DD cries and scream when we try (obviously).
I have also tried baking soda mixed with water which worked before but didnt this time. And we tried glue once which didnt work at all.
Any other ideas?
Sometimes the worst thing that happens to you.....the thing you think you can't survive....its the thing that makes you better than you used to be.
simplydevastated ( member #25001) posted at 9:31 PM on Sunday, July 13th, 2014
I see you're in MA, if you're close I can swing by and help 
My way may not be any better. I use very sharp, pointy crafting tweezers. I carefully pull away the broken skin from where the sliver went in to expose it a bit more and I can than usually pull it out. Or I try to work it out with my thumbnails.
A trick I use with my daughter is to give her a favorite stuffed animal to hold. Sometimes it helps, sometimes, not so much.
Good luck.
Me - BS, 40 (I'm not old...I'm vintage)
Two Wonderful children - DS11, DD8
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mom of 2 ( member #11214) posted at 2:23 AM on Monday, July 14th, 2014
Any luck yet? Usually slivers will work themselves out on their own if your DD cannot tolerate intervention. But if it's hurting her...
Use a needle to poke a hole through her skin, close to the sliver area. Poking the hole should NOT hurt because you're only poking the outer layer of skin and going across horizontally, not vertically (east to west vs north to south).
Then use the needle as a rolling pin to "roll/push" the sliver towards the opening you just poked. Once it's close to the opening, the tweezers should be able to extract it.
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Divorced after 23 years of M thanks to XH's truth trickle.
Status: Recovering and healing. It's going to be a long hard road.
Update November 2013: It only took seven years but I finally turned a corner. :)
Alyssamd24 (original poster member #39005) posted at 2:30 AM on Monday, July 14th, 2014
We got it out, thank goodness!!! I put some anbesol on her foot to numb it (though I dont know if it helped) and somehow I managed to do it! !!!
No more walking around barefoot for my little girl!!
Sometimes the worst thing that happens to you.....the thing you think you can't survive....its the thing that makes you better than you used to be.
mom of 2 ( member #11214) posted at 2:35 AM on Monday, July 14th, 2014
Me: BW
Divorced after 23 years of M thanks to XH's truth trickle.
Status: Recovering and healing. It's going to be a long hard road.
Update November 2013: It only took seven years but I finally turned a corner. :)
Alyssamd24 (original poster member #39005) posted at 2:50 AM on Monday, July 14th, 2014
Thanks!!! I don't know who was more relieved when it came out...her or me!!!!
Sometimes the worst thing that happens to you.....the thing you think you can't survive....its the thing that makes you better than you used to be.
Kajem ( member #36134) posted at 4:41 PM on Monday, July 14th, 2014
If it happens again duct tape! I'm serious. Use it if there is a bit outside of skin for the adhesive to grab. Rub real well over the sliver. Pull in the direction to remove the sliver.
We used this all the time camping, one of the kids we as always needing something removed slivers, cactus splines, etc. they also sat still because no one was coming at them with any thing sharp!
I trust you is a better compliment than I love you, because you may not trust the person you love, but you can always love the person you trust. - UnknownRelationships are like sharing a book, it doesn't work if you're not on the same page.
k94ever ( member #11176) posted at 5:45 PM on Monday, July 14th, 2014
I'll second the duct tape.
Works every time!
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TrulyReconciled ( member #3031) posted at 8:19 PM on Monday, July 14th, 2014
Also soaking in epsom salts.
"In a time of deceit, telling the Truth is a revolutionary act."
solus sto ( member #30989) posted at 8:57 PM on Monday, July 14th, 2014
Yup, a soak, then duct tape. Which is also awesome for plantar warts.
BS-me, 62; X-irrelevant; we’re D & NC. "So much for the past and present. The future is called 'perhaps,' which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is not to let that scare you." Tennessee Williams
Alyssamd24 (original poster member #39005) posted at 12:18 AM on Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
Im interested to try the duct tape....I have never heard that one before.
Sometimes the worst thing that happens to you.....the thing you think you can't survive....its the thing that makes you better than you used to be.
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