Bubble wrap is cheaper, especially if sourced from used packaging
Haha. Luckily the kids weren't taken away from us when we landed.
Milko: No, kind of wish we had to be sure. My brother in law is used to seeing broken noses and didn't think there was any need and the NHS site said to wait til swelling goes down then see GP if there's any concerns. She looks fine apart from a lump on one side, not sure if that will go down. Might need to get that checked out.
Luckily no helicopter flights yet, apart from a trip I had for Christmas around west Wales. What happened there?
If you're on a mountain you can quite easily end up needing helicoptering off for something relatively innocuous. Tell us, Truffy! It sounds like a story.
My biking friends were quite amazed when I got through our alps MTB trip without needing a single helicopter.
You want to be careful in backcountry...
Emily, our youngest, was only little. We were still living in the old house, so I would guess she was no older than 2 or so.
Anyway, I got a call at work to come to the local hospital quick, since Emily had fallen out of her highchair and landed on her head...onto the tiled floor. She had convulsions and Fiona took her, and Sofie, to the local hospital. She wanted me to stay with Sofie in the event that she had to go to the Zurich children's hospital with Emily.
Anyhow, I turned up at the hospital only to see the helicopter ambulance outside. My first thought was that some twat had got himself pranged on the mountain, and had been lifted down to the hospital. So it was a bit of a shock to walk into Emily's emergency room to see the pilot and other crew readying her for take-off up the lake.
Fiona followed by car, and I took Sofie home.
After an overnight stay, Emily was deemed fit to go home. The doctor didn't seem to quite believe Fiona that it was all an accident and that the baby had climbed out of her highchair. Then, as she was scooting around the corridor on a little ride-on car, she managed to flip it backwards and hit her head on the floor.
At that point the doctor turned to Fiona, smiled, and said "good luck!"
Oh golly. That's not a good outcome from falling out of a high chair. Glad everything worked out ok though. Maybe high chairs should be banned and we should all use low chairs instead.