Trev was at work and I had been shopping with the girls.  I was still feeding Charlotte at the time and I had stayed out too long. By the time we got home Charlotte was screaming and Annabelle was being a difficult toddler.  She had only just leant how to walk and was doing a great job.  However, I wanted her to go into the shed ( temporary accommodation while our house was being built!) and she had other ideas!   I held her little hand and encouraged her to go through the door.   I tripped over the door  runner whilst holding a screaming new born and holding a one year olds hand!  Annabelle fell down and at the same time I felt a strange sensation from her arm.  I had been holding it tight and I felt something pop.  I thought at the time it was her wrist.  She sat on the floor screaming with her arm hanging limply by her body.  Now.... I had two under two Screaming their heads off!  I knew something was wrong!   I rang Trevor at work and asked him to come immediately.  I could not feed Charlottte because Annabelle was too upset!   We took her to the closest GP and he discovered that it was her elbow that had been dislocated!  He tried to put it back in....but did not have any success.  He told us that we had to take her to the hospital.  We all hopped in the car after giving Charlotte a quick feed.  We then went to the Royal Brisbane Hospital.  We were seen quite promptly and the doctor put it back in place with ease. We knew that she was okay because she could use her arm again straight away!  They told us it was called  Nursemaid's elbow.  I leant to be very careful when holding a toddlers little arm!!!!!

 "Nursemaid's elbow" is a term used to describe the dislocation of an elbow in a child and is not tennis elbow. The condition occurs in small children when a sudden pull on the arm causes the elbow to become dislocated.

The most common cause for a nursemaid's elbow is an adult tugging on a child's arm. Children between the ages of one and three are most likely to experience this type of situation."