Ouch! Bee stings while babysitting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok so I guess I was wrong. It wasn't a honey bee that stung me... Their singers always detach but still who cares because it's not really relevant to the post.

The post wasn't relevant to nannying either

[Anonymous]

Go away. It happened while on the job.

[Anonymous]

What is the point OP? No, you aren't the first person to ever be stung.
If I had been you, I would have paid more attention to my surroundings and gotten out of the area faster -- not wait around to be repeatedly stung.

Answer your questions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the point OP? No, you aren't the first person to ever be stung.
If I had been you, I would have paid more attention to my surroundings and gotten out of the area faster -- not wait around to be repeatedly stung.

Answer your questions?

This. Also, since I am not allergic to bee stings either, I would have gotten the hell out of there and then continued on with my day. In college, I was stung in the leg in the middle of class. I continued on class and iced it when I got home. I've also been stung while out with my 6 month old son. I got him the hell out of there as quickly as possible and then went out with our afternoon. I don't see why a bee sting would make you unable to care for younger charges. You sound so dramatic and are acting like a baby.

[Anonymous]

I am assuming Op means what would you do in a situation if you were allergic to Bees.
That's a tricky one because kids don't know how to use an epi pen! But my nanny friend was really smart. She taught her 3 year old (mature) charge to dial 911 if she was in trouble. They did drills where she would dial 911 on her iPhone -but not call- and the nanny would pretend she was the operator. It also was a good learning expierence as well as a conversation about how it's not safe to call 911 for fun!

That's one option. But I always thought of what I would do if I fell and broke my ankle... I would probably call 911 if there was no way to get up and we were on a nature walk not around anyone. Although I don't know. (Honestly I think I'd call my mom- or a friend)

[Anonymous]

That sucks OP! Not quite the same but I was once at a playground with my 1 and 3yo charges, tripped, and severely sprained my ankle. I didn't realize how bad it was until we were halfway home - and of course it was a 40 minute walk, uphill, with a sleeping baby in the stroller and a tantruming 3yo!
Sometimes I think us nannies don't get enough credit - come hell or high water (or bee stings or sprained ankles) we always put the welfare of our charges first.

[Anonymous]

Huh? Op took them home and stuck them in front of the TV

[Anonymous]

If it was me, I would take the full adult dose of Benadryl and ice the stung area. I am mildly allergic and eight stings would definitely cause swelling and possibly a worse reaction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it was me, I would take the full adult dose of Benadryl and ice the stung area. I am mildly allergic and eight stings would definitely cause swelling and possibly a worse reaction.

eight? OP found six "stings" not eight. Let's not add to her exaggeration.

[Anonymous]

How bout common sense? You have a problem and it is life threatening, call 911. If you have a problem that is not and you need medical attention, call the parents to relieve you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it was me, I would take the full adult dose of Benadryl and ice the stung area. I am mildly allergic and eight stings would definitely cause swelling and possibly a worse reaction.

eight? OP found six "stings" not eight. Let's not add to her exaggeration.

My bad. Advice still holds.

[Anonymous]

I don't see what the big deal is. You got stung and you lived. If you had a child with you that got stung, you would make sure that they were comfortable afterwards or if allergic, that they then got medical attention. Most people that are severely allergic know this unless really young and at least then they will have found out through the experience for future reference.

Stings happen, whether bee or wasp or hornet. It's called life, it happens. If neither you nor children are allergic, then it's equivalent to getting a mosquito bite. Irritating, but nothing to worry about. Hopefully as a nanny, even just PT, you should know how to deal with an emergency if it actually does happen.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, two days later the swelling is pretty bad. I'm covered in these sexy pink splotches. Some are worse than others. I guess I just needed some downtime to treat the stings (without quotes) and I'm not sure I would have been able to ice myself (it takes longer to ice six stings than it does one) with an active infant or toddler.

Yes, I know life would have gone on. It would have just gone on painfully. Of all the posts to piss so many people off...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah, two days later the swelling is pretty bad. I'm covered in these sexy pink splotches. Some are worse than others. I guess I just needed some downtime to treat the stings (without quotes) and I'm not sure I would have been able to ice myself (it takes longer to ice six stings than it does one) with an active infant or toddler.

Yes, I know life would have gone on. It would have just gone on painfully. Of all the posts to piss so many people off...

It only pissed people off because it is just so irrelevant. Sorry you were stung but what exactly were you looking for here? Validation that you sat the kids in front of the tv so that you could ice your "sexy pink splotches"? Minor injuries are part of the nanny territory, you don't deserve sympathy for surviving an encounter with nature. Were there an discernible nannying concern in your initial post, perhaps the reactions would have been different.

[Anonymous]

Please, this is DCUM. Of course the responses wouldn't be different. I got validation from MB so that's all I need.