OMG! My pregnant sister just fell over on the ice!!!
 

I feel sooo bad:( I was walking round to the clinic with my sister for her first midwife appointment (her husband couldn't get the time of work). Neither of us thought it was that slippy out:( When she went down I thought she had just twisted her ankle, but she couldn't get up, I tried to help her but she said she could'nt move. I thought she was being dramatic when she said she heard a crack, she thought she had broken it:eek:But I thought said had just sprained it. I phoned the clinic and a midwife and a couple of nurses came out to help but they are not allowed to treat offsite. They said she needed an ambulance, I began to call but it was busy and as I was waiting for an answer an ambulance drove past and the nurses flagged them down. The paramedics cut off her boot and she was suddenly in alot more pain, they gave her gas and air. I rang my brother who was luckily off work and he drove round to us, I had my 2 youngest kids and the stroller with me so I could'nt get in the ambulance with her. Once they loaded her onto the stretcher they examined her and said she had DISLOCATED her ankle:eek: I feel so guilty for not believing her at first:( and I feel bad because if she had drove round on her own this would'nt have happened but she walked becuse we did'nt have time to put the car seats in her car to drive round. She was'nt sure how to get there by car so I offered to walk round with her. I know she is worried about her baby too-she is only 6-8 weeks gone and I tried to reassure her that the baby is tucked up in plenty of padding and she kinda landed on her legs if you know what I mean:confused: I'm just sat here waiting for news:confused: I need to be here to go and pick my other kids up from school in 2 hours time and by the time I got the hospital I'd have to come back:( I just needed to get it all out:( Thanks for being there.

My mom did the same thing 3 years ago on the ice, only instead of just dislocating her ankle, the dislocation was so severe it caused both of her longbones in her lower leg to snap as well. She needed surgery to repair them and a bar placed in her leg. Just from slipping on the ice! It's terrible!
As far as the pregnancy goes, I fell down the stairs on my bottom during 2 of my pregnancies. One time it was a full flight, the other time a half flight. Both times I was carrying laundry :rolleyes: . Anyway, I hurt my back and back side more than anything else. Babies were ok.
Update soon and let us know how everything is! My mom swears that the dislocation is far more painful than the breaks were! She said it was so excrusiating all the way up to her knee. She said that once they put it back into place, it took away 90% of the pain! The breaks were nothing compared to that!

Just had a phone call from my brother and she HAS broken it:eek: In 2 places:eek: Not sure if she has dislocated it too:eek: She is just having a cast put on. I told my brother to make sure she rings me as soon as she is on the ward (all of the beds have their own phones). I don't think he knows about the pregnancy yet so I can't ask him what they've said about it but I'm assumming that they'll give an early scan (I had one at 5 weeks gone and they could see a heartbeat if nothing else). I'm praying everything will be Ok. I too have had many falls whilst carrying my 4 kids but it does'nt make it any less worrying.:( Shes my baby sister and this is first baby.

I"m so sorry to hear this!! I hope she has a speedy recovery!

Oh no! I too had a minor fall when I was pregnant - it's very worrying, all you can think about is your baby....I hope your sister has a speedy recovery and that the rest of her pregnancy is healthy and happy:D xxx xxx

Just glad your sis has you around. Sounds like you care a great deal. Hope the healing goes well and the baby is safe.

So sorry to hear about this! I was in a car accident when I was about that far along with my second child. I was SO worried about the baby but my dr. said that at that stage, you would pretty much have to crush your pelvic bones to cause any damage. At that small, they are so insulated and protected. Now, a hard fall I'm sure could be a different case. I hope the baby is okay and that her ankle heals quickly!

Thanks everybody for being there this is one of the many reasons that make me sooo grateful for YT!:thumbup: She is staying in tonight and they are going to put a cast on tomorrow, (my brother got the wrong end of the stick earlier:rolleyes:) But I still haven't managed to speak to her and ask if they are going to check the baby. Her husband is with her now so I'm going to try to ring her later after visiting hours.

I've spoken to her at last:rolleyes: The docs have said not worry about the baby and they're not even worried enough to do a scan! It seems her ankle has actually "snapped" OUCH!!! But hopefully she will be home tomorrow! Thanks for all the kind words and prayers.

Oh gosh I am so sorry to hear about your sister. I hope she recovers quickly and as painlessly as possible.

Oh wow! I am so very sorry for your winter accident. I will keep your sister and her unborn child in my throughts :hug: and prayers :hands:

Thank God she is ok! It is a bad day for ice everywhere! Yesterday was terrible, but today my cousin who just had a baby 2 months ago went to go house hunting, and fell and broke her leg! Thankfully the baby wasn't in her arms! I cannot believe how common it is to break a leg or ankle doing simple tasks! Be careful out there folks!

Oh my!! I am so sorry about your sister's fall ... thankful it wasn't worse than it was. I will keep you all in my prayers, including her little one! Thank God she is OK.

Thanks for the update! I'm so sorry about the broken ankle - I"m thankful the they are not concerned about the baby! Hugs to both of you!!!!! :)

Im so glad the little one is ok. I hope she has a speedy recovery:) dont beat yourself up, it's no way your fault what happened. You seem to be a great big sister and a soon to be awesome aunt!

Ouch! ....and how scary to have such a fall while pregnant. I'm glad to hear that all is okay with the unborn baby & that your sister will be okay too.

I will keep your sister in my prayers.

How scary-for her to go through and for you to witness! I hope her ankle heals quickly-crutches & casts in the winter are the worst (I have had two-but never actually broken a bone, strangely enough). I am glad the doctors are not worried about the baby-you are right, that little one is tiny and in a nice, soft bubble :) I will keep her and her little one in my thoughts.

Things have gone from bad to worse!!!
 

I have spoken to my sister this morning and the docs have said that her leg needs pinning. At the moment the only pain relief she is on is paracetamol because of the baby and we're not sure whats going to happen when she goes into surgery today:( She said they said something about trying to numb it:( And to make matters worse they told her that if they don't get it absolutely right then she may never walk on that leg again-she is only 24:( She was crying on the phone to me that she will be like an old woman with a walking stick and I just did'nt know what to say:( I got mad that they had told her that and said to think positive. She is a practising Christian and after speaking to her I rang her church and asked the pastors wife to ring her asap.
I feel so guilty for offering to walk round the clinic with her, if I had just given her directions she would have drove and this would'nt have happened:cry:I'm crying right now and I feel like this is all my fault. I was excited about her first midwife appointment and wanted to be there, even though I could'nt actually go in as I had my 2 toodlers with me. Now I keep thinking that she must blame me, that I should have let het drive. But there was'nt time to load the carseats and kids in the car-and now I'm babbling and repeating myself! And I'm making this all about me-and thats not want I want. My sister needs your thoughts and prayers, please include her in them.

PLEASE do not blame yourself!! A lot of times doctors only give you the worst case scenerio. I told you how my mom had the same exact thing happen to her. She broke 2 bones in 3 places, dislocated her ankle, and had to have a rod and screws put in, and she was almost 50 at the time. She gets pain in her ankle now and then, but otherwise she is just fine and walks fine. My husband, 7 years ago fell asleep at the wheel at 1 in the afternoon, and crushed his ankle in the accident. He actually shattered his calcaneus, and it came out the side of his foot. He needed immediate surgery to have a rod and pins put in as well. The inside of that heel bone died and colapsed as a result, but even with that, he only has a slight limp that is only noticable if you watch for it (although his one ankle is notably larger than the other).
Your sister is young, and the younger you are when something like this happens, the better. She will heal quickly and she will be back to walking soon. It took my mom nearly 3 months before she could walk, and just under than with my husband (who is far more determined than my mom). We always joke that I better not ever hurt one of my feet or legs, because I am the only one with a good set ;)
She will have to do physical therapy, and really take it easy during her pregnancy as she will be harboring a little extra weight on that freshly healed bone, but rest assured, she will walk again. :)
I was on the phone with my mom as she was getting out of her car and slipped on the ice. I beat myself up over it for awhile because if she wouldn't have been on the phone with me, she would have been able to catch herself. You cannot blame yourself though.
Hang in there, pray for your sis, and forgive yourself, you did nothing wrong. Just be there to help her and support her. She will do great.

Thank you so much for your words of support. It really does help and makes me wonder how on earth I ever lived without YT.
She has longed to start a family for several years, even though they are a young couple they have been together for almost 10 years and being true Christians married young so that their relationship could move on and they moved in together on their wedding night. She worried that because everything had been so perfect so far that it may take her a long time to get pregnant, but they had'nt even started trying when she caught and they are over the moon. Now with surgery looming I don't have the heart to tell that as far as the hospital is concerned the mother is always FIRST priority and if they need to put her under-they will! I have no idea if the baby could survive G.A so early in pregnancy. My heart is breaking for her:cry:and her husband.

God bless your sister and her little one! That was definitely a bad fall, but there is NO BLAME to be placed on anyone. It could've happened if she'd driven and gotten out of the car on a slippery surface.

As a Christian, I'm sure your sister knows that all is in HIS hands. I'll be praying for her and the baby today and will check for updates after work this evening.

Hang in there and be strong for your sister - I know from experience that there's nothing like having a sister on your side!

Just checking in on your sister. I will be praying for her and for you as well. You must stop blaming yourself .... we cannot understand accidents but it was just that, an accident. God bless you.

So sorry to read about this accident...keeping you all in my prayers!!:)

My eyes are filling with tears just reading everyones kind words. Thank you all sooo much and will mean alot to her to know that there are people all over the world praying for her and the baby. I'm going to visit tonight about 5-6 hours from now so I will update when I get home. Thanks again.

Honey...don't blame yourself. Accidents just happen.
Let us know how her surgery went.

I'm so sorry to hear this has happened to your sister. I never had a sister but if I did then I would want one like you.

Checking for an update and praying that all is going well........

:hands::hands: looking for the update...hope everything is ok