Baby Got a Boo Boo?

on February 27, 2009 at 8:33 AM

Ouchie Pouchie, $3 at etsy

If you read the Baby Buzz yesterday, then you know my baby has a black eye. Sigh. After it happened, I was trying to clean her cuts and to get the swelling down, I ended up using a bag of frozen corn. My baby loves corn, but she really wasn't into having a bag of it on her face.

Years ago, my mother and I made "boo boo bunnies" as favors for my sister's baby shower—they were little terry cloth bunnies that you stick in the freezer to put on your little one's wounds. I was really wishing I had a boo boo bunny or something just as cute to use last night. I've forgotten how to make them, so I was really excited when I stumbled upon this Ouchie Pouchie on CafeMom.

Made by erinkoeser616, the Ouchie Pouchie is a cute flannel cotton bag filled with rice. You can store it in your freezer and use it on your baby's bumps and bruises when needed. Or you can heat it in the microwave and use it to soothe achy muscles (say, from carrying a baby all day). It's non-toxic and reusable, and it comes in a variety of adorable patterns. You can get them at erinkoeser616's Etsy shop for $3.

What do you keep in your baby's first aid kit?

About the author Suzanne Murray

is the Parenting & Political editor at The Stir/Moms Matter 2012.

Filed Under: baby gear, health

Comments (3)

KeagansMom08

on Feb 27, 2009 at 9:03 AM

i have two first id kits! one that has all the reagular things in it like band-aids, baby tylenol, baby orajel, a copy of her insurance and shot record, neosporin, alcohol wipes, and things like that. Then i have a second "first aid" kit that is more of a melt down prevention kit! lol It has her favorite chewy we call him buggie (he is the lamzae freddie the fire fly), a blankie, a small soft toy to nap with(she likes rubbing soft things on her cheek to fall asleep in the car) and a pair of those plastic keys that she loves to jinggle. I never leave home with out both of these in my car at hands reach!

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RanaAurora

on Feb 27, 2009 at 2:09 PM

I have one of those bunnies! My sister still has hers too. :)

justanotherjen

on Feb 28, 2009 at 8:27 AM

We don't have an actual first aid kit. We have all the necessities at home (including little cartoon covered ice packs in the freezer...found them at Target for $1 and they have Pixar characters on them). In the car I just carry bandaids and some baby Tylenol and Benadryl for my son because he is highly allergic to cats and dogs and even just coming into a room that had a cat in it makes his allergies go crazy and his face swells all up and he breaks out in hives so we have to have it on hand wherever we go.