Splinter in daughters foot?

Question

ive looked up a few remedies like soaking, tweezers the credit card trick everything. its pretty big actually, and its in the bottom of her foot, i looked with a magnifying glass and i cant even see which side it entered i have a good idea because one side looks deeper but its not sticking out on either side. im leaving it till morning and have a band aid over it i have cleaned it with alcohol, and waiting to see if it comes out a little. shes only three and i know it hurts because she told me, has anyone else had to go to a doc to have one removed i know the internet says go if you cant get it out but i feel so dumb for such a little thing but am scared it will get infected like i said its quite big and i dont want to put my daughter through the pain of an infection she can barely walk on it its right on the ball of her foot, but since its late she should be ok till morning right since she doesnt have to walk in bed and its been cleaned and covered

Answer 1

If it doesn't come out by morning try using an ice cube on it...just rub it on her foot a few times and see if that helps...if not then try putting a cut onion on it for a little bit and let it sit on there for a little while...this always worked with my daughter....My hubby works at a saw mill and I did for a short while and she would get splinters from our clothes or the couch if we sat down in our work clothes and got them on it. If none of those work you can call her doctor  and see if there are any other suggestions...but they will probably tell you to let it be until it comes out on its own.

Good Luck...splinters suck!

Answer 2

My 3-year old had gotten multiple slivers along her leg and foot and they were all pretty close to the surface and relatively simple to remove, but I ended up bringing her to the doctor anyway. She REFUSED to let me try to get it out. I was told to soak it in alcohol to get it to come to the surface. If you can't get it with a tweezer, then use a small needle or safety pin to "slice" the skin a little so that you can get the tweezer to it. If you can get it done at home, that would be best (save a doctor bill anyway) they will do the same thing there than you can do at home.

Answer 3

We never went to the doc. Mom or Dad used a needle that they burned with a lighter to sanitize it. Then they would poke open the skin and get tweezers to get it out!  Hurt like heck, but we didn't go to the doc.

Answer 4

I've tried putting tape on it and then pulling, to try to pull out a splinter.

But I've had more success with the way my mother used to handle it:  

Clean the skin in the affected area with rubbing alcohol.  Take a needle.  Sterilize the needle (with boiling water or rubbing alcohol).  Then use the needle to carefully poke into the skin until you reach the splinter and pull out the splinter.  If the splinter separates, go in again and pull out the rest.  Finally, clean the skin again and put on a bandaid.

No, I've never had to go to the doctor over such a thing.  But if you can't get it out, it sounds better than letting it get infected....

Answer 5

my great grandma would have us put a slice of bread on or in a bowl then soak the bread in milk... it works, you just have to soak it for awhile... good luck

Answer 6

If you have to resort to a needle, go down to the local veterinarian (horse and ranch, not dog and cat) supply. It used to be (and I assume still is, unless the Nanny State has clamped down on such things) you could buy a small hypodermic needle for twenty-five cents or so, and they're way sharper (and thus less painful) than a sewing needle. Just make sure you don't get one that's so small it breaks easily.