Band-aid on a baby's finger?

[Willis Jackson]

Is this possible?

DD has a cut on the tip of her finger and I'm concerned it's getting infected. If it were my finger, I would put on some neosporin and a band-aid and see what it looked like in the morning. I'm worried she would just suck/chew it off and then ingest neosporin, choke on the band-aid, and die.

Is there something else I could try before making a dr. appointment? I feel like I must be missing something obvious.

[Deleted]

Can you put on the neosporin at night when she goes to bed? This way, she won't eat it off her finger.

[UnderProtest]

Isn't there a skin glue thing? I have heard of people using super glue on themselves, but I'm not sure I would do that with a kid.

[DarcyLongfellow]

If it's swollen or very red, I might call the doctor.

If it's just a deep cut or just pink, I'd probably wash it well, put a bunch of neosporin on it, then either try to keep it out of her mouth or put a baby sock (or mitten if you have one) over her hand. I wouldn't try to put a bandaid on -- even my DD at 3 can barely keep a bandaid on her finger since her fingers are so small.

Neosporin won't hurt her if she ingests it in small doses. When I had really cracked and blistered nipples from nursing, I used to put a mix of neosporin, hydrocortizone cream, and an anti-fungal cream on my nipples. I would wipe it off before nursing, but my DD definitely ended up eating some of it.

[evynsmama]

I would do it at night once she is asleep, I've done this before and then I put a sock over that hand. I was also worried because DD is always playing in the sandbox and I was worried about it getting infected.

[Willis Jackson]

I guess I'm just worried because I don't know if she secretly sucks on her fingers while she's sleeping or something.

Maybe I could put a mitten on her after she's asleep.

[Willis Jackson]

Oh that's good to know that neosporin is okay in small amounts.