Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you ever had to call poison control?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Have you ever had to call poison control? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 23:35:42 +0000 sleepybear on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control/page/2#post-2365758 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:58:55 +0000 sleepybear 2365758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @gilmoregirl: my son did the exact same thing. I turned to grab his diaper and when I turned back he was holding the tube of hydrocortisone with the top off. I made my husband call because I felt like such a horrible mom and kept bursting into tears. Pepper on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365644 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 10:49:24 +0000 Pepper 2365644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, my 2 year old decided to eat a handful of bath and body works soap, rather than wash his hands with it. They said it was totally fine, and tummy upset would be the only potential side effect. He was fine! Mrs Hedgehog on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365546 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 07:38:30 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 2365546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ One sleepy night, when she was 9 mo we meant to give DD gripe water but accidentally gave her baby ibuprofen. Double dose. I freaked, called poison control but they assured me double dosing is okay (or not dangerous if done once) and that she would just be extra not in pain. She was fine. I was the complete opposite of a super mom. A super bad mom? Ugh. I felt horrible. DH was searching for epicac just incase. anonysquire on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365483 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 01:18:18 +0000 anonysquire 2365483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once. I was giving Zuma Tylenol and she coughed on it a bit and I thought she was going to dry drown. Ya, hysterical mom. lemondrop on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365466 Sat, 21 Nov 2015 00:17:26 +0000 lemondrop 2365466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not for mine, yet. But for an old boss' kid- allllll the time. This is why my toddler doesn't run loose in the vet clinic. The best one was a can of activated charcoal, it was everywhere. He looked like a coal miner :silly: singingbee on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365443 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 23:03:22 +0000 singingbee 2365443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. Twice. Once because she grabbed a plant and put it in her mouth. We didn't know if it was poisonous or not. The second time was grabbing on of the silica patches in her mouth or close to it. It scared me to death. They are very sweet and calm when you call. wonderstruck on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365390 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:35:04 +0000 wonderstruck 2365390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once. DS was like 9 months and I let him munch on some graham crackers without realizing they were the kind with honey in them. The poison control lady was very nice about telling me I was completely overreacting. autumn865 on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365362 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:13:49 +0000 autumn865 2365362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Once because DD sucked down half a tube of tooth paste! I called the pedi just in case and the nurse on call told me to call poison control. Everything was fine though :) T-Mom on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365345 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:51:32 +0000 T-Mom 2365345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My DS got into a bottle of Dulcolax (expired no less) and managed to eat part of one. If anyone remembers they look like bright red jelly beans. They said the worst that would happen is he would have some diarrhea but he was fine. gilmoregirl on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365296 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:41:18 +0000 gilmoregirl 2365296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I know these stories were all scary esp at the time, but I'm laughing a little at how many of us were told our LOs were nowhere near the toxic limit when they ate or drank something they shouldn't have. It's actually kind of a relief to me, I think. As for me, I called when I found my son eating a tube of hydrocortisone at like 10 months or so. I didn't know he'd be able to get the top off! Apparently it's no big deal unless he had eaten more than 1 oz (which is the size of the full tube). Mrs. Tiger on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365253 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:35:24 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 2365253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Scary! K ate some hand sanitizer once (I put some in his hand for him to rub but he ate it instead, he was 3 I think). I called our on call nurse who transferred us to poison control - they were very efficient and helpful! He wouldve had to have like 1/2 cup or something for it to be potentially harmful. Hope your LO is doing ok! Miss Ariel on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365247 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:12:00 +0000 Miss Ariel 2365247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @PawPrints: supposedly? My BIL had changed the oil and hadn't thrown it away yet. But when she called and said her dd drank oil the first question they asked was if it was used. I'm not sure why it makes a difference though. HLK208 on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365236 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:32:48 +0000 HLK208 2365236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes! 3 times. Once when DS was 18 months old. He found my eye drops, opened the bottle and drank half of them. I was in the room and had taken my eye off him for a minute. They told me to watch his breathing and take him in it he seemed drowsy. DD1 licked purrell once at 16 months and they said she would be fine. She also ate a Pop It on the 4th of July when she was 2. I was SO hysterical (I tried to stop her) and poison control said she might have an upset tummy but otherwise she would be fine. Phew! DD2 luckily hasn't swallowed anything she wasn't suppose to yet! mauxie on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365228 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:23:55 +0000 mauxie 2365228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, never.. But this post has reminded me to put the Poison control # on my phone! I have it posted on the fridge at home but I may as well have it stored on my cell... MaisyMay on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365225 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:20:01 +0000 MaisyMay 2365225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes, DH was with her and she accidentally ingested some hand sanitizer. He woke me up a bit panicked. PawPrints on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365152 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 16:02:28 +0000 PawPrints 2365152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Miss Ariel: Used motor oil is fine? I haven't but LO isn't walking yet. I feel safer because we don't keep any household cleaning products around that have a poison control warning on them, but this thread is a good reminder that babies will eat anything and there's always stuff you don't think about. yoursilverlining on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365146 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:57:18 +0000 yoursilverlining 2365146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have twice. One because my husband let LO shake a bottle of Ibuprofen he thought was closed (back when she was an infant and loved to shake things to make noise), but the bottle wasn’t closed all the way and it opened and pills sprayed all over the place and neither of us could tell if LO ate any. Turns out she would have had to eat a ton for it to be an issue. Other time because my husband misread the Tylenol dosing instructions and gave her twice that amount he was suppose to. I told him it was fine (“just don’t do it again!) but he felt HORRIBLE and insisted on calling, and the nurse was awesome and really talked him off the ledge as it was totally fine. (parent of the year material over here) Mrs.Someone on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365139 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:50:01 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2365139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The pediatrician who did DS's circ called on our behalf :( I misread his Tylenol dosing instructions. He got very close to the toxic limit at 8 days old :( wheres_c on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365104 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:15:28 +0000 wheres_c 2365104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I called after B ate a stick of deodorant. (he was fine) wheres_c on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2365103 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:14:50 +0000 wheres_c 2365103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @birdofafeather: I've always wondered about those!! Ree723 on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2364655 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:24:49 +0000 Ree723 2364655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whew, these are all good to know! We haven't had to call yet (touch wood), but almost did after my LO ate a handful of hydrangea. Hydrangea always comes up on the list of ten most poisonous common plants, but apparently you need to eat an awful lot to have any side effects. Mrs Green Grass on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2364649 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:22:48 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2364649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our nanny did. We weren't sure whether LO drank nail polish remover. But luckily you have to drink a lot for toxicity. If anything, he tasted it... birdofafeather on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2364640 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:15:31 +0000 birdofafeather 2364640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes after DD ate one of those "do not eat" silica gel packets. They said it was non toxic. Miss Ariel on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2364638 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:14:44 +0000 Miss Ariel 2364638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No. But I remember my SIL calling because she thought her daughter drank motor oil. Turns out because it was used it was fine. daniellemybelle on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2364589 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:49:00 +0000 daniellemybelle 2364589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not for LO yet but for my dog a few times! Once our pediatrician told us the wrong dose of ibuprofen and we gave her a quadruple dose. I was furious! We didn't call poison control though after I googled it, but we did begin looking for a new doctor. LindsayInNY on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2364530 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:10:52 +0000 LindsayInNY 2364530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not yet and hopefully never. I don't even know what the number is... mediagirl on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2364529 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:10:38 +0000 mediagirl 2364529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Phew! So scary! I once called because I thought my daughter had eaten the soap. She probably ingested some but not a ton. Poison control said it was fine. Just watch for soft stools. Alivoo01 on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2364519 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:02:57 +0000 Alivoo01 2364519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Oh man! That's scary!! Fortunately, we haven't had to. Hopefully, we never have to! Mamaof2 on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2364518 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:02:32 +0000 Mamaof2 2364518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yes, DS ate one of my birth control pills - they said he would be fine Rockies11 on "Have you ever had to call poison control?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-ever-had-to-call-poison-control#post-2364513 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 09:00:58 +0000 Rockies11 2364513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did the other day when LO put nail polish in her eye.