https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:55:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids/page/2#post-2522168 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:29:38 +0000 mrsjyw 2522168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haven't had to yet </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids/page/2#post-2522113 Tue, 12 Apr 2016 07:32:33 +0000 stiletto_mom 2522113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: Eep that sounds scary. I didn't know about water intoxication. Ftm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids/page/2#post-2522019 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 22:43:46 +0000 BSB 2522019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stiletto_mom: vitamin supplements are not recommended unless prescribed by a pediatrian. The twins were already on a multi vitamin prescribed by the pediatrician. Water alone given to an infant can lead to water intoxication. Water mixed with formula is completely different from just water. My family member has this crazy idea to overload on vitamin c. It nuts for an adult to believe that vitamin c will cure everything but even more insane to dissolve vitamin c powder in water and spoon feed it to my son for 8 hours. I had just come home from a long day visiting my daughter who was in the hospital with RSV and had come home to hear they had apparently cured my son of his cough, gas and runny nose. The last thing I wanted was to call poison control at 3 in the morning. Luckily, all was fine but I still have no idea how much powder was dissolved. My family member said it was just a little bit. I don't believe them. I trusted this family member and thought she was the more normal and reliable people in my family. Not anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids/page/2#post-2522014 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 22:26:03 +0000 stiletto_mom 2522014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: I've never heard that vitamin c and water were bad? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids/page/2#post-2522003 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 21:59:39 +0000 travellingbee 2522003@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup once. DS1 drank hair conditioner. I found him in the bathroom with the bottle tipped back! Apparently it just causes diarrhea. :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521929 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:19:50 +0000 Mrs. Chocolate 2521929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My middle gets into stuff a lot more than my oldest ever did. She or the dogs got into some Borax ant poison once so we called but she was fine. Another time I called as she got into the craft supplies and I saw some of the craft paint on her mouth. It was fine once again though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521926 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 20:18:00 +0000 brady80 2521926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I called last week! My 2.5 year old chewed on a glowstick and it broke in her mouth. I called the doctor and they told me to call poison control. FWIW, glow sticks are non-toxic! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521861 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:26:27 +0000 winniebee 2521861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup I accidentally gave him a double dose of Tylenol when he was 4m :meh: I called my doctor who said I had to call poison control. They said it was fine. But man I felt bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521852 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:17:16 +0000 erinbaderin 2521852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never called for one of my children. I called once for my cat, although I can't remember why, and when I was younger I called fairly often for my brother (he once ate a 3 month supply of vitamin c for dinner, and once he ate a photographic slide) and once for my mom (she decided to mix the hot tub chemicals together in the house and made chlorine gas). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521632 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:59:32 +0000 Torchwood 2521632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hawksaz: The vet gave me liver flavored petroleum jelly to feed my cat to help with hairballs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521610 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:50:59 +0000 Littlebit 2521610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son was able to squeeze his arm through a child lock on a cabinet and grab my dogs kidney medication, get the lid off and drop several on the floor before my husband - standing right next to him - noticed the sound of the pills hitting the floor. </p> <p>We didn't think he ate any of them but called just to make sure. He would have had to eaten like 20 of them (more than were in the bottle, and the bottle was still full) for it to be an issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521600 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:43:25 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2521600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes...for nail polish remover. Not positive he actually ingested any, but called to see what the deal was and luckily you have to drink a lot! (And it tastes disgusting so unlikely...) LO was home with nanny but I had left the nail polish remover out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521516 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:50:09 +0000 BananaPancakes 2521516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had to call. DS sprayed a bunch of Mildew/Mold cleaner into his mouth. All was fine...I guess bleach isn't so bad.</p> <p>And I called once while babysitting my younger brothers who were probably under 5 years at the time. I dropped a mercury thermometer and little mercury balls literally exploded all over our kitchen. I thought for sure I had poisoned our whole house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521453 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:23:36 +0000 Boogs 2521453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So far not yet...knock on wood... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521445 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:19:28 +0000 BSB 2521445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@twodoghouse: Oh, yup, we have taken both our dogs to the ER Vet for eating something they weren't supposed to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521438 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:12:52 +0000 DesertDreams88 2521438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was 3 or 4, I drank an entire bottle of cherry Chloraseptic while my mom was in the shower... I thought it tasted great. She left it on the top of my dresser, which I had climbed. Poison Control told her it would be like I drank a pot of coffee. I don't really remember much from the day, obviously... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521434 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:10:31 +0000 Charm54 2521434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to call it once when my DD drank some shampoo (a very minute amount). Turns out my province doesn't have a poison control, you're supposed to call 911 or Telecare. I did a Google search and shampoo isn't poisonous, so I didn't call 911 lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521411 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:58:08 +0000 jmarionsmith 2521411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup after my 3.5 year old drank almost half a bottle of Benadryl. He slept so well that night and late the next morning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521390 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:28:04 +0000 Foodnerd81 2521390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never had to, but my older one is only 2.5 so I've still got time! Most of the time I think I would call the ped first unless she got into something I really felt could be toxic. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521384 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:16:30 +0000 Chillybear 2521384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks to this post i just looked the number for poison control up and added it to my phone </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521382 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:12:45 +0000 danda 2521382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2 year old found a Flinstone vitamin (chewable iron containing version) that had fallen and I couldn't find it. She'd had her 1/2 vitamin dose already so that put her at 3x normal recommended amount...I figured better safe than sorry. Poison control said she's need 16 for them to be worried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521377 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 12:08:02 +0000 pastemoo 2521377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maddyz: Whoa! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521291 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:59:10 +0000 maddyz 2521291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I called poison control when I was 13 or so and watching a bunch of kids (younger siba and cousins) a 4 year olds ate a bunch of berries of an ornamental tree. I was really impressed with how they talked me through the plant ID process. Everyone was fine, they told me to feed the kids 8 cups of milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521263 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:31:38 +0000 BSB 2521263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, someone put too much formula powder in DD's bottle and I was concerned about the iron in the powder. I called poison control. All was okay. </p> <p>Then a family member decided to give my 4 month old son overdose of Vitamin C dissolved in water while I was visiting my daughter in the hospital with RSV. Yeah, I had to call poison control again. Poison control and the nurse at my pediatrician's office was shocked that someone thought giving vitamin C and water was a good idea. Yeah... still haven't heard an apology from that family member. </p> <p>So far I've called poison control for each kid so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521244 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:14:36 +0000 Periwinkle 2521244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once, yes. When LO was about 2 he put his mouth on the all-natural antibacterial hand sanitizer (a foam) and pressed down the pump before I could grab it away from him. Poison control said nothing to worry about but I was so freaked out that the seemed like the best organization to call. We moved the hand sanitizer right away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521243 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:13:20 +0000 birdofafeather 2521243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pwnstar: me too! I would probably look around next time for more info because she didn't have any reaction, but I could only find part of the packet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521238 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:11:44 +0000 youboots 2521238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I called my non emergency line who referred me to poison control. Styrofoam is non toxic FYI. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521228 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:06:43 +0000 psw27 2521228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my son licked some antibacterial Hibiclense soap and I wanted to make sure it was okay. I figured that poison control has a better database to immediately look up the "poison" and report back based on his age and weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521222 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:02:55 +0000 stargal 2521222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes twice for my youngest. All in the span of one week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/poison-control-have-you-ever-called-them-for-your-kids#post-2521214 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:57:38 +0000 hawksaz 2521214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - twice on my oldest boy. Once, when he was about 3, I left the room to take care of his baby brother and came back in to see him with the tube of petroleum jelly in his mouth and it was on his fingers. Of course, the back of the tube said not to ingest it, so I called just to make sure. No problems. Then, the same kid ate part of a pool noodle once. I googled that and read that those things are made of some pretty nasty chemicals, so I called to make sure it wouldn't get into his system. They said just to watch for the chunk to "pass." ha! </p>