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Poison control: Have you ever called them for your kid(s)?

  • poll: Have you ever called poison control on your own kid?
    Yes, oldest child only. Under age 5 : (26 votes)
    30 %
    Yes, one of my kids only (but not the oldest). Under age 5 : (2 votes)
    2 %
    Yes, more than one of my kids. Under age 5 : (2 votes)
    2 %
    Yes, all of my kids. Under age 5 : (2 votes)
    2 %
    Yes, all of my kids and some other kids. Under age 5 : (0 votes)
    Nope, never called poison control. : (52 votes)
    60 %
    Yes, called on my kid who is older than 5. : (0 votes)
    Marshmallows : (2 votes)
    2 %
  1. travellingbee

    hostess / papaya / 10219 posts

    Yup once. DS1 drank hair conditioner. I found him in the bathroom with the bottle tipped back! Apparently it just causes diarrhea.

  2. stiletto_mom

    persimmon / 1183 posts

    @bluestriped bee: I've never heard that vitamin c and water were bad?

  3. BSB

    hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts

    @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.

  4. stiletto_mom

    persimmon / 1183 posts

    @bluestriped bee: Eep that sounds scary. I didn't know about water intoxication. Ftm.

  5. mrsjyw

    GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts

    Haven't had to yet

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