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"For External Use Only"
If it says for external use only, but nothing about actually eating it, is
it alright to have a little (or huge) taste of it?? Lovely DD (will be 1 next Friday), while alone in the kitchen with the baby gates up and me in the hallway directly beside the kitchen moving the chinchilla cage around, decided it would be the perfect chance to raid her diaper bag and see what's inside. She always seems to go for either the diapers - and just unfolds them all to make a big mess since the disposables in the diaper bag NEVER fold flat and nice again after they've been opened - or the pack of wipes - and I find there's wipes all over the place, each one carefully taken out and tossed on the floor - or she goes for the Sudocream... This time, she went for the diaper rash cream. In the whole 3-4 minutes it took me to turn and move that cage around (yes, it's big, 3'x4'x6') she decided to get at the cream and eat it... Or smear it all over her face, her clothes, hands and floor... Also all the toys she had around her. It doesn't say anything about eating it, it just says for external use. I would assume it doesn't taste good, but is it safe to assume it's harmless to eat? I also wouldn't assume there'd be a major product (like diaper rash creams) that would be toxic or dangerous, as it's sometihng lots of people use on their babies every day. She was happy to play with it and eat it, and even happier to pose for the camera - even sat there nicely as I searched and searched for a camera with film! This was only a few minutes ago amd she's just as she always was - happy and content, not looking sick or anything. Is this a pointless worry that lots of kids do and alright? I'm not going to feed her diaper rash cream, but when she got into it, she should be just fine, right? There's no phone number on the container or warning about poison or eating it. |
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"For External Use Only"
"xkatx" wrote in message news:Q_xyg.66327$B91.31668@edtnps82... It doesn't say anything about eating it, it just says for external use. I would assume it doesn't taste good, but is it safe to assume it's harmless to eat? I also wouldn't assume there'd be a major product (like diaper rash creams) that would be toxic or dangerous, as it's sometihng lots of people use on their babies every day. I think it's harmless, but you really ought to call poison control. That's a number you should have handy for occasions just like this, when you're not sure if you should be worried. |
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"For External Use Only"
"xkatx" wrote in message news:Q_xyg.66327$B91.31668@edtnps82... If it says for external use only, but nothing about actually eating it, is it alright to have a little (or huge) taste of it?? Lovely DD (will be 1 next Friday), while alone in the kitchen with the baby gates up and me in the hallway directly beside the kitchen moving the chinchilla cage around, decided it would be the perfect chance to raid her diaper bag and see what's inside. She always seems to go for either the diapers - and just unfolds them all to make a big mess since the disposables in the diaper bag NEVER fold flat and nice again after they've been opened - or the pack of wipes - and I find there's wipes all over the place, each one carefully taken out and tossed on the floor - or she goes for the Sudocream... This time, she went for the diaper rash cream. In the whole 3-4 minutes it took me to turn and move that cage around (yes, it's big, 3'x4'x6') she decided to get at the cream and eat it... Or smear it all over her face, her clothes, hands and floor... Also all the toys she had around her. It doesn't say anything about eating it, it just says for external use. I would assume it doesn't taste good, but is it safe to assume it's harmless to eat? I also wouldn't assume there'd be a major product (like diaper rash creams) that would be toxic or dangerous, as it's sometihng lots of people use on their babies every day. She was happy to play with it and eat it, and even happier to pose for the camera - even sat there nicely as I searched and searched for a camera with film! This was only a few minutes ago amd she's just as she always was - happy and content, not looking sick or anything. Is this a pointless worry that lots of kids do and alright? I'm not going to feed her diaper rash cream, but when she got into it, she should be just fine, right? There's no phone number on the container or warning about poison or eating it. #1 ate large amounts of sudocreme on two occasions. Pharmasist told me that it might give her the runs or slight tummy ache, but not to worry. The second time she was sick afterward. Debbie |
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"For External Use Only"
In article Q_xyg.66327$B91.31668@edtnps82, "xkatx" wrote:
If it says for external use only, but nothing about actually eating it, is This time, she went for the diaper rash cream. In the whole 3-4 minutes it took me to turn and move that cage around (yes, it's big, 3'x4'x6') she decided to get at the cream and eat it... Or smear it all over her face, her clothes, hands and floor... Also all the toys she had around her. It doesn't say anything about eating it, it just says for external use. And this is why I have the Poisons Information Hotline programmed into the phone! I've programmed 000 as well (that's the Australian emergency number), just in case I need a few extra seconds. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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