Man, We’ve been doing this parenting gig for over 12 years now and for only the second time in that 12 years we’ve had to call poison control.
I think that’s a pretty good track record. I mean, I’d love it if we hadn’t had to call them ever, but for how……….energetic, and inventive my children are….I think that’s a decent number. In fact, I’m surprised that we aren’t on a first name basis with the fine folks over at the Poison Control Call Center.
The last time we called was when Jeremy swallowed a penny….that was SO MUCH FUN…you know…..waiting for the penny to drop…..literally!
Fun time, people, FUN TIMES!
Well, last night was not nearly as exciting. Siah had tried to do the Houdini Maneuver out of his highchair….have I mentioned that he’s climbing or crawling up onto anything and everything – again with the FUN TIMES!….and so we put him down on the kitchen floor. He waddled over to the empty dishwasher and then 2 seconds later started gagging. A barfing baby is not fun, but when you realze that the soap from the dishwasher – which is a mixture of Borax and Washing Soda – didn’t disolve completely away and that there was a little bit left in the soap dispenser and then you realize that your kid ate some of it……
It’s one of those “eye rolling, go and call the poison control people and find out if we need to go and spend the entire night sitting in the disease filled ER and possibly picking up goodness knows what and how that in and of itself has to be WAY worse than the tiny bit of borax that the baby just injested” moments.
Fortunately, the nice Poison Control guy said that we were morons for feeding our child Borax and then asked if we would not bother them so that the really impotant calls could get through.
No, they didn’t say that, but they weren’t concerned and said that there was nothing that we needed to do – Siah would be all okay!
So, in my concern and because these people weren’t nearly concerned enough for my child’s heath and safety, I utlized my Google medical degree and found out that…..
NOTHING! It really was okay! I mean, i shouldn’t be feeding him Borax for a snack, but apparently the Poison Control Dude did know what he was talking about and I really don’t need to worry…..which I still did…..totally, right?
He’s up and happy this morning and I’m assuming all is well.
Moral of the story……well….I don’t know what the moral of the story is, but….we won’t be feeding the baby any Borax any time soon, eh?
So as I was reading this post, my youngest son had his hands in the outside potted plant – eating the dirt with the nice white pellet stuff in it! I had to laugh!!! Here I’m reading about Poison control on how I have yet to call and I walk outside to him! I didn’t call, but I thought about it!
I am so glad that he is ok! so scary when they do that!
we had to call Poison control once and ended up having to take Morgan to the ER where they monitored her and made her drink chalk! J ended up having to drink it first! what memories!!
One of the best ways to get rid of cockroaches is Boric Acid. A powder you get from the drug store. You spread it around under the sink and any place that the roaches go for a water source. It sticks to their bodies and they take it to their nests and it dries them out. They don’t seem to realize that it is not good for them. AND it is harmless to the kids.
Glad to hear that Siah is OK though.