First call to poison control

mattandbekah · February 2011

I was doing laundry and I think a little flake of dried detergent got into Jacks eye. He always wants to be where I am, and was standing beneath me when I unscrewed the lid. He started crying and rubbing his eye, it was so sad. I flushed it with water, then called the pediatrician, who transferred me to poison control, who told me to flush it again, then take him to the pediatrician to make sure there are no abrasions.

I feel so bad. He is never even allowed in the laundry room and thought he would be fine just standing at my feet for a second.

He seems fine now, his eye isnt even red, but I did schedule at appointment for him today to get it checked out.

Ugh. I hate days like this where I feel like a completely incompetent mother.

TMDMJAOCT07 · February 2011

Aww, poor little guy. I'm glad his eye isn't red. Hope the pedi says that he's fine as well!

choltbaby · February 2011

So sorry your day got started off wrong. Its scary how easily things like that happen. It sounds like he is fine, but I would get it checked out, too. Hope there are no abrasions! BTW... there is no way you could have known that would happen. It in no way makes you and incompetent mother!

avbliss · February 2011

It happens to ALL of us! My first call to poison control was because LO ate some carpet fibers from our rug in the basement. I hope everything turns out okay and LO is fine. And try not to feel incompetent, this happens to every mother on earth!

kabarbanel · February 2011

Aww glad he's ok! Don't beat yourself up over it. It happens!

meg1974 · February 2011

Don't feel like an incompetent mother. I felt that way when DD fell at the park twice last week. But, these things happen to all of us. I hope he feels better soon!

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