Just made my first call to poison control...

Abinormal · July 2012

Just FYI, those little "keep fresh" packets of beads that come in shoeboxes and other random items are not toxic. They say "do not eat", but that's mainly so that people won't mistake them for packets of salt and because they could be a potential choking hazard. I was relieved, since DD decided to open and eat some of those while she was supposed to be taking a nap...

CoffeeBeen · July 2012

Scary! I'm glad she's ok.

ktshoff · July 2012

Glad she's ok!! I have always wondered if those were toxic.

ASmallWonder · July 2012

Sorry you had to call but actually really glad to hear they're not toxix. I always assumed they were and worried everytime we got something with them in it.

kllrbnny · July 2012

Yikes! You poor thing! Glad she's ok.

Thanks for the fyi, too, I thought they were poisonous.

mommytosam011011 · July 2012

I had to call yesterday when DS got ahold of some bleach spray. MOTY right here.

Ms5586 · July 2012

Eeeek! Good to know, I thought they were toxic.

Kitiara5512 · July 2012

Holy shizz, glad she is okay. Glad for the info on the rest too, but sorry you had to find out for those reasons.

Wufroggy79 · July 2012

Glad she is okay as well. Good tip to know because I always thought they were toxic too.

MrsCodeMonkey · July 2012

Glad she's okay. DD scared me today too. She was chewing on a leaf while we were gardening. I told her to spit it out, but my hands were dirty so I didn't take it out of her mouth. I was carrying her back to the house when she started to choke. I dropped everything and turned her so I could hit her back like I learned at a class. By that point she started throwing up. The leaf did come out, but what a scare.

TheBub · July 2012

Glad she is okay.

Libby1978 · July 2012

I always thought those were toxic. Good to know. Glad your DD is ok.

seahorse102410 · July 2012

Oh my gosh! Glad she is ok. Thank you for telling us though!

kendra223 · July 2012

I got SO tired of seeing those stupid things in shoe boxes and with meds that were mailed to us... I was so afraid that one day one would slip out, I wouldn't notice and LO (the master of finding things) would eat it. So one day, I googled it to find out if they were really toxic or what. I was relieved to find out they weren't. Not that I'm just gonna start leaving them around the house or anything lol. Just good to know.

Anyway, don't feel bad. I've had to call poision control before too. Everything was always ok, but yeah... it sucks having to call. I totally know how you feel.

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