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Please help, dd ingested suncream and I’m so worried

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Ffgppp · 11/06/2025 11:10

my mum was putting suncream on dd and dd grabbed the tube and squeezed it into her mouth. I immediately jumped up and wiped it away but she definitely swallowed a huge chunk of it. I have given her water but have read it can cause vomiting. I feel like a terrible mum and I lost my job last week with redundancy and I’m feeling absolutely awful in general. This has sent me into a spiral. Please does anyone know if this will be ok? I will call the doctor in the morning if any illness develops but won’t be able to get an appointment today.

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feelingbleh · 11/06/2025 11:25

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Do not do stick your fingers down her throat really bad advice but do call 111

RobinHeartella · 11/06/2025 11:25

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Do not do this!! You could really injure (and traumatise) a child by doing this and there would be no benefit.

She's probably swallowed a lot less than you think. If she hasn't vomited from it, it's not enough to have made her unwell. Just keep an eye on the usual stuff (temperature, loss of appetite etc). If she seems fine, she's fine.

MumbleBumbleAppleCrumble · 11/06/2025 11:22

Don’t make her vomit! If dangerous it would say on the bottle and would most probably have a child proof lid.

Ohmygodthepain · 11/06/2025 11:21

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This is ridiculous advice. For some poisons it is in fact dangerous to induce vomiting as the substance has chance to do damage twice.

Suncream is designed and tested to go all over our bodies. If there was any questions over its toxicity we wouldn't be rubbing it on our skin - which can absorb stuff as well as taking drugs orally.

See how she is in an hour op. A squirt of suncream which you managed to wipe away a significant amount of wouldn't cause anything other than upset tummy at worst.

Coffeeishot · 11/06/2025 11:19

Ring 111 for advice don't make her vomit you can do more damage than good.

XWKD · 11/06/2025 11:18

Call 111 of course, but if it was dangerous to ingest just once it would be banned or have a child-friendly cap. She's not the first child to do this.

DaisyChain505 · 11/06/2025 11:18

Try not to panic. It’s suncream, it isn’t bleach. If she seems ok in herself I would just be making her drink plenty of water and keeping an eye on her. I doubt she swallowed much as it wonder taste great. Either way it’s a product that is made to go on children’s skin, it’s not going to have anything terribly dangerous in it and if anything she might just have a runny tummy.

pjani · 11/06/2025 11:16

I remember ringing the poisons hotline (in another country) twice after my small DC 1) licked the outside of a laundry detergent bottle and 2) ate a small red berry off a bush. Why o why do they do these things to stress us out!

A quick google says the number to call in the UK is 111 for advice.

OldLondonDad · 11/06/2025 11:15

I would call 111 - they can access the poison database and tell you what if anything you need to do. Very likely nothing, but best to check.

Have the tube ready so you can read the exact brand and active ingredients.

Ffgppp · 11/06/2025 11:15

WhereIsBed · 11/06/2025 11:14

She will be fine. You don't need to waste a doctor's time with this!

@muggart is saying call me 111 though!

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Sosostressedandanxious · 11/06/2025 11:15

I would phone 111 OP.

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WhereIsBed · 11/06/2025 11:14

She will be fine. You don't need to waste a doctor's time with this!

Ffgppp · 11/06/2025 11:13

OldLondonDad · 11/06/2025 11:11

How old is your child?
What does it say on the tube in case of ingestion?

@OldLondonDad shes 2. It says do not inhale but nothing about ingesting it. Though I presume you are not supposed to!

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OldLondonDad · 11/06/2025 11:11

How old is your child?
What does it say on the tube in case of ingestion?

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