What's needed for a medicine cabinet?

[HamWater]

I want to prepare for my baby's arrival and Brexit . What things do I need for a well-stocked medicine cabinet for all the family? I've had a look on the NHS website, but is there anything I'm missing?

Basic first aid kit with plasters, bandages, thermometer, tweezers, etc.
Paracetamol (adult and kids versions)
Ibuprofen (adults and kids versions)
Aspirin
Dioralyte
Piriton syrup and tablets
Antihistamine cream (any recommendations?)
Sudocrem

Sorry if this seems like a silly question - I'm in my 30's but still trying to figure out how to be a proper grown-up!

Magnesium sulphate (for splinters)
Calamine lotion

I'd add in some antiseptic cream, and some steristrips.
Some saline eye wash bottles (the little 20ml ones, although you can make saline).

DH would add in his local herbal imodium stuff.

Cough/cold remedies, a decongestant something like vicks/olbas oil or even both. Maybe anthisan cream as an antihistamine, however I find germolene more effective and multi use, it mum's the area so stops me scratching more than anthisan. Bepanthem brilliant for babies nappy rash I but also use it for a million other things dc are now 6&8 but we still have a tube in the house.

A cough mixture
Immodium
Eye wash and eye pad
Sterile dressing plaster things, not just the normal plasters
Sterile gloves
Alcohol wipes
Little torch, unless you are happy to rely on a phone torch. Never really needed this until I had kids, useful for looking in ears, up noses 😳 and the back of the mouth/throat.

I think this is a really good idea for a thread! Following as I had a huge chuck out recently as loads of stuff we had in the cupboard was past it’s use by date and must have moved house with us three years ago

Good thing to remember is any liquid medicine like antihistamines, paracetamol, ibuprofen, etc can be used by adults as well as dc - just need a larger dose. I'm thinking more down the brexit route than just regular medicine cupboard supply.

A snot sucker, baby chest rub/nose spray for when they get bunged up.

Ooh savlon too - I like this game!

I normally just buy it as I go along rather than stocking up. Right now I've got Calpol, child ibuprofen, child cough medicines. Saline spray and a nasal aspirator have always been useful when I've had newborns.

Depends on how well prepared you want to be, OP. You can really go all in and basically 'own' a little pharmacy in your medicine cabinet!

I second the cold and flu medicines. To be more specific:

• sweets for sore throat
• sudafed or similar for blocked nose (tablets or nasal spray) (please note sudafed and other products with same ingredient not suitable for everyone, so if on any tablets or have any medical conditions check with the pharmacist)

All the above for adults obviously!

For baby maybe some saline nasal spray and a baby appropriate vapour rub like snufflebaby vapour rub. My baby was sick recently with a cold and they helped.

Also, indigestion tablets can be useful if you don't have some already. especially during Christmas

Thanks for all the suggestions so far.

While looking at small torches, I got lost on the St John Ambulance supplies website. I've got so many things on the list now 🙈

For you/adults
cystitis sachets
sudafed or another decongestant
gaviscon

For baby
baby vicks
teething granuals or gel
fancy thermometer

Tcp/dettol
Burn first aid kit (you can get one for about £10, I think i got mine from ocado, plus extra gel dressings and spray)
Laxatives
Loratadine/immodium
Gaviscon/antacids
Tubigrip bandages
Hot/cold packs

CrowleysBentley
Loratadine/immodium
I think you wanted to type loperamide/immodium?
OP, don't mix up loperamide with loratadine!!!
Former for diarrhoea, the later one for allergies.

I’ve never had one and mine are adults now!

Never had the need for anything other than the occasional plaster which didn’t stay in long, anti histamine which was only bought and used during hay fever season and one bottle of Pepto Bismol which was used once.

Ashton & Parsons powders were given when they were infants.

Never bought Calpol as never needed it.

Oops, yes you are right. Silly mistake!

Most things will go out of date unless you are using them regularly. So don't buy too much. I think I've chucked more calpol than used. The little sachets are more portable. Same goes for ibuprofen

Berrocca
Anti fungal cream
Cotton wool
Clove oil

Calpo Nadal spray
Snufflebabe
Calpol
Teething gel

Treatment for constipation
Bonjela
Calms or other herbal sleep aid
Chesty and dry cough syrups
Vicks