To get annoyed by this sort of indifference

[NYE2015]

DH keeps making silly little "mistakes" with the DC mostly. They're always only just south of the border, so feel like I am being OTT when I complain, especially when he rightly says "no one died".

It's the little things, like forgetting a dose of antibiotics, but pointing out one missed dose isn't going to kill anyone. That might be true, but I think if you relax too much about it then you're relaxed baseline will soon also get relaxed, and one missed dose becomes two or three. Or today was a Calpol dose given 2 hours after the last dose, but is still only the 3rd dose of the day, so hasn't exceeded the 24 dosage and so in his eyes "doesn't matter, no one died", but again, in my opinion could be dangerous in different circumstances, like for example, if DC had already been given 4 doses that day.

Am I uptight about it all unnecessarily, or would anyone else get pissed off with his indifference? He just shrugs and says it doesn't matter, and that no-one can reasonably expect to remember everything. DH always makes it sound like the problem exists within me.... does it?

Both of those things would have me seeing red.

Paracetamol within 2 hours is still an overdose, even if the 24 hour cumulative is still OK. Did you get medical advice?

My DH is like this sometimes. He'll get up with DS for example, which is lovely but then not change his night nappy until he's been up about an hour. He'll give him a snack 10 minutes before dinner or put the tv on during wind down time.
I know it's nothing major and yes no one died but to me it's so thoughtless and irritating. YANBU!

YANBU

there's a reason why antibiotics have a time scale that they do - they have to kill the bacteria quickly without causing harm to the patient.
They have to be given in the dosage they are so that they are fully effective

yes, missing one dose isn't the end of the world, nor the end of the treatment, but it's very, very wrong to be lackadaisical about it - otherwise, one missed dose, or miss every other dose, or take 2 weeks to finish a week long course is very easy trap to fall into - your problem doesn't get cured or you end up having to go back and get another course of anti-biotics.
very dangerous game to play.

and yes, the paracetamol is dangerous to overdose as well.
it can cause problems later on, especially if it's done frequently (oops i forgot might be okay once, but if it happened every time then you're looking at some serious problems there)

there is not normally a harm in missing one dose, but it's very important not to have two doses too close together.

He really really needs to start taking the kids' medicine more seriously

Thanks the posts.

I didn't seek medical advice because when my first DC was born, we were allowed to administer 10ml x4, but now it's half that. Having given 10ml for years and then switched after new guidelines came out, I didn't feel need to seek medical advice, especially as DC had only received a couple of the allowed 4 doses.

YANBU. It's one thing to make a mistake but it would irritate the hell out of if my DH didn't care enough to try to not make the same mistake, or a worse one, again.

Yanbu my dh is EXACTLY the same! But he is extremely laid back in all aspects of life.

He doesn't stress about anything AT ALL it drives me insane

After years and years I've now just realised its his way and not to expect him to remember things. I'd be seeing red with the antibiotics and medicines as well but I'm very very lucky husbands work is such he is very big on health and safety and medicines etc.

Neither of you ABU IMO.

You are both right. He's not doing it how you'd do it but he's doing okay. You'd not do what he does but you're not ott.

My XP can be terrible for this but in his case is deeply suspicious and reluctant to give ANY medication and I had to, for example, nag to ensure my dd got pain relief for her large 2nd degree scald.

It is crap having ill kids. Might that be the main problem?

Yanbu to pull him up on it, sometimes even if you know the "rules" you can get a bit slapdash (or tired ) and forget.
I think yabu to read too much in to it though. I have made similar mistakes to your DPs when I have been tired and ill whilst looking after ill dcs.
We all make mistakes don't we, there are countless threads on here where a Mum leaves a stair gate open and a baby / toddler falls down the stairs or off the sofa / bed.

I agree with the pp who said the main problem could be having Ill dc, it is hard. Hope they get better soon.

"He's not doing it how you'd do it but he's doing okay" normally I subscribe to this philosophy about childcare issues but when it comes to medicating children there is definitely a right way to do it, following the prescription or manufacturers guidelines, anything else is not ok it's stupidity. YANBU.