To be annoyed the GP didn't say anything

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My daughter has a bit of eczema (she is 16 months old)

The doctor prescribed some cream and advised me to use it very sparingly on the bits that look sore.

I have been doing this.

It hasn't been helping. Out of interest I thought I would read the guidance notes (I feel bad for not doing this in the first place now)

It says on there that when used if pregnant it has a small risk of causing abnormalities in your unborn child!!

I am not pregnant or trying for a baby. However we always said if I was to accidentally fall pregnant it wouldn't be the end of the world.

My point really is surely it doesn't matter what my personal circumstances are something should have been said?

Obviously I am not using it but will get it on my hands or could have decided to use it.

aibu to be annoyed?

You should always wash your hands after applying a steriod cream.

Or at least use a baby wipe as soon as your done.

I will from now on.

YABU - you are not using it are you - your child is - you are applying it and washing your hands before and after - so why would a Dr explain the risk of using it in pregnancy when your child is 6?

I do remember one of the nurses at our practice being surprised I didn't wear gloves when applying hydrocortisone cream to my child's skin, because I wasn't the one that needed treating. I was a bit but maybe that's what they are expecting us to do? I just wash my hands afterwards.

What Spartacus said

Use a bit of common sense - don't use medicines prescribed for other people, wash your hands

You'll be fine

YABU it is your responsibility to read the little notes in the packet and what not before you administer it to yourself or child. Doctors are not infallible. Heaven forbid the doctor prescribed you something that you didn't need, you'd just go ahead and down it because the doctor said so.

Lady love - that is the cream she has.

Ffs. Yes you are completely ridiculous to be annoyed.

If you've been applying it sparingly to your daughter presumably you're only left with a tiny bit on your finger(tips) so the amount you would actually absorb is incredibly small and not something I would worry about.

This is a bit OTT. You're not even trying to conceive so you seem to be manufacturing anxiety for yourself.
For the future read the leaflets and speak to your pharmacist if you have any concerns. That's what they are there for. Your GP doesn't have time to go through everything in a 10 minute appointment.
By the way I am pregnant and applying a much stronger steroid cream to MYSELF at the moment for a pregnancy related skin condition.
Oh and I'm a pharmacist. You really don't need to worry.

Thing is the patient he/she prescribed the stuff for has no chance of pregnancy for a decade, if not longer. The GP having been to med school & sat exams and so on must have realised this. And in the pil you will see it tells you to wash your hands before and after applying the ointment.

Sweet Lord, instead of admitting to not having any common sense you are blaming the doctor for not spoon feeding you the obvious information about a steroid medication.

Presume this is a steroid cream? The advice in the leaflet sounds odd: there was a big review of the use of steroids in pregnancy in 2008 which concluded that there is no convincing evidence that they cause birth abnormalities even when taken by mouth in large doses. The risk from having a bit on your fingertip while applying a cream to your DD is therefore non-existant and the leaflet is probably general arse-covering by the Pharma company. Your GP didn't warn you because the NHS position is that you were not at risk.

I was prescribed hydrocortisone cream throughout both of my pregnancies. The NHS choices website says topical corticosteroids (like hydrocortisone) are considered safe in pregnancy.
Ethically you can't test on pregnant women so pharmaceutical companies need to do a disclaimer.
But honestly, I was smothering it on multiple times a day all through both pregnancies and my kids are fine.

I've been using steroid cream for years - hydrocortisone is quite mild

or could have decided to use it

Christ on a bike. GPs have 10 minutes per appointment, which includes the time the patient takes to trundle from the waiting room and the time taken to write up the records afterwards. Do you really think they have time to warn people about the side-effects of drugs that they haven't been prescribed?

What next, expecting your GP to warn you not to swallow the tube whole or shove it up your bum?

Thank you for more reassuring posts. I appreciate it. No one likes being made to feel like a stupid shit person for not doing the right thing.

I accept I was being unreasonable- I posted on here asking the question and got the answer.

Bill ben I usually have common sense. Dropped the ball on this one.

I did say my previous GP was extremely thorough and I know he would have covered it off. But yes I do know how pressured GPs are so get why they don't cover everything.

My thought was this would be quite an important thing to cover. But as some have said it really isn't a risk I can see why it wasn't.

You're being utterly ridiculous. Is it hydrocortisone? I was prescribed it whilst pregnant because the risks are so minimal. Plus you would surely wash your hands after using it so it's not on your skin for long.

Doctors usually have strict 10 min appointments. They do not have time to read you every possible side effect in case at some point in the future you might accidentally fall pregnant while using a steroid cream on your daughter. That's what the leaflet is there for. Read it.

Many GPs dont know. Sad but true ime. You're not BU. But you are projecting. You're the mum. You take the end responsibility. That's how it is 💕💕

Not planning on putting anything up my bum unless I have been clearly told to do this by the information booklet

Thanks crazy kitten .

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Utterly ridiculous- I wouldn't go that far. A bit silly and should have thought it through maybe.

YABU - drugs companies have to cover themselves too with every theoretical risk - wash your hands after using and use lots of emollients