Mum putting Movicol in water bottle at school, would you tell the school?

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So one of the Mums at the school gate was telling me her daughter gets constipated sometimes and when she does she puts Movicol in her water bottle for school. The kids are in Reception so age 4 or 5 and probably still of an age where they might take a swig from someone else's bottle or get their bottles mixed up, do you think I should tell school she's doing this or just keep out of it?

Yabu - don't tell school
Yanbu - tell school

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Some bizzare responses here! I would mention it to the teacher. They may know and keep the child's water bottle separate or they may not in which case now they can manage it.

Being the mum of a seriously constipated child is bloody stressful and miserable. Leave her alone.

Reception class was born during covid. They’ve had it drummed into them not to share water bottles, so much so that I’ve been irritated as my five year old is borderline obsessive about it. He wont ever share any receptacle or cutlery even with me. He won’t even try new food off my fork for example.

If you’re worried I’d ask the mum in a nice way what would happen if another kid drank some, and see what she says?

Also just wanted to add it would be very unlikely the mum would tell a random outside the school gate and not tell the teacher- especially as medication needs to be disclosed and forms are filled out at beginning of term with this information.

I think mind your own business tbh.

Amazed at all the posters telling you not to get involved ! I have a similar age child and would also have the same concerns. It’s medication so school definitely need to know - and the water bottle kept separate.

It's disgusting even mixed with squash.

Yabu, how do you know the school doesn't know. If you are concerned about your kid, teach them to only drink from their own bottle. My kids would never think of sharing at the age of 5. They wouldn't even drink from their siblings. Even if a kid does drink it, it isn't going to do them any harm and they will quickly learn not to do it again.
I would guess the school already knows. As mum has probably alerted them the child might need to use the loo and promptly. A lot of kids need to drink it during school hours, due to the amount of liquid needed to be drank with it. There will likely be more than you know about. I would be furious with you if I was this mum and would avoid you at all costs going forward. Making mountains out of mole hills.

Kept separate from what? Kids should only be lifting their own bottles. They are not shared bottles where a child can lift any bottle. Are they not allowed to take their bottle to the table at lunch in your opinion, this will be the child's drink for the day. Do they need to eat separately... What if someone was to lift their bottle from the table at lunch... You are being unrealistic.

If my child needed it, they would be getting it in their bottle to school. And you can be sure there will be at least one if not more in each class on movicol. Just from talking to parents at school, it's more common than I ever realised.

I really envy you OP if you have time to give this any headspace.

I dunno i mean i don't think a few sips of movicol or equivalent will do much tbh

But I'd definitely tell the school myself, just so they know

It’s Movicol, not morphine.

My child has bowel issues too and has been on Movicol since she was a baby, I'd never considered putting it in her school water bottle because I'd be worried about other kids accidentally drinking it, but if I'm being ott about it I'll accept that.

School don't know about the medication.

I can't believe you had headspace to write that comment, you must have nothing going on in your life.

Yeah she hasn't done this.

MYOB.

She's trying to keep her child from having serious issues and you're worried you're kid may or may not get the runs.

Get a grip

I am aware thank you.

Absolutely not your business

It is very rare for a child to take another child’s water bottle

And a swig of movicol will do absolutely nothing to anyone

3rd option: ask the mum to tell the school.

I was a teacher and a child in my class had movicol in their water bottle for similar reasons. I appreciated being told so that I could make sure that other children weren't drinking it. I'm pretty sure he had it with squash for palatability so there was a risk that other children thought they'd fancy some!

I'm going to go against the grain here and say that the school should know if there's any possibility of a child having an adverse reaction to movicol. It's nothing personal but school have a duty of care.

Agree

Yeah that was my exact thoughts