Do you use plasters and antiseptic cream?

[EdwiniasRevenge]

I've never been a big user of plasters on minor scrape and bumps. I would usually only use if the skin is loose and likely to irritate or if clothes are likely to rub and prevent a scab forming properly.

The vast majority of my kids injuries get cleaned up with an sntiseptic spray if necessary and they go back off to play.

The last few days my dd3 has headed to the neighbour with her bumps as she knows she will get a plaster. I don't have an issue with her being given plasters but I wonder if the fact that I don't use plasters as led to the neighbour being preferred over me iyswim.

Yesterday I did need to use a dressing on dtd2s knee. When I took it off the scab had stuck to the gauze. I had to borrow some germoline when I re-dressed it to stop it sticking. This is the first time I have ever needed to use an amtiseptic cream in 12yrs.

My mum used to use germoline all the time (the lovely smelling pink cream...why isn't it pink any more?!?).

I use antiseptic...and plasters. I think that psychologically children like the injury being out of sight...and it cheers them up! As for antiseptic I use it just in case...it also makes the child feel that something has been "done" about their injury as well as stops infection.

I have germoline cream and some fluid to mix with water aswell.

I am chief plaster giver outer in a primary school. A plaster (or a cold compress) can solve almost everything The child feels that their complaint has been validated and goes away happy.

I agree in the vast majority of cases neither cream (which we can't use in school) or plasters are necessary though.

My sister used to draw scratches on herself in order to get my mum ( who was a nurse and unlikely to be fooled) to give her a plaster. I agree not neede for small injuries, but they are good psychologically!

I get through boxes and boxes of plasters - my DC1 demands them for every little scrape and knock.

They don't give them out at school or nursery, it seems, unless the wound is dripping blood badly.

But a nice cartoon-character plaster tends to stop the tears, so I go with that.

I usually give it a good clean and a plaster (however small the injury!) usually stops the tears.

Now I feel like a mean mummy. My stabdard treatment is a bit of cold wet kitchen roll...plaster if you are lucky :o

Aw! Buy some plasters! You can get them in the pound shop!

I have got some plasters.

I just don't go rushing for them when a dc has a paper cut!

I will be more liberal with them though as I dont want to feel like I am depriving my children....

To a child a plaster fixes all hurts!

However I got so tired of having to dig them out every 5 minutes for the most microscopic of scratches that Santa now delivers (poundland) boxes of them in xmas stockings and the kids have free reign. It sometimes means they have about 3 on each leg, but is definitely worth the hassle!

I agree with a bit of wet kitchen roll. I think we do have some plasters somewhere but have never owned antiseptic cream in my 17 (almost 18) years of parenting.

Our school uses wet paper towels and TLC for every conceivable bump, scratch or cut so it must be right.

My kids generally accumulate cuts roaming around outside so I often dab on antiseptic. I usen't but a lot of the cuts were going red and irritated looking so I figured better safe than sorry. My lot are constantly caked in dirt so obviously bugs were getting in the wounds.

I find the whining stops quicker with a plaster and it does stop blood getting on clothes or them brushing the cut/graze against something and making it worse.

My 2 hate plasters as the pain in taking them off is worse than the original injury in their eyes. I've tried the picture ones too for emergencies but they wont have it.

I have savlon, antiseptic wash and plasters in my handbag :)

Quite often end up patching up strangers children on days out.