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Honey in babies

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ReaganSomerset · 31/01/2019 20:12

Hi all,

Last week I put some honey in my yoghurt and forgot about it, then gave my baby (7mo) some off my spoon! She had a tiny taste then I remembered and have been wracked with anxiety and guilt ever since. I've been watching her like a hawk and initially read that botulism takes up to 10 days to develop so thought we were nearly in the clear, but just googled again and apparently it can take between three and thirty days! I don't know if I can cope with the worry that long. Sad Apparently there is an anti-toxin used in actual cases of infant botulism.

Is there any point going to the doctors or is it just a case of wait and see?

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dementedpixie · 31/01/2019 20:14

I think it's unlikely to cause any problems so I wouldn't worry now

TheRealHousewifeofCheshire · 31/01/2019 20:16

Speak to yiur HV

TheFifthKey · 31/01/2019 20:17

It’s extremely rare - at the very most a handful of cases every year. Just keep an eye out but don’t worry.

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ReaganSomerset · 31/01/2019 20:19

Thank you. I know it's rare, but part of me wonders of that's just because it's rare to feed babies honey? And if more people did idiotic things like me it wouldn't be as rare?

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Lampshadylady · 31/01/2019 20:32
  1. I just googled and read an article from a few years which said there’s only ever been 6 cases of infant botulism in the U.K. And none of them were from honey.
  1. There’s loads of posts on Mumsnet of people panicking aboht the same thing. None of them got botulism.
  1. 0-6 months is the most risky age.

Don’t worry!!!

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ReaganSomerset · 31/01/2019 20:38

Thank you so much @lampshadylady.

Could you link to the article?

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ReaganSomerset · 31/01/2019 20:40

Thank you so much @lampshadylady.

Could you link to the article please?

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ReaganSomerset · 31/01/2019 20:40

Sorry, post preview fail!

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ReaganSomerset · 31/01/2019 21:29

Thank you very, very much. I will be able to sleep better now.

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dementedpixie · 31/01/2019 21:36

There have been cases in babies with dummies dipped in honey or being fed it. I'd just avoid it still but wouldn't worry about the tiny amount that would have been in the yoghurt

www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2546017/amp/Babies-left-fighting-lives-getting-botulism-eating-honey.html

IAmWonderWoman · 01/02/2019 12:40

That article is from 2005, I have definitely looked after a child with botulism from honey. However OP, your child isn’t ill, if they become unwell which is highly unlikely then get them checked over.

Comeonchameleon · 01/02/2019 13:25

@iamwonderwoman I said it was old. The point is if 14 years ago there had never been a case it’s highly unlikely that it’s a common occurrence.

In fact someone above posted an updated figure of 19 cases ever in the U.K. So you’re very unlucky to have had to to deal with that to be honest.....

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