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111 guy told me to give DD Ibuprofen with chickenpox wtf??

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ARRGHHHHHxxxxx · 21/07/2023 21:08

Cut a long story short.

DD has severe chickenpox. Has temp, needed advice so called 111. Spots started showing Wednesday 2 days ago.

Spoke to a lady, who took details said another person was gonna call me. Another lady called and said my DD needs to be seen as she requested photos so I sent them. She said someone will call me to be seen. A guy rung and this part of the convo went like this.

111 guy: Have you given Calpol
Me: yes
111 guy: what about Ibuprofen
Me: ibuprofen?
111 guy: yes
Me: you can't give that to a child with chicken pox
111 guy: erm yes you can depends on the stage
Me: I'm not giving her ibuprofen I know not to give a child it for chickenpox, it states it on the NHS website.

Imagine if this was a first time mum not knowing what was right and what isn't. I'm fuming.

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 22/07/2023 10:00

Hi @ARRGHHHHHxxxxx we're going to move your thread to Children's Health now. We hope your DD recovers quickly and isn't too uncomfortable.

Quite a few posts on this thread are pretty uncharitable towards the OP. Can we remind everyone that Mumsnet is here to make parents' lives easier? While we encourage healthy and robust discussion, we hope that everyone can respect each other in their choices and express their views without getting personal. We're sure you'd all agree that parents need all the support they can get.

Peace and love.

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