URGENT HELP PLEASE! BABY SUCKED A POISONOUS HOUSEPLANT

[srslylikeomg]

Hello - she seems find but I left the room with my 6month old under the brief watch of my 6 year old while I turned the oven down, and she learned to crawl and sucked a leaf of Epipremnum (devil’s ivy) - she seems fine, washed her face and mouth. No part of the leaf seems missing but it has been ripped and gummed. Cant find any info online about whether this is serious or not - just that it IS a poisonous houseplant that will now be moved and possibly binne :( WWYD now?? Feel like an utter idiot. I should know better :(

Sorry OP but info think some of your replies are rude.

'Wwyd now??' From your OP suggested you wanted advice on a course of action.

No one screamed you to call 111 ('I have eyes in my head to see a medical emergency and unlike some on Mumsnet don't scream to call 111/the police/an ambulance at the drop of a hat.') but simply gave the advice you seemingly asked for then chose not to follow.

I really just wouldn't have taken the risk that on the off chance a stranger would happen to be able to tell over the Internet whether dd would be ok. But each to their own I guess.

Are you always such a charmer?

OP, I think your user name says it all : my response to this thread and, well, seems to sum you up!

Ok I am rude and a negligent mum - the style of the first few replies made me feel like I was being an idiot, I replied in haste and yes, I did ask for advice. I got the advice I asked for, one poster even gave the advice I followed. I am a normal nice person who posted for parenting advice, I got a flurry of replies that made me feel like shite. I would be fine with a simple "you daft mare, call 111" or something with a bit of fellowship but mumsnet has poster so forthright you'd think they had never made a mistake, never wondered what to do and don't credit anyone with any common sense. Thank you for asking about the baby this morning. She is fine and I know considerably more about house plants now! This one is a mild irritant and poisonous if ingested in large quantities. If she had swallowed I would have called 111 and not bother mumsnet! So please I felt I was being heckled, I didn't get what I was looking for. Sorry for being rude, now, please: leave it?

I'm just amazed at the ability of your 6 month old learning to crawl in the time it took you to go and switch the oven down!

Was the plant on the floor? Or did your baby also learn to stand up and grab it? again in that short space of time.

Jesus Christ! Give. Me. A. Break. My username is idiotic. I am idiotic. My house plants are out to kill us all. Please leave it now. Bloody heck. This place is a nightmare.

The plant was on the floor as its been moved to make room for the xmas tree. She commando crawled further than ever before and reached it. Ahhhh leaving this now!

Op
Hide the thread and put it down to experience

111 isn't an emergency line, though. I agree calling police or ambulance shouldn't be done lightly, but 111 is literally designed for that exact situation where you need medical advice but don't want to call an emergency number.