Calm me down please!

[PapercraftNinja]

Took my DD to the public toilet (recently potty trained). Very narrow so just popped her trousers down outside and put her on the seat.

Mortified when I pulled her off to see blood on the front of the seat obviously from someone’s period.

Pulled her trousers up washed hands and headed out. DH wiped her down afterwards once I was out and holding her as there was no room in the toilet.

Will this cause any problems? Or just dirty?

[quote Justwingingmotherhood]@PapercraftNinja personally I would call the doctor on monday. I'm very funny with stuff like this. Good luck sweetheart and ignore people who feel the need to make sarcy remarks x[/quote]
What exactly do you think the GP is going to say/do when the op says
'My daughter got a bit of blood on her leg/bum'
?

I suggest anyone who would contact a GO about this, should not allow their children to play in the park, at soft play or attend nursery.

We do not live in a sterile world.

@MJMG2015 I expect the GP to do his job. I dont want anyone elses blood on my child or me for that matter. You have no idea if if even is period blood. Or if the blood is infected in anyway. Not a chance would I ignore it and thats totally upto me. No one said anything about living in a sterile world but being in a soft play and getting someone's blood on you is totally different. Stop twisting things.

I know I really should have checked it but to go in and wipe it first would have meant going in first and leaving her with a hand free to touch god knows what else

@PapercraftNinja dont explain yourself. You obviously know for next time. Hope your okay x

@Caterina99 that is awful these things do happen I guess. I actually said I thought wee might be worse If it was her bare leg/bum. I do feel absolutely awful.

I know there’s hep b etc concerns so I do understand in a way why people would contact gp

She will be absolutely fine. Consider getting one of these. We put something on the toilet floor if it isn't clean (you could place newspaper):

www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/potette-plus-potty-white-d9435.html

Oh come on, it’s blood on skin.. you washed it off. No harm done. Gross, yes. People also can’t see to wee in the toilet, it’s grim. But blood/wee cannot seep in through skin, it’s waterproof. Please dear god do not contact your GP. They’ll think you are insane. I hate to break it to you but a public toilet seat that looks clean is COVERED in bacteria. Most germs are not visible to the naked eye. But you just pop your trousers back on, wash your hands & carry on with life.

Agree with others (and i have an infectious disease background), the actual risk is virtually non existent. It's truly grim though, sorry you had to experience that.

And wee is generally sterile, so other than the yuck factor, sitting on a wet toilet seat is also not a risk.

She is fine. Skin is not permeable.

Don’t phone the doctor about this, they are very busy at the moment

It's a bit gross but try not to worry. All you can do is wash her and her pants after it happened. The chances of it containing anything dangerous are very small and so is the chance it got into her anywhere. So I think you can relax now.

Btw I don't wipe seats before myself nor my daughter sit on them unless they look dirty.

Of course the risks are miniscule.
The reason I suggested GP was

1. OP would hopefully feel reassured after a professional explains the risks and could then stop worrying

2. GP would consider things a non professional might not such as if the child has eczema/nappy rash etc and whether or not there is any tangible risk.

For the above reasons I personally don't think its wasting the GP's time.

There isn't a risk, I think if you ring the GP you are unlikely to get past the receptionist!

It's very gross and I can understand why you are upset, but healthwise your dd will be fine.

Thank you all honestly, it was just so disgusting I felt awful that it was my fault then anxiety kicked in and spiralled as it does! I’ll take some bad mum points and move on chances of getting anything from blood on unbroken skin very very low and feel very reassured by you all so that’s really appreciated

Ergh it really makes me shudder though! Yuck!

[quote Justwingingmotherhood]@MJMG2015 I expect the GP to do his job. I dont want anyone elses blood on my child or me for that matter. You have no idea if if even is period blood. Or if the blood is infected in anyway. Not a chance would I ignore it and thats totally upto me. No one said anything about living in a sterile world but being in a soft play and getting someone's blood on you is totally different. Stop twisting things.[/quote]
What exactly you do you think I'm twisting

I haven't twisted anything.

I have merely reassured the OP that she doesn't need to call a GP about this. It's a bit of blood on her daughters skin.

YOU can do whatever you want, but it wasn't you that asked for advice was it?

@PapercraftNinja. No need to take 'bad mummy' points. She'll have done worse before she's grown! There's all kinds of things we sit on/touch/walk on, thankfully our skin does a damn good job of protecting us!

@MJMG2015 you are so right and has probably done a lot of other disgusting things already

No I would not have thought to contact the GP with this

I won’t be contacting the gp, but thank you all for advice. I never understand the odd one who comes on just to “be shocked” but anyway!

@Catdancrick I’m sorry to hear of that awful experience, you might get more relevant responses if you start a new thread? Hope your daughter is getting better?