Slush glycerol 3 years old

[Lauren8642]

I’ve just given my daughter one these didn’t realise it said not suitable for under 5 until I read the back because of glycerol.
She seems ok but just worried in case it could have caused problems. Will she be okay?

How big is that? "Excessive consumption" requires an urgent hospital visit.

Don't feed junk like this to your child in general. It's nothing but absolute shite.

I'd be phoning 111 right now as she may need seen to.

She will be fine, just don’t do it again - I wouldn’t give it to anyone no matter their age. Full of chemicals

I'm sorry but it is not a given that she will be fine. Two children nearly died recently from these drinks and that's why guidance has changed and they are not to be sold and given to children under the age of 4.

OP call 111. I wouldn't risk it.

In excessive consumption, which a 250ml drink is not.

What are you judging that on? The child is 3 years old, their body is only little. One of the children who was rushed to hospital from these had had one slushy drink.

What's the point in risking anything for the sake of a slushy?

I'd be taking my nearly 3 year old to the hospital. It's literally written on the drink. It should be stamped in bold across the damn things.

That's bonkers. The journey to the hospital likely poses far more risk than this. You'd wait a very long time in A&E for something like this before being told to go home. You'd be wasting hospitals time.

OP, it'll be fine, though just avoid it in the future.

The (well published) evidence + guidelines. No wonder A&E departments are overrun 🤦‍♀️

I'm not medically trained but if my 3 yo had one of these I wouldn't be panicking (and I'm a very anxious parent) Just don't let her have anymore and keep an eye on her but personally I would not be taking her to hospital. waiting for the backlash

OP, I hope all is well.

For a sanity check I asked two of my friends: one a GP, one a doctor who works in A&E.

Both said they would bring their children in to be checked and that things like this are never a waste of time concerning young children. They have a 1 year old and a 3 year old respectively.

I honestly mean this without judgement but if you were willing to give this to your 3 year old (even if the glycerol didn’t exist) then I think you should take a big look at what you give to your child and why you aren’t making more conscious choices.

I wouldn’t give this to anyone certainly not a 3 year old! Purely because it’s full of chemicals. No 3 year old should even know what these are and so I’m amazed a fully grown adult would look at this, buy it and allow their toddler to drink it. I can’t help but worry if you were willing to give this to them what else are you allowing them to consume?

again, I really don’t mean any of that horribly, but I would use this as an opportunity to do better.

@3pancakesplz
You are sounding judgemental. I don’t feed my kid junk I am very conscious of what she gets making sure she gets a balanced diet sometimes a bit too cautious Which is why I read the nutritional information on the back and saw it didn’t have much sugar etc in. I do let my daughter have treats now and again and this was one of them, she wasn’t feeling to great and she wanted it for her pudding don’t know what’s in them I know they’re not great but didn’t know they were this bad.
Maybe you should have a think about how this could make a first time learning parent feel and maybe use your words slightly different. We’re all learning and yes I know I have learnt my lesson with this one and she won’t be having them or any slushes again I will just stick to ice lollies etc for now for treats.

@Yourethebeerthief If something would have happened would it have been straight away? I gave it her last night about 5:30 and she fine this morning

Then I imagine she's fine. I would have taken her in the first instance or phoned 111.

I strongly disagree with other posters and the advice of two doctors says the same.

When a child is small (and they're all different weights and heights) an excessive amount of something might not be very much. Would I rush to A&E for 2 sips of this slushy? No. Would I be calling 111 and going straight to A&E if my child had drunk the whole thing? Yes.

Young children can take seizures and very serious reactions to these drinks. It can be fatal. I wouldn't be waiting to see if they started convulsing and struggling to breath in the first instance- I would be in A&E where they could be monitored in case anything happened. Children have almost died because of these drinks and I just wouldn't take the risk. To what end?

I'm sure she's fine now. You can call 111 for advice if you feel the need.