Share with Dettol the most disgusting things you’ve caught your children doing! £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

[EllieMumsnet]

There’s no doubt that having children can be a pretty messy experience, from having a newborn baby throw up all over you, to having a teenager who hasn’t quite discovered the concept of a laundry bin. With that being said, Dettol would like you to tell us some of the most disgusting things you’ve caught your DC doing.

Here’s what Dettol have to say: “We all know children can do some pretty disgusting things. Maybe it’s not surprising then that kids are one of the main carriers of cold and flu viruses, with 41 percent of cold and flu outbreaks last year reported from schools. With cold and flu season rapidly approaching, it’s important to keep your family safe - both at home and on the go. Dettol Surface Cleanser range provides trusted protection against winter bugs by preventing the spread of germs and bacteria around the home.”

Have you ever caught them using something they really shouldn’t as a toilet? Perhaps you’ve witnessed your DC drinking from the dog bowl. Maybe you saw them lick a piece of cutlery and put it back in the draw without washing it? Or even watched in horror as they licked the hand rail on public transport?

No matter how nauseating the things you’ve found your child doing, share it on the thread below and everyone who comments will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky MNer will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

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[Alexandra87]

A couple of weeks ago my nearly 3 year old ds stuck his finger up his bum pulled it out and went look poo. 😷😷

[lizd31]

The first time my Dad ever took my nephew to a public toilet Dad was horrified when he turned round to see my nephew bending down washing his hands in the urinal

[amelia4levi]

Weeing down the side of the toilet!!!! so naughty lol boys for ya

[footdust]

I caught mine picking her nose and wiping it on the sofa -yuck

[happysouls]

Cat litter....! We had taken the door off a cupboard and put a mesh covering over it so that the cat could get in but baby couldn't. He sure could reach further than expected though!

[littlemonkeyz]

Caught my son drinking his dirty bathwater last night - eugghhh!

[strikingstarlet]

I found my daughters stash of biscuits she was keeping behind the toilet a few months ago.

I was at the brink of taking her to the doctors as she was needing to wee all the time and had taken to shutting the door, I wondered if she had a infection or suck like and it was hurting to go..

Turns out she just had a never ending supply of Jammy dodgers and was just going in for a snack whenever she felt like it!!

[TracyKNixon]

I caught my two year old eating dog biscuits - she said they were nice!

[southernsun]

playing with their octonaut toys in the toilet bowl

[vonniebab2]

My DS was coughing then suddenly out of his mouth came a chewed up ladybird

[LikeARedBalloon]

Just the usual eating bogeys. Vom.

[flozza42]

My daughter who is now 17 is horrified when I tell her I once caught her eating her own poo as a toddler lol

[maryandbuzz1]

I thought my son was pretty clean and tidy until I discovered the wall next to his bed. It was covered in what he’d picked out of his nose! It makes me retch just thinking about it.

[katiebasey]

My older daughter was sick over my younger daughters head , and when the younger one woke up, my eldest told her she had been sick.

[hiddenmichelle]

My child used to drink from the stacking cups in the bath (this was usually dirty soapy water and usually contained a wee of theirs or two!

[sheilads105]

Has to be making 'soup' in the garden - including mud, a worm and some dubious berries!

[daisyduke66]

Licking things!....mud from the garden being a favourite! 😌

[Teatowelfairy]

I caught DC1 with nappy off and finger painting the landing walls with the contents.
DC2 used to stick his fingers in the side of his nappy then lick them clean.
DC3 used to try drinking from the dog's water bowl.
DC4 drinks his bath water.

[janeyf1]

My dc swallowed an orange coloured bead because she thought it was fruit

[meepmoop79]

I've caught my eldest eating some bread crumbs that we put out for the birds.
He just "wanted to see what it tasted like"!

[shellywkd]

My daughter let our dog lick her ice cream and then carried on eating it. Gross.

[pnutter]

Dd is 10 but when she was tiny she loved snails and slugs. She once placed loads of them all up her arms in the garden. She was covered in slime.

[frances93]

Although not my child I once caught my nephew trying to feed his baby brother dog food, we quickly caught him in time before any was eaten! When I asked him why he was feeding his brother dog food he told me that "the dog told me to"

[sarahbrokenshire]

My toddler likes to suck on the metal trolley all the way around supermarket shopping lol x

[SouthWestmom]

Saved poo from death by toilet - little tissue wrapped parcels hidden (badly) in the bathroom 🤢