A & D Ointment in Baby's Eye

Let me give you my favorite number that I rarely call : 1-800-222-1222

It's the poison control hotline.

They know what's an overdose and what's not. What to flush with water, vinegar, or milk. When to induce vomiting, when NEVER to. When to run to the ER, when to handle it at home. If it's chemical in any way (liquid, powder, crystal, ointment, or insect) they've got it on file and exactly what to do and in what measure.

Fortunately baby stuff is liberally tested and pretty much safe...because lets face it...if it's designed for baby use it will eventually end up in every orifice, on the carpet, coating our skin, & smeared in our hair. We'll end up breathing it in, pouring it on ourselves, and accidentally eating it. And that's US. Our little ones usually beat us to it, but eventually, we'll dose ourselves with every conceivable Johnson&Johnson product known to man. After all...We're running sleep deprived with little agents of entropy kicking their feet or cannonball heading us when we're least expecting it.

You did good.

This happened to my son........I freaked called oncall nurse and she told me to just flush his eye with water and he should be just fine. So you did the right thing. Good Job momma!

Sounds like you did what you were suppose to do....flush the eyes with water. Good job.

You might try Bag Balm that comes in a square green can and can be found in the lotion ailes at the grocery.

It is a lanolin product rather than a petroleum product and has a similar consistancy to vaseline, but works so much better on the bum as a barrier for the diaper rash.

Hope all is well,
D.

You did the right thing, and Zoe's post about the poison control is SOOO helpful!
Also, A&D ointment IS vaseline but with lanolin (which is probably gentler than just vaseline) and some other emolients. My little brother ate half a tube of Desitin once, my mom called Poison Control and they basically told her that he'd have funny poops from it, but it's basically zinc (which our bodies metabolize and get rid of excess) and cod liver oil (yumm!). Of course this was before they added fragrance and parabens to everything!

It probably just stung her a bit (like getting shampoo in the eye) and you and your husband did the right thing!

If you're breastfeeding, you can use breastmilk to rinse anything out of her eyes. :)

What does the package say?