child drank off milkshake!! help!

[sheribee]

Hi my 3 yr old, and my 7 yr old just drank a carton of milkshake, i tried some amd found it was very much off!! it was foul, but they still drank it!! :( I am very worried!! especially for my 3 yr old, will it make them ill, and should i call the out of hours doc? Thanks x sheri x

[B00]

Wouldn't worry about it- it's only milk when all's said and done. They'll probably throw up, but that's about it.

How did they get hold of it?

[sheribee]

I bought it from morrisons yesterday, a mars milkshake thats dated april 07... and oh my god, it was discusting!! But i dont give them sweet treats too often, so i think they drank it for the fact it was a sweet treat, even tho it was foul!!
I am a bit anxious about their health anyway, so its just freaking me that they could get food poisoning, and just wanted other peeps opinions as to what they would do, x thanks x

[saxy_jag]

Think of it as not-very-tasty cheese. OK, co it was off, but if the carton was still sealed, then it was probably clean.

They'll swallow a lot more 'bad' stuff during their lifetimes - it's how they build up resistance to bugs.

[B00]

I honestly wouldn't worry too much about it- afterall sour milk is yoghurt.

Like I said the worst they'll do is throw up, and hopefully learn a lesson!

[deadmanshand]

Boo's right they will just puke
no worries

[deadmanshand]

and saxy-jag just hit the nail on the head

its mollycoddlig that makes the kids weak healthwise
their immunity system doesn't build any resistance if their not exposed to the bugs

[Gef]

I think we've all missed the point here. It was a Mars milkshake - it\s meant to be disgusting. Why do parents buy such rubbish for their kids? What's wrong with plain old milk? And why were they up so late? Sorry, I'll put the helmet on and duck now.

[B00]

lol, gotta admit I did wonder why a 3 yr old not to mention the 7 yr old were still awake at this time......but I was way too polite to mention it ;-)

[deadmanshand]

dont matter if it came from Pluto?

[sheribee]

Hi x well... like i said, a treat, i am a very health concious mum, and treat them once a week.. no sweets or crap other than one sweet chosen on a sat. They chose a milkshake. Unlike most parents that give thier kids **** every day!!!!! (mine get melons and strawberrys!)
And they are up late, went bed at 10pm, as we have family visiting, whom we see twice a year.
SO.... yes i prob do worry too much, but i do value other parents advice, as no kids come with instructions!! I wish i could chill a little, unfortunately thats not my nature, hence the fruit insted of sweets, crisps etc.. Healthy diet etc..
ANYWAY, back to the prob in hand, My 3 yr old has tummy probs, in the fact that she has vomited blood twice in the past yr, so i do worry it will happen again, they have never had food poisoning. probably as they dont eat crap foods!!
unlike myself, who just enjoyed a fab kebab!! yummy!
well... i am armed with a bottle of evian water for them. and bowls... AND I WILL NO LONGER ALLOW MY KIDS TO HAVE SHOP BOUGHT TREATS! Think i will bake my own cakes for the insted! So thanks in advance for any HELPFUL advice x sheri xx

[deadmanshand]

take your kids to a stinking farm sheribee and let them roll around in the pig sty

[B00]

Awww sheri, bless you :-)

I know it's easier said than done, but really- try to relax a bit with them. Kids do and will get into all sorts of scrapes and scares which quite frankly scare the crap out of you from time to time. But as long as if they are brought up by loving parents, of which you sound exactly like one, they'll be fine.

Take care
Boo

[sheribee]

Thats weird u said that we actually went to a farm today, and fed pigs and goats etc!! was great!!
so back to my evian and bowls.. And im waiting for nhs direct to call me back, as my 3 yr olds history of vomiting blood just worries me. Yes i kno, worrying too much! But hey, if it helps me sleep!!
Thanks boo x

[deadmanshand]

your a good mum sheri ,i wish you and family a long and healthy life

[deadmanshand]

god we got a live one here

[deadmanshand]

deadmanshand has left the building

[sheribee]

Please dont judge me too harshly, i am a very good mum!! and yes i may seem over anxious, but i have lost every single person i have ever loved in my life, except my gorgeous hubby!! Through health probs which lead to their unexpected deaths, i am scared my kids will come to harm, i cant go to sleep now, i am sitting in mystudy and will stay awake most of the night to make sure they r ok. x
Yes i prob sound insane, but trust me im not!! Just a young mum (26) looking out for her babies, and im damn sure i aint shoppin in morrisons no more too!! xx

[Gef]

Thanks for your honest answers sheri and aologies for my previous answer - Saturday night wine etc! My kids are now 27, 25 and 23 and are all fine. Yes, they ate rubbish at times but at meal times we all had the same even if they didn/t always eat it.

Anyway, chill out get some sleep and I'm sure everything will ne OK in the morning. As long as they are eating a balanced diet then a choco milk shake will do no harm.

Sorry, just read the above and it sounds really patronising. Not meant to be that so I hope you will understand. Off to bed now. Good luck.

[chitchat]

Sheribee dont take anything to heart. You know you are a good mum and that is all that matters. There are many kids who deserves a mother like you but dont have one. Kids are very resilient - if they get sick they will bounce back. But you will probably spend all your time worrying and they wont be effected at all. I too am a worrier - I was I wasnt but I cant help it - so I know how you must be feeling. They will be fine you'll see.

[Goodsoulette]

Sheribee, just a little something for you to chew on. My friends mum was a weight watchers representative and very much like you she didnt want her kids eating junk. She encouraged them to eat fruit, total ban on processed food etc etc There was no sweets allowed. By the time my friend was 15 she was a size 32. She used to eat all the banned food in secret cause it was soo forbidden.