Infant First Aid Kit

[EricaW]

Since our little guy decided to arrive at 36 weeks we didn't quite have everything ready. I'd like to put a first aid kit together specifially for an infant. What should I include?

[Karri]

I dont think ours has changed much since I put it together when Aidan was an infant. Peering into it, its got the following:

digital thermometer w/ covers
small container of vaseline (in case we have to do a rectal temp)
medicine syringe
rubbing alcohol wipes (i think those were in case i needed to clean anything?)
aspirator bulp
neosporin
gauze wrap and individual gauze pads
adhesive tape
scissors (to cut tape and gauze)
box o' bandaids
butterfly closures (these have come in handy twice now!)
Band Aid Brand Hurt-Free Antiseptic Wash
some cotton balls that i put into a snack size ziplock baggie
benadryl (for allergic reactions...i dont think i had this in there initially...i may have added it when they were a little older?)
hydrocortesone cream
ace bandage
tweezers
instant ice pack (the chemical kind that you smack and then they work)
latex gloves

Oh - we used to have a bottle of infant tylenol in there, as well.
And I used to have Syrup of Ipecac, but now they don't reccommend ever using that.

That enough for ya? :lol:

And finally, I laughed when my MIL got us this, b/c I thought it was lame, but it has come in handy w/ my toddlers. Its this First Aid Flip-Guide (http://gift2all.zoovy.com/product/CLP911) and I just hang it on the fridge. On the back, its got a place for all the emergency #s.

[Melissa in Italy]

I shouldn't talk since I don't have a first aid kit per se, but something that comes to mind is a poison control phone number. Someone on here posted a link for Mr. Yuk and since I got the stickers I've had to use the number twice. :blush:

http://www.chp.edu/mryuk/05a_mryuk.php