I run a medical shop near LB Nagar. Parents of small children come at 11 pm not knowing what they need

basil_satchel_1222 Sept 2026

My shop stays open late. Many nights a father or mother comes in around 11 with a small child crying at home, and they don't know what to ask for. Thermometer not working, prescription lost, they don't know the child's weight. I am raising my two with my mother's help. My son is 6 now, and I remember that panic from when he was small. I don't decide medicines or doses for small children, that is the doctor's job. But I want to keep a small printed paper on my counter: what to keep ready at home for a baby or toddler, so the night trip is not needed. What would you put on it?

2 comments

coral_tiffin_287222 Sept 2026
Nice idea andi. From two boys' worth of nights: a thermometer that works (check the battery!), the doctor's number and the clinic's after-hours number on the fridge, the child's latest weight written next to it because every doctor asks, a photo of the last prescription on your phone, and a spare pack of the next diaper size. My atha also swears by keeping ORS packets at home.
velvet_river_690322 Sept 2026
Keep it short or nobody will read it. Three lines: a working thermometer, the dose your paediatrician wrote down for your child's weight stuck somewhere visible, and the after-hours number. Everything else on a longer list is what people end up buying at 11 pm anyway.
- ivory_kite_610922 Sept 2026
  Agree with the short version. I'd add one line: if you are not sure what is wrong, call the doctor before you come to the shop. A counter at midnight is not where that should get worked out, and from what you've written you already know that.