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Do you give your baby calpol for teething?

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Gettingonabitnow · 22/06/2020 13:14

Hi

My 6 month old DC2 has been teething since she was 2 months old and she is beside herself. By that I mean frantically gnawing and manically going from one teether / arm / toy to another to gnaw. I am giving her Nelsons sachets twice a day but I’m not sure it does much. She doesn’t have a temp. She just seems in the type of discomfort you would imagine someone with toothache to be in.

We didn’t have this really with DC1. Do you give yours calpol when they are like this? To take away the pain that is.

Thanks Hey

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Gettingonabitnow · 22/06/2020 13:15

Not sure what the Hey is doing on the end 🤦‍♀️

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Harrysmummy246 · 22/06/2020 13:21

Yes we did.

I'd take paracetamol if I felt like that....

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TinnedPearsForPudding · 22/06/2020 13:23

Yes, I don't like being in pain. If I think my child may be in pain then I will try to relieve that pain.

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nannyplumsmagranny · 22/06/2020 13:27

Yes

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Beamur · 22/06/2020 13:27

Yes. There's nothing intrinsically bad in giving your baby appropriate pain relief when they're distressed and in discomfort.

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Cardboard33 · 22/06/2020 13:30

Yes, we do.

Does she have any teeth yet? Mine was teething from about 10 weeks and then produced 6 teeth within the space of a week at around 7 months. By his 12 month review he had 12 teeth with more on the way, which the HV said was the most she'd seen on a one year old Hmm

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mynameiscalypso · 22/06/2020 13:31

Of course, I don't really understand why people don't (although I found that baby ibuprofen was better for teething)

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Bagelsandbrie · 22/06/2020 13:32

Yes.

I’d take paracetamol myself if I was in pain so why deny my child the same?

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GracieLane · 22/06/2020 13:32

Sometimes. I try alternatives first like granules, teething toys, baby bonjela, if none of that works then calpol of course.

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Goyle · 22/06/2020 13:35

Yes, definitely. My baby had a terrible time with her teeth. I gave her calpol if all else wasn't working.

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BobbyTheVetIsMyHero · 22/06/2020 13:46

100%- though our nursery never would which really bothered me

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moonlight1705 · 22/06/2020 13:48

We give baby ibuprofen as it seems to work better for teething and then the usual teething rings etc.

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BobbyTheVetIsMyHero · 22/06/2020 13:48

And frozen teethers (any kind, not just the ones with gel in) are a godsend while it's kicking in!

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Gettingonabitnow · 22/06/2020 13:55

Thanks. I definitely will. I personally have no problem taking paracetomal etc however my other half never takes it (I’ve seen him take it once in ten years with flu) so I think a bit of that has rubbed off on me with the kids.

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burritofan · 22/06/2020 19:38

Yes, of course. It helps her settle better than trying to saw through the cot bars with her jaw. She's got 16 teeth at 13 months and we had some patches where it seemed as though she grew 800 in the space of a week. The nights we gave calpol she slept better, less restlessly, and was happier in the morning for it. If I were frantically crying and jamming my fist in my mouth I'd want some pain relief too.

Thank god all we've got to go are back molars and those are on their way judging by the gnaw marks in everything.

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modgepodge · 22/06/2020 19:53

Absolutely. As others have said, if I was crying with pain I’d want some paracetamol. I’ve never found anything except anbusol or paracetamol/ibuprofen works for teething. At night paracetamol makes her go back to sleep better than anbusol. I use anbusol more in the day.

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OhioOhioOhio · 22/06/2020 19:55

Yes.

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Rainallnight · 22/06/2020 19:57

Your DP is a grown man. Please don’t inflict his hang ups about pain relief on a little baby.

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HavelockVetinari · 22/06/2020 20:00

we had some patches where it seemed as though she grew 800 in the space of a week

Grin

Sorry, that made me laugh (in solidarity)! Nicely phrased.

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iamtheoneandonlyyy · 22/06/2020 20:05

I used to be very wary of giving medication with my first. Now I'm on my third I just hand her the bottle.


Clearly a joking exaggerationGrin

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summerrose11 · 22/06/2020 20:05

God yes. DS was dosed up on it quite alot when he was teething at night time. It helped

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BabyLlamaZen · 22/06/2020 20:09

There's such a small amount in there and if you're like mine, they spit a fair bit of.l it out! It really helps them though. Plus once mine turned 6 months he liked the sweet taste.

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Newbiehere123 · 23/06/2020 09:28

My 14 month old has got 3 cutting through right now and he tends to feel the pain during the evening, so I give him a dose of calpol as it helps to settle him. I've also been worried about whether I give him too much calpol but as the other posters have mentioned, if I feel pain or discomfort around my own body I would also take paracetamol.

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stargirl1701 · 23/06/2020 09:30

With DD1, no. Tried all the teethers, powders, gels, etc.

DD2 got ibuprofen.

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TerribleCustomerCervix · 23/06/2020 09:33

Yes.

No fannying about with teethers, amber bracelets or whatever. Calpol (or baby ibruprofen, which I thought worked quicker) straight down their necks.

It’s cruel to withhold appropriate pain relief from anyone when they need it. It’s Calpol, not cocaine.

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