to not give DS any medicine

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He's off a school today with a cough. He's in bed.

He's not in pain or upset but feeling a bit sorry for himself. He has a slightly raised temperature but not much.

I haven't given him any medicine today.

I know if I do he'll feel immediately better and be leaping off the furniture. At least this way he is resting and can recover.

But I feel a bit mean.

I would give him some medicine if it makes him feel better.

Wouldn't you take some to help you feel better?

Paracetamol won't cure his cough, it will make him feel better though.

YABU.

And mean.

I completely feel your pain.

By medicine do you mean paracetamol or antibiotics?

That is really U.

You would honestly rather have him feeling crap so you don't have to run after him?

That is pretty appalling.

If he's got even a slightly raised temp I'd give him some medicine to make him feel more comfortable.

If he was in pain, obviously I would.

I suppose I liken it to taking Lemsip max then going to work. Actually you'd be much better off not taking it and going to bed.

He needs to rest and I know if he feels better he won't.

I mean calpol.

He has quite a strong reaction to it which makes him a bit hyper.

I would still take lemsip max or whatever if I went to bed.

If by 'medicine' you mean Calpol, YANBU.

It won't help him get better. The temperature is his body's way of killing off the virus. I think you're being very sensible.

And it's absolutely not so I don't run around after him.

I'm doing a lot of running after him.

If he's not in pain, just feels a bit crappy with a temperature, yadnbu. People are far too keen to dish out paracetamol for no reason.

He's better with hot lemon and honey.

if he is really not in pain yanbu. fever is part of the body's defence system.
I probably would give something before bedtime to help with a good sleep though.

and I woukd rather give ibuprofen than paracetamol, as it doesn't make my dc hyper.

If medicine would have made him feel well, why didnt you give him a dose this.morning and take him.into school? Ask the teacher if you can pop up at lunch to give another dose.

Because he's ill!

And so that he doesn't cough over the rest of the class and make them ill too!

I'm with Theicingontop Sometimes a bit of rest is just as good as the medicine to make one feel better. Medicine shouldn't be the first go-to when anyone feels slightly unwell.

Hmmm....sorry but I really wouldnt keep them off (or stay off work myself) with a cough.

I wouldn't hesitate to give mine ibuprofen (paracetamol doesn't agree with him) to make him feel better. He will get better whether he's in bed feeling awful or in the living room playing with his toys!

I was actually advised by a dr not to give calpol for a fever. Same as theicingontop and mousymouse said, the fever is the bodies defence to infection and you get better quicker without it. You're his mum, do whatever you think is best

yanbu. If he's able to eat and drink a little and rest all day then he'll probably recover faster than taking medicine. As long as he's not suffering then let him be.

If he just has a cough your nicer than me letting him stay at home (assuming no asthma or possible infection)

YADNBU
DS has a bottle of Calpol every couple of years which we eventually throw away as it goes out of date or the lid sticks and we cannot open it :o
If he was in PAIN then of course he would be given it. Like the OP's DS though, one dose brings about a miraculous recovery and will have him demanding to play outside, go on his bike etc. If he is ill then he needs to be resting and quiet, a dose of Calpol will prevent this as he will be immediately "better" until the dose wears off.

Thank you topbannana. I was beginning to feel very guilty

I actually think it's more wicked to dose them up and send them to school.

If he's only a got a bit of a cough why on earth is he in bed?