To give my teething baby nurofen/calpol for a couple of nights

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Obv just not on a whim but proper teething where is he is grumpy and crying all the day long (tooth is cutting) I wouldn’t do for more than 2/3 nights max but is this wrong? He seems in genuine discomfort

Its fine. Get some anbesol oil too.

Are you sure it’s definitely not a ear infection?

My paediatrician told me to do it, so I do.

Yes I think it's fine. I give DS Nurofen when teething is bad

Pain relief is what it’s for
If all the usual non-medication type remedies aren’t helping, then I wouldn’t hesitate to give either of mine a dose of infant ibuprofen - in my experience the anti inflammatory in ibuprofen seems to be better for teething than paracetamol!
Hope he gets some relief soon bless him! Toothache is awful as an adult, so I hate to think what it must feel like for babies cutting teeth

Why would it be wrong to give him a painkiller when he's in pain?

It says for teething on the bottle doesn’t it? I second the Anbesol, it contains lidocaine and stops erupting wisdom teeth hurting; suitable for teeny babies so it really works.
Dh did end up buying Anusol though when he went to the pharmacy

I’ve always found ibuprofen to be better for tooth ache than paracetamol too. Apparently you should have ibuprofen with food though because it can sometimes cause stomach ulcers.

Oh yes the anbesol liquid is amazing
I had a giant mouth ulcer once, and put some of it on and my whole lip went numb in seconds few! The relief was amazing, so I I understood why my DCs loved the stuff so much when they were teething

Yes, we give DS calpol and nurofen for teeth.

Of course!

Definetly not unreasonable, in fact, try the teething powders as well. They helped my 6 month old DS sleep better when he was teething!

Most adults would take some type of pain killer for bad toothache. Why should a baby have to suffer without, there pain is just as real.

It's for pain relief, so as long as its the correct dosage, then that's its purpose. We gave calpol for teething.

Why would that be bad? Surely it would be worse to leave the little soul in pain! Crack on OP!

Sorry their

I just don’t want to over Medicate him I guess. They won’t sell me anbesol in my local chemist, apparently guidance has changed and you can’t buy it

What!? That’s crazy do Tesco still sell it? Failing that say it’s for you... mine expired in 2017 (dd is 8) but i still whack it on in an emergency

This is from boots pharmacy : Antiseptic and anaesthetic for quick-acting and effective relief of pain from recurrent mouth ulcers, denture irritation and babies' teething.
Read more at www.boots.com/anbesol-liquid-15ml#GPfsSH4MEKVyuuUm.99

Why would you leave your baby in pain?!

Er..I think it would be wrong not to give pain relief? Surely if you had tooth pain you'd take something so why not your baby?

Ashton and parson powder is good as well, and dentinox, I just generally throw whatever weve got at it when she is teething. (Appropriate doses and spaced out too obviously, I don't overdose her!)

My dd was a nightmare teether. Every single tooth was a drama and I firmly believe that’s why she was/is a nightmare sleeper.

I did worry I was being a bit too free and easy with the medication, but pain is pain and needs must. I alternated ibuprofen and paracetamol at her worst and just ibuprofen as and when needed as one offs. Ibuprofen should definitely be given after food, it’s very harsh on the gut.

Since cutting her last tooth (maybe 2.5ish?) we’ve barely touched the stuff. I was thinking the other day how long the bottles had been sitting there.

it’s medication to relieve horrible symptoms, of course you should be giving it.

Teething is bloody agony. It really irritates me that people don’t give their children pain relief when in pain, and sadly it happens a lot.

Of course give the poor baby pain relief (age appropriate doses, obviously). Neither he nor you get some sort of prize for not taking medication - nor is it a moral failing by you to give it to him.

If you were asking if you should spoon gin into him, as was sometimes done in the 19th century, that would be a different matter!