Double dosed 3 month old on calpol. Help

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My husband has accidently gave our 3 month old the 6 plus calpol instead of his infant calpol so he has had 120mg instead 60mg

Will he be OK? Obviously we won't give him anymore tonight but do we need the ring 111 or anything?

I would. In a baby that young, take no chances.

Best ring 111 to be safe

Ring 111. Better safe than sorry.

He will be absolutely fine.

Like you say, no more tonight.

I did this once. Rang 111 they checked baby's weight and dosage and said it was fine and not to worry. Depends on your baby's weight how much they can safely have.

Call 111 ASAP.

Ring 111 don't take any chances.

Yes definitely it's paracetamol and by weight so really important they do a calc

Yes ring 111. Far better to have a medical professional assure you.

Don’t mess with paracetamol. Whilst it’s a common drug, it’s also one of the most dangerous. Please do call 111 just to make sure.

Why would you not ring 111? You've asked on here it's kind of the same thing but with someone able to tell you for sure.

Call 111 for advice is better than asking on here OP. Hope all is ok

I'd possibly even go to a&e

Will be fine- not over the daily dosage.
just don't give any more until it's been 24 hours

Have baby's latest weight to hand when you call them. If they say it's fine / watch and wait - ask for a nurse call back if you like so you can discuss what's wrong with baby and what to watch out for.

I have huge fears of doing this so always triple check the bottle, we have a big age gap so have both in our house too. The Calcough bottle looks similar to the others too!

If it was me, I’d definitely be checking with a professional. Do you have any 24 hr or late opening pharmacies you could call in the first instance and see what they advise? Doesn’t it say on the bottle on the case of overdosing to check with a professional even if the child/person seems well. I wouldn’t want to risk it personally. It would put your mind at rest too.

111 is definitely the right thing to do.

To reassure you, I seem to recall that an NCT friend's toddler got hold of the calpol bottle and managed to open it, she phoned them in a panic and they were able to reassure her that it was unlikely he had overdosed. But definitely call them. At 3 months proper medical advice is a good idea.

Should you be giving a 3 month old Calpol anyway?

You need to seek medical advice ASAP.

Also for 6+ calpol you could get the chewable tablets or the sachets to prevent them getting mixed up again (so easy to do when little ones are poorly and you're not getting much sleep)

You’ll possibly need to go to A&E. paracetamol overdose is weight related in kids I think. Do ring 111.

Am sure it’ll be ok but call 111. They will want to know his weight. Better safe than sorry.

It says on the bottle suitable from 2 months if they're a certain (and most babies will be) weight.

111 to check but it’s a ‘maximum dose in 24 hours’.

it’ll be fine :)