Nurofen or Calpol?

[TimeFlys]

Which have you noticed works best for teething?

i used to alternate lol... but i gather that's no longer de rigeur...

fenpead which is like neurofen but lower doses more often works best here

Ibuprofen better for inflammation, which I always thought was a big part of teething pain. But takes a bit longer to work, so would give a teething powder too.

Both (not at same time though)! Along with a mini milk/frozen grapes/celery and the car keys.

nurofen seeems better for pain+high temps

alternating has gone out of fashion? why's that? something else i didn't know...

medised - paracetomal + antihistamine

can be alternated with ibuprofen based medicines (still in fashion here) but not calpol.

nurofen

medised is now not recommended for kids under twelve, rather remarkably.

Aitch, we were told by the paediatrician to alternate for then-13-mo DD3 in the summer when she was running a high temp with a virus. I didn't know it was out of fashion either!

neurofen here, calpol does nothing for DS when he's teething. I think it's better because it's an anti-inflamatory which helps. We use teetha teething powder too (find ashton and parsons a bit crap)

hth

both. alternate them.

who cares if it's "out of fashion" pah!

i do, if there's a solid medical reason for it. (like there isn't for the medised thing).

I'm with Aitch

when dd was getting her canines and her molars she really needed pain relief round the clock. Alternating means that's possible.