HATE baby paracetamol in the UK

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DC3 was born in the UK and, let me tell you: Paracetamol here is terrible!!!!!

She has been unwell these days and I can't give her any paracetamol at all!! Spend 30 min giving her the medicine with her crying and screaming only for her to throw up everything afterwards

We used to live in the middle east and DC1 and 2 used to have a more concentrated paracetamol in a dropper. It was soooooo much better!!!

I have spoken to Calpol and they just gave me some BS about giving the wrong dosage so... Calpol, what dosage of paracetamol did my baby get last night??!!! Should I give her another 5ml?! Or less?? What dosage is correct after they throw up? Should I spend another 30 min of crying and screaming?!

I'm obviously pissed!! My baby is unwell and I can't do anything about it!!!

Taking 30 mins to give 1 dose is way too long. It's 2.5mls. Put it in the back of her cheek between her teeth and cheek.
Pinch her nose gently and have her cradled back a bit. It'll be done in 30 sec max

So babies aren’t afraid of syringes or spoons, let them hold/play with them at other times in the day, so they don’t associate them with being force-fed medicine.

@LizzieSiddal

given with a spoon? Hummm I'm not seeing it working either

What? You do realise that syringes for children are a relatively recent thing, when my two were young (both now in their their 20s) you only got a spoon. You can just put the tip in their mouths and they usually start sucking at the medicine.

To be fair, calpol used to be full of sugar and tasted a lot better in those days 😂

How old is she? Mines is 4 months and she refuses sometimes. PleAse be extra patient you can do this....I try to make her laugh by fake sneezing and when she opens her mouth I drop little by little. It takes a long time but it goes in. It's not nice when they're ill but you have to be very patient, loving and keep trying. Make her feel good. Hug her cuddle her, make her laugh...be gentle...then put it in her mouth little by little...distract her so she doesn't keep focused about what's in her mouth...

Sorry u did say 8 months. Mines takes 20-30 minutes too and once she was used to it..she's alright but has days where she refuses. Also distract her with a toy or YouTube video...the atmosphere has to be good...

Definitely try own brand, DS hates calpol but is fine with Tesco own brand, which is cherry flavour

Paracetamol suppositories are SO much better. My DD was susceptible to sickness bugs and they were almost always accompanied by a raging temperature. She ended up in hospital twice off the back of it before suppositories were mentioned. I honestly don't understand the reluctance to prescribe. My (fabulous) GP was happy to do so but even then it was difficult to find a pharmacy who had them in stock. Almost always had to be ordered in. The OTC price is absolutely mad. I once ran out and tried to buy some and it was something like £60 . OP, try a different GP.

I am not advocating giving a baby 210mg without a doctors advice. Just stating that 125mg is a non issue.

Argh I lived in the UK then moved to a country where they use suppositories for babies instead. Omg!! It was a total game changer. I like calpol for older toddlers for for babies it's so painful to administer.

Contact a compounding pharmacy and have it made the way you like it with the flavour you want.
Here is one but contact more specialist-pharmacy.com you might need a prescription from your GP
Or as other have said, try other brands, boots, Tesco, ....

@welshweasel

Both my kids love calpol! You can buy the 6+ and give a smaller amount.

Yes. For a baby you only need 1.25 ml of the 6 plus

I don't think the problem is the brand. The problem is the way it is given. She hates the syringe in her mouth. It is a very large amount of liquid to give!

????? her dose is tiny, only 5 ml, barely a teaspoonful

www.calpol.co.uk/our-products/calpol-infant-suspension#dosage

@CushionsandThrows

Paracetamol suppositories are SO much better. My DD was susceptible to sickness bugs and they were almost always accompanied by a raging temperature. She ended up in hospital twice off the back of it before suppositories were mentioned. I honestly don't understand the reluctance to prescribe. My (fabulous) GP was happy to do so but even then it was difficult to find a pharmacy who had them in stock. Almost always had to be ordered in. The OTC price is absolutely mad. I once ran out and tried to buy some and it was something like £60 . OP, try a different GP.

£60 is crazy?! I'm in Ireland and used to give ds suppositories as he would throw up all liquid medicine and they were a tenner if that and usually things are more expensive here! I don't understand why more people don't use them. They act quicker and there is no faffing trying to get them to take medicine.

@Cormoran

Contact a compounding pharmacy and have it made the way you like it with the flavour you want. Here is one but contact more specialist-pharmacy.com you might need a prescription from your GP Or as other have said, try other brands, boots, Tesco, ....

Your GP isn’t allowed to give a prescription for a liquid special if there is a licensed medicine available. It’s unethical, and your specially flavoured paracetamol would likely cost the nhs £50,£100 or even more

You evidently have never used a compounding pharmacy