Neurofen Children

[FlaminSnowball]

Hi,

Is it ok to give my 2.2 year old half a dose of neurofen (2.5) then see how he gets on and then if need be give him the other half 2 hours later. Therefore not exceeding the maximun dose of 5ml. He then will not have another dose until the next morning if he still needs it?

I just don't like giving full doses but he's really porrly and temp is slightly up so really need to give him the 2nd half dose before bed.

Thanks
Lel
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If he is ill, dose him properly. You will not cause him any harm with a normal dose, and you will relieve him of a lot of misery.

I think it's horrid to deny small children medicine for the sake of 'natural' parenting.

I agree, give him the proper dose. If he's very poorly you can give Calpol as well. I'd usually do Nurofen then after 2 hours Calpol.

Why don't you want to give him the full dose?

I agree with the others, just give the full dose so he can have the full benefit of it.

Half a dose may not be enough to relieve the pain and temp and would be counter productive, imo.