sugarfree / normal calpol

[pianomummy]

We have normal Calpol at the moment. Am occasionally giving DS a dose at night as he is teething and it sorts him out. I got normal because I didn't like the idea of chemical sweetners.

Should I be cleaning his teeth after giving him a dose as it's SO sugary? At mo just giving him drink of water to wash his mouth out with afterwards.

Would sugarfree Calpol be better for the teeth do we think?

The amount of Calpol most babies take is negligible, when you consider the bigger picture of their lives. When I give my lot Calpol at night I give them a drink of water after, like you, and that's it. I don't want to disturb them further by brushing their teeth as well. I buy whichever Calpol is available, as long as it's pink and strawberry flavour. I too don't like artificial sweeteners, and prefer to give my children sugar rather than petrochemical derivatives, but the amount of sugar they get in their diet is minimal. Far mor relevant is what they get regularly (eg juice, sweets, etc) and sticky foods (eg toffee). Mine are 5 and 3 and have perfectly sound teeth with no fillings or decay whatsoever. HTH

BTW, mine don't get sweets etc, but do have their bedtime milk after they've brushed their teeth.

milk after teeth BAD according to my trusted dentist... as is fizzy water (anytime)??!

Pretty candles - you sound just like me. DS has no added sugar in his diet except naturally occurring fruit sugars, drinks just breastmilk or water and has quickly got really good at letting me clean his teeth after meals.

You're right - 5mls sugary calpol now and again (it's prob once a fortnight) is really not something to worry about.

I am just really concerned to look after DS's teeth because DH has a mouth full of fillings and rotten teeth and I don't want DS to go the same way. I want him to go my way on the dental front (no fillings at all - ta dah!)

Thanks for your help!

Yeah, I have a mouthful too (and two broken teeth as a result), whereas dh has 2 or 3 teeeny ones. I know, I know, milk after brushing = bad, ditto fizzy water, both of which my children have, but hey who's the perfect mum?

i didnt mean to sound critical.... and am certainly not at all perfect! just that i had no idea fizzy water was bad until dentist said so...

nutrasweet is chemical, but not petrochemical. This is one evil that the petroleum industry is not responsible for.

I never give nutrasweet medicine if I can avoid it. It just pisses me off that they load kids' medicine with chemicals to enhance their profit. (nutrasweet is cheaper than sugar)

I have 4 and they have all been dosed with calpol at night when needed - oldest is now ten and not a filling btwn them (hoping pride soesn't come before a fall - dentist on the 17th!!). I buy whatever is available too. But we have 1 glass of fruit juice with breakfast and then water. Not big on sweets either.

I can not find normal calpol anywhere in my local chemists. They are all sugar free. :( I get very weird looks when I ask for the calpol with sugar in! LOL

why not use supossitories inseted get them on prescription as they can be expensive. but hsve no additives and no sugar

i find it unbelievably unethical that any childrens medicine should have artificial sweeteners in it, especially aspartame.

it is just so wrong. sugar is a superfood by comparison frankly.

Hear hear Sophable!

Poppies - I got my normal Calpol in a very small village chemist if that's any help!

Another vote for real sugar!

When my DT2 had a nasty bug when he was 4 months old, the doc said she always uses full sugar calpol on hers because the fake sweeteners can upset the tummy after a few doses. Enough for me. I avoid artificial sweeteners like the plague.

And if its late at night or through the night I don't brush after. As long as generally dental hygeine is observed I think its totally fine.

I didn't take it that way, Controlfreaky . My dentist has also told me off for giving ds the lemon slice out of drinks. He loves to nibble the occasional lemon, but, again, the acid is apparently murder for the enamel on milk teeth. So it's a very very occasional treat, and I don't tell the dentist any more!