Can you split a dose of calpol?

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Nab says she thinks you shouldn't but I find it hard to get any down Ds at all - so he had one teaspoon with jam and another in his milk.

Neither of us is sure whether this is Ok?

Does anyone know?

i'm sure it's fine, i don't know why it wouldn't be

I do. The golden rules are not to exceed the maximum dose in 24 hours and to allow 4 hours between each 'maximum' dose. It's all to do with the effect upon your liver. Will try and find out more info - am a nurse!

if allowed two tsps then one in his jam and one in his milk is surely fine?

Ah so you should have it together to give your liver a break in between?

Gosh I never knew that. Me and Nab have the same haircut and yet she is so much more wise

He hasn't had his milk anyway...said it tasted funny.

I said 'yes dear don't you remember, last time you were ill, it always tastes a bit funny when you re ill because it affects your sense of smell

no, there's no need to take the full amount in one go. At work, when a patient is prescribed 1-2 tablets of a painkiller - it's common to offer 1 to start with as you can always give the other one after an hour or so if needed.
You just need to be careful how much he's having over the 24 hour period, as it's harder to keep track when they're having it little and often.
BTW, you can use ibuprofen (neurofen) to bring down a temp too if he's any better taking that.

Thanks, I'm reassured by that!

I do try and keep a tally of what has been had, it is always less than he should be having as he is so resistant to it. ibuprofen no better - he just won't touch 'medicine'.

One of these days he might really need some and we'll have to have a little talk. Meantime it will have to be 'because that nice nursey says so!'

I set my alarm on my mobile for four hours later when taking medicine/calpol. Then it is easy to remember whn it can be taken again or not forget in the case of anti biotic.

I set up the alarm every 8 hours for antibiotics to give to my dd when she was poorly as this way I didn't forget and she got the dose equally spaced.

If it was one in one thing and one in the other straight after then fine but I was thinking 2 doses spread out by an hour wouldn't be so good.

Years ago when I nannied I rang a pharmacist for advice and he said no to giving calpol 3 3/4 hours after the last dose so I have always been a bit careful about timings.

I had ds1 15mths and dd 5.5y last night with temps of 39.
needed frigging schedule to remind me who had what. Syringes for him - purple 2.5mls for nurofen white 5mls paracetamol
dd spoons 10mls paracetamol 5mls nurofen.
bloody nightmare esp 3am
I gave up breastfed ds2 and opened window more, turned fan up.
dd had water and stripped her down
today both fighting on the trampoline ffs. While I resemble swamp monster with eyes hanging out on stalks!

suppositiories

Agree with Octo. Dd was a medicine refuser, particularly when she had ear infections. We gave her paracetamol suppositories. Much less stress all round. You can buy them from the chemist but they are quite expensive.

We got them on prescription - they are so much better esp when they are being sick.

In fact I got voltarol ones for me after giving birth as they worked so much more effectively - unfortunately with ds1 I had a section and a nurse had to do it for the first day (mortified)!

Brilliant!! Thanks all - Piff I am the same, he was so hot at midnight so agreed to have anothrer spoonful on condition I get him a megazord - I was trying to sleep down here on a fricking cot mattress!! But persuaded him to walk upstairs at 1am.
He is now cool again but am keeping an eye.
I am swamp monster however