TOO MUCH CALPOL

[huggybear]

i posted a comment a while ago on someone s thread about a friend who gave her dd 3 tablespoons of calpol to get her to sleep and people posted back that it was dangerous (as they should and i agree) but the problem is, is that shes still doing it! she lets her swig from the bottle and gives her 20mil ect. her dd is only 2 years old. ive told her over and over again that shes going to harm her daughter but she says "shes used to it" or "it wont do her any harm" and more recently shes actually handed her dd the bottle and said "lets make auntie xxx cross" ffs

i need advice of what to say/do because even if she seems fine after taking the calpol it could be doing her long term damage! ive seen her do it 3 times in the last week

Huggy? bump

I saw on another thread she has had a BFP. I can't help worrying that she hasn't come back here yet though, we have been bumping it all day.

hi, i havent spoken to her... shes dissapeared

here house has been in darkness and her curtains have been closed. was going to call the police but decided to go to her moms first and found out shes gone up north to stay with relatives for a while cause the stress of his family harrassing her is getting her down

flossum - you dont mean ive had a bfp do you? cause i havent!!!

bump for flossam

am I missing something - what is a bfp?

sorry i didnt post yesterday - was being slaughtered on the sex chat line thread

i think bfp is a positive pregnancy test

lol - not my cup of tea I'm afraid but live and let live and all that.
thanks for letting my dim self know what bfp is though - will save me looking so dim in future!!
What do you think you'll do re your friend then? Still think you need to mention the calpol thing. Could you perhaps have a word with her mum, or would that make things worse?

her moms - how shall i put this.... not very motherly

she'd probably agree it was a suitable way of keeping the kids quiet

cant get in touch with her til she gets back - what should i do?

So sorry HB, I must have got you muddled. It really does sound as though your friend is having an incredibly tough time atm. I hope she comes back feeling better, and that you are able to talk to her then. Let us know what happens, and sorry again for getting you muddled.

Maybe a word with HV, mentioning no names, for now. What does anyone elso suggest?

flossam - for a minute there i thought you were a mind reader. i did test yesterday but it was negative luckily!!!!

I have to admit, I gave ds2 calpol this morning despite having no temp, but was verrrrrrrry whingy and I'm sure he is teething. I believed he had some sort of pain though and so thought it would help, but that was one dose and it did relieve his symptoms as he perked up within the hour and hasn't had any more since. Wouldn't dream of letting him swig it though!

Aero same here. DS was really out of sorts yesterday. His teeth I think. Gave him medised and he slept through the night! Flying in the face of everything everyone has said here about the sleeping thing, but think it is usually his teeth that wake him up. Hasn't had any tonight so think of me!

HB, you say luckily, so {phew} for you! Sorry for getting myself muddled!

definatly phew

still feel dodgy though.... dont have periods so have nothing to time against. havent taken any risks though so maybe im just coming down with something

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On the issue of Calpol, my lillt girl often gets upset stomach been back and forward to docs. Asked about Calpol, surely if I was giving it to her all the time it wouldn't work or be dangerous for her in some way. He replied by saying that Calpol cannot kill your child, paracetamol so low. He told me that if I gave it to he, and then half hor later wasn't working give her some more until it worked. Obviously don't go through full bottle. I was a little outraged. Phoned up to speak to another doctor, told me same thing. I have since talked to mothers at nursery, some say that they have been given the same info, and we don't have the same doc.

But the manufacturers state the recommended dose for a reason. Doses are generally worked out at what gives the best effect at the safest level. Please only give the recommended dose. If all these GP's think this is the case, perhaps they should be contacting the manufacturers of Calpol to tell them they have it all wrong.

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