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

I was told by GP at hospital to "double dose with Calpol" when DS had his UTI (which this doctor told me was an ear infection). Mind you, he also told me I shouldn't breastfeed beyond six months (if that) because "they bite" - in fact, maybe he wasn't a GP, perhaps he was the janitor...

my friend is of the same opinion - that it is perfectly safe. if doctors ect are saying that is safe, then telling her gp probably wont help will it? info might work better

Why double dose with calpol, when you could give calpol and ibuprofen? Huggy, I don't doubt your GP would not take your concerns seriously. This isn't just a one off. Am going to bed now before I get upset again!

Sorry HM< re-read. I wasn't questioning you, questioning the doctor. I find the whole blase attitude here hard to believ, unless of course the dosage is incorrect.

Flossam, that's exactly what I thought - and did!

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