Paracetamol?

[Cait73]

I've given my gs calpol every now and again since he's 4/5 months old, my Mum bought us the Boots version during lockdown I used it yesterday and it totally knocked him out

I hated it - he's 20 months old I only gave him 4mls

He's cutting back teeth so really miserable today, I think I need to just go with it though because I don't want to knock him out

Is it because it's a different medicine different amount of paracetamol or just because it's different so a shock to the system? Anyone else noticed a difference?

If its infant paracetamol then it is likely to have exactly the same amount of paracetamol in it. Have you checked the ingredients/dosage?

It will be the same amount of paracetamol. As the previous poster said he must be exhausted. Is there any reason your not giving him the full dosage for maximum pain relief? Generally nurofen is recommended for teething pain and anbesol liquid can also be used at the same time.

Paracetamol doesn't cause drowsiness. Follow the dosage instructions on the bottle.

It won't have knocked him out, there's no difference between branded calpol and own brand infant paracetamol other than the name. Cutting the back teeth is hard on them...my DS is 17 months and he's had some epic long naps lately after I've given him some pain relief.

Give him 5mls which is the recommended dose. It won't do him any harm at all.

He's cutting back teeth so really miserable today, I think I need to just go with it though because I don't want to knock him out

So you plan to just leave him in pain and be unhappy?

There won’t be anything in the own brand version that would have knocked him out, it probably just stopped him from being in pain slowing him to sleep. Just make sure you give the bottle a good shake for 10 seconds before drawing up the dose and make sure you give him the dose on the instructions because under dosing him is a bit pointless.

As another poster has said though - ibuprofen can be a lot better than paracetamol for teething pain.

Exactly what everyone else said

Calpol and the cheaper supermarket brands are the exact same product

Poor sod must be in pain and the medication took that pain away enough so that he could finally sleep. And honestly, sleep is the best thing for him whilst he’s in pain.

Give him medicine. Alternate it with ibuprofen if he needs it. So paracetamol, 2 hours later, ibuprofen, then paracetamol 2 hours again after that.

Also get some anbesol to rub on his gums.

And give him the correct dose. No point in giving him any medication if you aren’t going to give him the correct dose. You may as well just rub it in his skin

Thank you all for the replies; I've just always under dosed because I don't like giving him any medication really but concede it's clearly necessary at times

On the plus side he sleeps well at night 10-12 hours but yes being uncomfortable and unhappy is exhausting we can all relate to that

I haven't given him ibuprofen since word spread in March it shouldn't be given due to corona but that's been disproven so I might go back to that, we use anbesol too but teething gels not effective

@QueenofmyPrinces what an ignorant, rude and thoroughly unhelpful reply!

FYI my grandson lives with me because his Mum's an addict, I don't apologise for being over cautious

Also FYI I've rescued him from appalling circumstances and he personably wouldn't have made it to 20 months if it wasn't for me

But yeah, I'm just going to "leave him in pain"

Thank you to the kind and helpful replies, I find it hard giving him "drugs" having weaned him off but that's for me to figure out; not all drugs are bad especially child specific ones and I'll try not to be scared to give it to him at the recommended dose, thank you

@Cait73 try anbesol liquid, not the gel. It works much quicker - I tried it on a sore bit of my tongue and it was instant.

@GeordieLass01 yes we use the liquid thank you, I get bitten every time but it does help, he's cross cutting top & bottom bless him 💕

cait73

I apologise if my post appeared rude, I really didn’t intend it to be.

Reading it back I can now see how it could have come across that way but I genuinely didn’t mean it to be read that way.

I was just basically saying that although you don’t want to give him the medication the only other option would be for him to be unhappy and in pain. I didn’t mean to imply that you personally will be responsible for him being in pain, just that he will be in it if the pain relief isn’t being given.

Anyhow, like I said, I apologise for any unintentional offence that I caused.

@Cait73 you need the anbesol liquid not gel which you can only get from the chemist. It can be given with nurofen.

@QueenofmyPrinces I'm very sensitive to possible criticism and I'm always scared to post on here because our "situation" IS highly sensitive, I appreciate you didn't mean if (thank you) but if we're not aware of a person's circumstances we should be careful with our choice of words

Anyway thank you for the reply, little man had a good 12 hours sleep and is bright as a button this morning, let's hope the teeth give it a rest today 🙏🏼

Cait73

Thank you for accepting my apology, I hate to think I’ve upset anyone.

I’m glad you had a better night with him

@QueenofmyPrinces

Cait73

Thank you for accepting my apology, I hate to think I’ve upset anyone.

I’m glad you had a better night with him

All is well, and I feel confident now to give him a full dose of ibuprofen or paracetamol if required 🙏🏼

@Cait73 and @QueenofmyPrinces this must be one of very few instances I've ever read on mnet of someone being concerned about another posters reply, an apology being given and then accepted. Well done. It should happen more times than it does and I honestly applaud you.

@DrMadelineMaxwell it's a beautiful moment lol you're right though, it could have descended into a slanging match but thanks to the other lady's humble reply and sincerity, all is well 🙏🏼