calpol every night for teething?

[Laura80]

My son is cutting 4 teeth at once and has had calpol every bedtime for the past week. If I don't give it then he will wake up screaming a few hours later and be impossible to settle to sleep again. Both HV and doctor said it's fine to give calpol if it's needed.

 

[blake12336]

Sorry to hijack, is teething pain generally worse at night? My LO screams a lot at night and I'm trying to get to the bottom of it, he's also showing signs of teething although during the day he's fairly distracted from it. So does it get worse at night times?

 

[DSM]

I just want to make it clear (without offending anyone!) It's calpol specifically I am against not all paracetamol, I don't give it my child for my own beliefs, I would just urge parents to be careful if regularly giving CALPOL ............it is banned in quite a few countries for a reason, we may find in 10, 15 or 20yrs time the NHS got it wrong??

https://www.diaryofafirstchild.com/2010/04/20/calpol-what-every-parent-should-know/

https://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/behind_the_label/346400/behind_the_label_calpol.html

Food for thought maybe..........

 

[babydust1990]

I clicked the link for an alternative to calpol on the first link and I'm pretty shocked she had the link to normal paracetamol doses for babies. Gonna be honest, I'd rather give calpol with some additives than risk crushing up paracetamols and sticking it in a babys bottle when he needs some.

 

[stephie_corin]

I just want to make it clear (without offending anyone!) It's calpol specifically I am against not all paracetamol, I don't give it my child for my own beliefs, I would just urge parents to be careful if regularly giving CALPOL ............it is banned in quite a few countries for a reason, we may find in 10, 15 or 20yrs time the NHS got it wrong??

https://www.diaryofafirstchild.com/2010/04/20/calpol-what-every-parent-should-know/

https://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/behind_the_label/346400/behind_the_label_calpol.html

Food for thought maybe..........

Thanks for this, really interesting!

 

[kettle28]

our LO is only 13 weeks, but since about 8 weeks has been been in pain one day when he was just really bad and biting his bottle teat like mad i tried bonjela and he was soo much better.

i asked the doctor and trusted HV if bonjela would soothe anything other than gum pain, and they said no, so its definitely teeth bugging him.

few nights now over past 2 weeks he's ended up with calpol as a last resort.

i've no problem with giving it I'm just concerned about the amount of times i'm going to have to give it before his teeth actually come through given that he's only 3months!

although saying that, as i'm typing I know i'll still give it!! if he's in pain, he's getting it!

poor little things though - will definitely try dummy in freezer, although seems bottle teat does a better job as longer to get to where the back teeth would be? can i hold a bottle teat for him? (teething rings to big for his little mouth and he can't quite hold things yet)

 

[Nat0619]

I give Calpol if Ciara seems unsettled but, so far thankfully, it's only been maybe 2 or 3 nights in a row. I don't like giving medication (only take it myself if really necessary) but I'm not going to leave her uncomfortable.

I'm a believer in 'everything in moderation'. There will undoubtedly be some things that are seen as very safe now that, in a few years or so, something will be discovered about them and they'll become unsafe x