infant calpol help asap please

[lucas87]

Hey guys my little man is teething he's 4 months old and we have been giving him 2.5mm of calpol only at night to help him sleep but it says on the bottle do not use for more than 3 days would this apply to my son as we only give him 1 dose a day ???? Thanks oh by the way we use teethin gel in the day x

 

[whatwillbe]

I don't think it would have harmed him if he's only been having it at night for more than 3 days but maybe you could speak to your health visitor about it ? I don't know if it's safe to keep giving him it for more than that , just because of what the instructions say x

 

[cmarie33]

I don't think it will do any harm. I was under the impression that it means that if baby still needs calpol after 3 days constant to go to the docs to make sure there's no underlying issue?
Lo had calpol and nurofen for over a week solid when she was poorly. Doctor assured me it was fine

 

[Sproglet]

It's just to cover themselves, all adult medicines say the same! It's to make sure you're not hiding the symptoms of a more serious illness.

(Though I would be careful giving ibuprofen constantly for more than a couple of days as that can irritate the stomach lining)

 

[hulagirl]

It means if the child has had maximum doses in 24 hrs for 3days take him to the doc.
We had to give lo calpol everynight for a week due to teething and hv said it was fine.