tylenol??

jenosbo

How much did you give your 12lb baby? The smallest doasage on the dropper is 1.25 ml but it doesn't say on the bottle and the Dr didn't say at out appt today and poor dd is soar from her shots.

redhead610

You should call your dr for his or her recommended dose based on her age and weight.

jenosbo

Sorry I was just curious what others had given their little one I'm not going to overdose my baby i just was asking from others experiences.

EmR22

Call doc or a nurse line. Our pedi gave out a cheat sheet which has all Tylenol products and all doses for weights.

juliane2004

Also depends on the concentration. My doc said 0.5mL infant Tylenol after the shots.

Definitely ask a nurses line or doctor or pharmacist.

Littlemama01

I'm not giving Tylenol to my baby unless told to by my/his dr.. At 6 months different story but for now, not risking it.

jenosbo

Sing2phins said:

jenosbo said:

Sorry I was just curious what others had given their little one I'm not going to overdose my baby i just was asking from others experiences.

Oh, you weren't going to use others' experiences to dose your baby? Then why ask at all? I hear back pedaling is good exercise.

There is no reason to be rude to me I was simply just asking a question this is ny second child and I know it depends on weight and age my Dr actually gives out a while book about different sicknesses that has medicine recommendations as well I asked cause the boom said .5 ml the medicine droppers lowest does was 1.25 so I was a little confused. The on call doc takes forever to call back. So thanks for your oh so helpful rude remark but if you can't be nice just don't respond and keep your comments to yourself

Mum2Be28

Attached is the dosage chart from my pedi. But it also says consult dr first if child is less than 8 weeks of age. But I probably wouldn't even give any meds with out asking first.

GopherBaby13

jenosbo said:

How much did you give your 12lb baby? The smallest doasage on the dropper is 1.25 ml but it doesn't say on the bottle and the Dr didn't say at out appt today and poor dd is soar from her shots.

First, it's SORE not SOAR.

Second, don't get all butt hurt. You asked a stupid question and people pointed it out to you. Oh and it's the Internet. We all can say what we want on your post.

katie.725

Agreeing with gopher and rczamora... ask your pediatrician and NOT a group of internet strangers

amberrrjade

ckr0 said:

Wow! People don't be mean! We're all in this together   She's just looking for some support!!

L.O.L.

jenosbo

Mum2Be28 said:

Attached is the dosage chart from my pedi. But it also says consult dr first if child is less than 8 weeks of age. But I probably wouldn't even give any meds with out asking first.

Thank you for being kind that chart was way better then my docs.

GopherBaby13

ckr0 said:

I just thought of some advice...
I remember that our local Walgreen's has pharmacist consultations.  I used this service several times when I was pregnant.  Just go back to where they fill prescriptions and ask for a consultation.  Pharmacists know about medicines and dosing.  They should be able to give you some reliable advice.  I would think any pharmacy probably does the same thing.  They might even answer you over the phone.  Also, our health insurance has an 800 number to an on call nurse--your plan might have something similiar.
Another option is something called teledoc.  We have this through work where you pay $38 for a doctor over the phone or internet to consult and give you reliable advice, I think you can sign up without your work sponsoring it.
I would think any of these could help if you couldn't reach your regular doctor.
Just ignore the bullies.

Who was bullying her?

amberrrjade

ckr0 said:

Just ignore the bullies.

All hail the White Knight!

ASmallWonder

People DID support her.  They supported her in not potentially harming her child.  The Bump is great for lots of things.  Medical information that you ACT on is not one of them, by a long shot.

ranaverde

ckr0 said:

Just ignore the bullies.

Telling someone that they should seek professional medical advice so they don't accidentally poison their child is bullying?  Oooookay...

ranaverde

rczamora said:

ckr0 said:

Just ignore the bullies.

Telling someone that they should seek professional medical advice so they don't accidentally poison their child is bullying?  Oooookay...

Weren't you just saying something about a case you know about when someone OD'd their baby on Tylenol?

Yeah, though I can't find a link (and honestly, I don't want to see that story again).  But, basically, acetaminophin - which is what Tylenol is - is a drug with a fairly narrow margin of safety.  That is, a safe dose and a dangerous dose are very close to each other, and a lot of medicines have it as one of their ingredients, so it's easy to overdose without knowing you're doing it.  In this particular case, a couple of parents ended up killing their newborn because they gave the baby too much without realizing it.  Horrible.

More here:  https://www.propublica.org/article/tylenol-mcneil-fda-use-only-as-directed