How often do you give your LO tylenol or one of those meds??

gbaby26

I never gave this to my LO but the past few days she has been really upset due to 6 month shots and teething. So I gave her infant tylenol last night and the night before last. It really helped. But you can't give it every night can you?? Not that I would but I would like to know how often you give it to your LO.

CanuckFan03

I give tylenol to my LO when I feel like there's no other option. He's fed, he's clean, he's not wet, and I've done everything else, and he's still carrying on.  Usually he gets it about 5 hours after shots, and doesn't need it again.  

I would give it to him for a couple days if it was needed for teething, but not more than that.  I would try hylands tabs or orajel first though I think.   

Lisa Frank

Rarely.  Usually only when a fever is present. I hardly gave my DS any meds while he was teething.  He just didn't seem to need it. 

If you think it helps, go for it.  

Lisa Frank

CanuckFan03:

I would give it to him for a couple days if it was needed for teething, but not more than that.  I would try hylands tabs or orajel first though I think.   

I'm a big fan of Hylands products.

kuipogirl

I have only given it to him after his 4 and 6 month shots. His bottom two teeth broke through at 4 months and it didn't bother him as much as I was expecting it to. Now that his top teeth are coming in he seems to be having a bit of a harder time so I might consider giving it to him if he is having a particularly rough night.

MainSt

I use it as a very last resort (I think maybe 3 times in almost 7 months), and we don't use Tylenol because it doesn't help him, we use Advil.  I don't like to take that stuff myself, so I would rather try ntural things first.

MarJo03

I'll give tylenol if I've tried everything else, or there's a fever present. I usually don't give it more than once/twice a day. If it helps, it helps. For teething we stick with hylands tablets, but if it's been a really bad day she gets some tylenol right before bed.

JNBrickey

I've never given it to DD.  I won't use it unless I have to and luckily for us she hasn't gotten a fever yet and she's pretty good after her shots.

adellel

I definitely don't drug my son, but I have given it to him plenty of times. I give it an hour before he gets a shot, then I will give it to him every 4 hours for the rest of that day. We did not do that when he got his 3 mo shots, and we were up for forever while he cried so hard that he hyperventilated.

I have also given it to him 4-5 times for teething. The tablets don't do it for us, and if my child is in pain, I will do whatever I can to help him out. Granted, I try other things first, but the tylenol with some orajel really helps him!

carissa_danielle

JNBrickey:

I've never given it to DD.  I won't use it unless I have to and luckily for us she hasn't gotten a fever yet and she's pretty good after her shots.

Same here.

After reading the PPs suggestions, I'm going out to buy some Hylands Teething tablets, though. At 7 months old, Lydia still has yet to sprout a tooth. I have a feeling that's why she's grumpy from time to time.