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Does your LO "Ask" for Tylenol when teething?

queenie521queenie521 member
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
DS now points to the dresser (where we keep the tylenol) if he wakes up in the middle of the night with teething pain.  In a way I think it is great that he is communicating that he is in pain but it also concerns me because I dont know if he just "wants" the medicine.
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Re: Does your LO "Ask" for Tylenol when teething?

  • MonkeyBug5MonkeyBug5

    DD used to do that before she started talking with the Orajel. She knew exactly where it was and would point to it. I would show it to her and she would shake her head yes. If it was time to give it to her, I would.

    ETA: I would give it to her only if I knew she was teething and her teeth had been bothering her.

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  • far_more_than_rubiesfar_more_than_rubies

    Ummm, DS said to me a couple of weeks ago, "One more tylenol please," after I gave him some.

    Sadly-- he loves that stuff! 

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  • lwrigley2000lwrigley2000
    He doesn't ask for it, but sure does get excited when he sees the bottle. I guess he likes the taste of it. Same goes for his vitamins.
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  • dazidogdazidog
    Sometimes DD does ask for "medicine." But like pp I only give it to her if I know that she is teething or sick. Normally she only asks for it the day after I've given her some, when it's fresh in her mind.
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  • susanmosleysusanmosley member
    Perhaps he is just pointing to it because he knows it is part of the routine.  He cries in the middle of the night, you come in and do whatever you do including get the medicine, etc.  They are very in to predictability at this age, you think possibly he is just familiar with the plan and helping retell the steps?  It seems that at 20 months, the understanding of tylenol working would be pretty abstract.  I mean, it isn't as though it is instant, so I would think it would be hard for him to know what part of the routine helped him feel better if he is in fact in pain.  
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  • grinsandgigglesgrinsandgiggles member

    imagesusanmosley:
    Perhaps he is just pointing to it because he knows it is part of the routine.  He cries in the middle of the night, you come in and do whatever you do including get the medicine, etc.  They are very in to predictability at this age, you think possibly he is just familiar with the plan and helping retell the steps?  It seems that at 20 months, the understanding of tylenol working would be pretty abstract.  I mean, it isn't as though it is instant, so I would think it would be hard for him to know what part of the routine helped him feel better if he is in fact in pain.  

    This.  My thoughts exactly. 

    I'm sure your LO just likes the taste and expects it with your routine of middle of the night wakings.  

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