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benadryl

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My Dr advised to give benadryl when Callie had a wet cough and was coughing up gunk. She's started doing it again and I forget how much benadryl to give her. Anyone else give their lo benadryl and know how much was recommended to them?
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  • jerseygirlrnjerseygirlrn member
    We gave it to DD when she had the chicken pox. Dr told us to give 2.5 ml.
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  • redfish08redfish08
    Typically it's the same dose as Tylenol. If your LO gets 3/4 tsp of Tylenol, then that's the dose for Benadryl.  There are tons of dosage carts online though that can give you the exact amount for your child's weight. My 22 lb DS gets 3/4 tsp. 
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  • cassoppeacassoppea

    You should be dosing by weight in children younger than 2.  The proper dosage is 5mg/kg/day divided over  doses.  There are 12.5mg/tspn (5ml) usually in children's Benadryl, but make sure you check before giving. 

    I'll do the math for you based on my DD.  She is 19 lbs.  To get her weight in kg, divide her weight in lbs/2.2.  19/2.2= 8.6 kg

    5x8.6=  43 mg/day

    43/4=  10.75 mg/dose (since you would divide the daily max/4 doses) 

    Since there are 12.5 mg/tspn, you want to figure out how much of a tspn to give.  A tspn is 5ml and it might be easier to figure out how many ml to give since thats usually what the droppers measure.

    10.75/12.5=  x/5ml  = 4.3 ml or roughly 4/5 tspn (if you want to be exact)

    Not sure how much Callie weighs but I can calculate it for you if this didn't make sense.   This is also how your pediatrician would figure out a dosage.

     

    ETA: If you look at pediatric dosage charts, it says for 17-22 lbs, 3/4 tspn (I think you said Callie was little so I'm assuming she fits into this range)  My calculation is just being nit picky and exact, but I think you can follow this too!

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  • LaRue86LaRue86
    This is the chart I use...https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/childhood-illnesses/medicine-cabinet/benadryl
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