Baby night time medication

[k8bailey]

Is there anything I can give my 10 month old daughter, to help her sleep tonight?

She has conjuctivitis and a respiratory infection, she's on Ethromyoped (sp?) and eye drops, but her temp keeps going up to 40c. Calpol isn't doing much and the nights are the worst.

A friend recomended Medised, but Boots refused to sell it to me, saying its now only for children over 6 years - Fair enough, but is there an alternative?

[chinadog]

Phone NHS Direct k8. They're very helpful.

[sqad617]

Might I suggest paediatric Calpol.

[k8bailey]

the one she's on at the moment is 'paracetamol paediatric oral solution' prescribed by the GP when she had her jabs at 8weeks. Is that the same thing?

[sqad617]

Yes it is and will do fine.

[PringlesQueen]

Current NICE guidelines for fever in under 5s suggest alternating doses of paracetamol suspension with ibuprofen suspension. I did this with my baby when her fever kept spiking at 40c. I gave them every three hours. Bear in mind that ibuprofen needs to be given with or just after food or a milk feed.
http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/pdf/CG47Publi cInfo.pdf

[Eve]

Have you got a baby monitor or could you sit in with her, I'd be wary of giving her much to make her sleep especially if she is having respiratory problems unless she's carefully monitored.

[terambulan]

vicks on her chest will help with the breathing....and gentle tapping on her back (babe laid face down on lap and held by legs) will loosen mucus in the lungs.

Hope she recovers soon.

[amonty1144]

Try sitting with her in a steamy bathrom before bed and a warm bath might help her settle. If it is safe to do so, use some eseentila oils in a burner in the bedroom, lavender and euculyptus are good, the steamy ness helps the chest and lavender has a sedative effect. Only do this though, if she can't get to it.
Boots used to do a plug in steamer type thing with pads that was very good. Maybe worth a look tomorrow or online.
All the best

[redcrx]

well Ive just put baby CRX down for night with a dose of medised, bought a few weeks back and suitable then for babies. Annoying isnt it.

The thing amonty suggested is a vapouriser (they used to be heated by candle when i was a kid). I find it pretty good when little ones (and me too) have colds. http://www.boots.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet /ProductDisplay?storeId=10052&productId=5071&c allingViewName=&langId=-1&catalogId=11051

Id also agree with the alternating of the calpol and paracetamol and ibuprofen, though i find that the ibuprofen brings temps down further and faster.

I hope shes feeling much better very soon poor thing

[k8bailey]

Thanks everyone! She's now on paracetamol and ibuprofen (kids versions obviously!) We've got a vapour fan but she's not blocked up, the respiratory infection isn't actually affecting her breathing, thats just what the doc called it. Its her temp thats the main problem - and all the screaming that goes with it!!

Anyway fingers crossed for a more peaceful night tonight, even if she does refuse to sleep on her own again! x

Red - hope te medised does the trick for your LO and that she's getting better. It sounds like great stuff! (Medised not CP!)

[redcrx]

How is she today K8? did you manage to get her temp down?

baby CRX is getting better slowly, think last of spots came out yesterday but shes still not sleeping :(