Calpol for a 20 day old baby?
AcademiaGirl
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Hi, our LO has not been sleeping too well (12 hrs in last 48 hrs) due to colic/reflux. We have tried infacol and infant gaviscon without success for the colic/reflux. We went to the doctor this morning and he has prescribed Calpol. She is only 20 days only and weighs in at under 4kg (about 3.4kg). The Pharmacist said she should not be given Calpol as she is younger than 2 months and phoned to clarify whether it should be given. They eventually give us the Calpol but we are just concerned that this may not help and may have other side effects including potential long term effects. Has anyone else used Calpol particularly in v young babies? Any advice would be appreciated.
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My lo had colic & reflux and like yours, didn't sleep too well. I bought anti colic bottles (Dr Browns), used Colief ( a pain to use and expensive) and kept her upright for 20 mins after feeding, this along with the Gaviscon did help although it took 3 or 4 days before we noticed a big improvement.
I really hope you get it sorted soon as I know how hard it is.
Best of luck.
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i agree with donnaand poppy, ive used bornfree bottles and it def helped, if your bfeeding try giving up acidic food and caffeine.
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Thanks for the advice- we got a syringe and gave her half the normal dosage just now so fingers crossed! Thought the gaviscon was working at first as kind of eased up a bit but after 2 days she was back to her usual wee self- just feel so helpless when she's in pain but glad to know not the only ones so thanks
R x