my son is getting his 4 month shots in a few days... anyone have any advise for me???? i mean when he got his 2 month shots he screamed allll day... i heard i can give him tylenol 10 min b4 he goes in and it wont be so bad..... but what the dosage for a 4 month old with baby tylenol..... i mean hes a big 4 month old when it comes to weight hes 17 and a half pouds!!!
2007-03-12 19:29:14 · 5 answers · asked by Mo DeE 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Even if you give him tylenol he'll still scream or cry because his arms/thighs probably sore. Before you give him tylenol you should ask his doctor first.
2007-03-12 19:41:36 · answer #1 · answered by KaylenesMom7 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I personally dont like giving kids anything before its needed.
If you are breastfeeding then breastfeed whilst he gets his shots. This is calming and relaxing for them and they will only cry for a bit and then go back to feeding. Its more of a shock.
I'm sure you can do the same thing with a bottle.
Afterwards if baby has a fever then use tylenol/panadol. The amount should be on the side of the box and bottle. Please stick to the limits for age as you dont want to overdose the baby.
If the spot were the shots were given becomes red/sore or warm to the touch then place a cold wet wash cloth on it for a little bit.
Thats what I did for my kids shots and they handled it really well. For the baby ones they didnt even cry for longer than 30 seconds!!! As they got older (toddlers) and knew what was going on was when the problems started.
2007-03-13 04:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by Monkey Magic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one half teaspoon of the 160 mg elixir . but I would give it about an hour before so its really in his system. He may fussy for a few days and its hard but he has to have them. keep the tylenol handy but no more than 5 doses in a 24 hour period. This is from the book "Caring for you baby and yound Child" from the american academy of pediatrics. Its a great book at tells you everything from milestones to sleeping and emergencies. Good luck
2007-03-16 17:22:05 · answer #3 · answered by jon jon's girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my daught is 3months and it was horrible on shot day for 2months so when four months comes along i will give tylenol but i not sure the amount for your baby but i know the doctor will tell you how much is safe i plan on just trying not to the sore spot wich may be hard cause you have to hold them but just remeber that this is a good thing it will protect him and soon all of there pain will be gone it so hard though to know your child is in pain good luck and let me know how it goes please i have to do the same thing in one month
2007-03-13 02:55:14 · answer #4 · answered by Angie B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our Doctor recommended Panadol 1hour before shots, she still got upset but no where near as bad.
2007-03-13 02:53:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋