infant tylenol ?

Question

im trying to prepare a medcine cabinet for my bundle of joy ( on the way ) i seen they had at the store infant tylenol and infant motrin and infant tylenol cough , do u need all 3 kinds in case diffrent types of situatoins arise? do u go through a lot?

Answer 1

Infants Tylenol for sure. You can't give Motrin until 6 months old, but after that you'll want to have some. In cases of high fevers, it can be beneficial to actual rotate tylenol and motrin every 4 hours to keep a fever down better--but again, only after 6 months. The cough I'd probably skip for now. Even if a baby does have a cough, you don't want to supress it because its good for the baby to get the mucus out and you'd just want to treat any fever which you can do with just regular infants tyelnol.

Answer 2

I would get Infant Tylenol and Infant Motrin. The Tylenol cough I wouldn't purchase unless the pediatrician recommend using this. The Tylenol and Motrin are great for breaking fevers, teething, giving 30 minutes before they get shots. After yous baby is 6 months old they recommend alternating Tylenol and Motrin to help break fevers. I went through more Tylenol than Motrin because the doctor ok'd this first for my baby. You'll probably want to buy some Mylicon drops for your medicine cabinet. It's great for gassy babies. Saline solution for noses(simply saline is great) is good to have if your baby is congested. It's just salt water but it helps break down the crusty boogers and flush their little noses. I would also recommend a cool mist humidifier and some of the Johnson's vapor bath. The humidifier is good for their room if they are congested and and the Vapor bath is good to put in their bath or to put in the bath tub and turn the shower on. The humidity and the vapor(smells like Vick's Vapo rub without making the baby smell like it) helps to make them feel better. That's all I can think of that really came in handy the first year with my daughter. Congratulations!

Answer 3

Definitely the Tyleno, the motrin shouldn't be given until the baby is six months old. As for the cough medicine, cold and cough medicines don't really work. They never have but most have removed the drugs in them that caused the sleeping that actually helped. It isn't worth it. Also include gas drops, a thermometer that can be used rectally (if it is a serious fever, and it will be at least once, the doctor will need to have that temp as its the most accurate), some diaper rash creams (both Desitin types and A&D types), and don't forget some alcohol to clean the thermometer.
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You usually don't go through a lot, but I tend to lose or leave a little bottle of Tylenol in the diaper bag or car by accident so I try to keep two around.
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Answer 4

yes, I always recommend new mothers to have infant tylenol in their medicine cabinet along with Mylicon drops for gas and saline nose drops for stuffy noses.
You will definately use all 3. Infant tylenol for fever since its dangerous for newborns to get a high fever and you can also use it for pain relief before vaccincations. You don't really need the cough medicine since now doctors are not recommending cough medicine be given to children under 2 years of age. The infant motrin is only used for babies 6 months and up, so you could hold off on that if your baby is younger than 6 months. If your baby is older than 6 months its good to have on hand because sometimes a fever won't go away with just tylenol and doctors will recommend giving a dose of tylenol and 4 hours later a dose of motrin/advil and alternating them until the fever breaks.

Answer 5

Infant Motrin can only be given after they're 6 months old. Tylenol is safe from the start, but of course, only very little. There is no infant Tylenol cough medicine. In fact cough medicine is deadly for infants. Check out this article:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0816/is_3_23/ai_n18791436
PLEASE don't give your baby anything without talking to your pediatrician first. Oh, also, when you go for your baby visits, they usually give you Tylenol to give your baby before they give the shots. I have never bought any personally. They always give me free samples, and it's plenty.
For kids over 2, I use Tylenol Flu. It has everything they need for colds, coughs, and fever.
For teething, teething tablets are all natural and safer than Tylenol. They work great and are at Wal-Mart near the baby stuff.

Answer 6

Infant Tylenol is good and the only thing recommended until six months of age then you can give infant Motrin. I would get at least two or three of each. I find now that my daughter is finally teething, we go through alot of Motrin and teething tablets, we used the Mylicon drops alot when she was really new but not the Tylenol so much. I also keep a humidifier, vapor bath, & Vick's rub around for her.

Answer 7

Actually you don't need either yet until the baby is 6-months you should contact the doctor if she has any fever at all. After that infant tylenol and infant motrin are nice to have on hand. The only reason you'll need one with cauch is if she gets a cold, so don't waste the money. Also check the experation dates on the boxes when you buy them the longer away the date the better.

Answer 8

I believe you can give her either one, but make sure you follow the dosing information very carefully for the medicine you select. The Infant formula is more concentrated, so the dose will probably be smaller. As long as the Infant Tylenol gives a dose for her age, I'd use that. You can also call the CVS 24 hour pharmacy or Walgreens, if you need info now.

Answer 9

They actually have come out and said that cold medicine for children is not a good thing....and Babies should not get any type of cold medicine till after 6months.

Motrin can only be given once every 6 hours.....Tylenol is given every 4 hours....problem is Tylenol can cause liver problems if given too much. Please talk to your doctor about what to have in the medicine cabinet. Also right now I would not stock up on it too much as they all have an expiration date and you want to be sure the meds are fresh......there is usually a 24 hour pharmacy somewhere.......But the best advice is to talk to the child's doctor and ask what they recommend.

Answer 10

Tylenol is good to have at hand in case of a fever or something. It is extra handy to give before taking them to get their immunizations. For a new baby I would recommend tylenol and gas drops. The gas drops are very helpful for babies because they often get tummy aches and that will work wonders for them. As for anything for a cough I would have to recommend that for a new baby they be taken to see their doctor if they have a cough instead of trying to treat it at home if the doctor feels its something to be treated with an over the counter then yeah go for it. Good luck.