cold medicine not allowed for under 2's, would you give it?

[~breeze~]

DD used to have it when she was under 2 but back then it had the dosage on the bottle for under 2's.
I give it to DS occasionally (today infact) he is almost 22 months. The dosage for 2yrs is 2.5ml & I give him 1.5ml.
My children dont have any allergies or other health problems but if they did I would be alot more cautious like you I'm sure.

[Winter]

I'd do it if my GP recommended it, but not otherwise. Other mums in my mothers group do, but I'd kick myself if anything happened and DD suffered sick-effects.

Hope your LO is feeling better soon xox

[butterfly_warrior]

No way, not a chance.

I know the minimum age was lifted fairly recently, and it used to be available for younger children, but last time we were in a pharmacy looking for something to help relieve Sam's congestion the pharmacist advised us that the minimum age was lifted as those medications were implicated in SIDS.

I don't use cold and flu medications for myself - I just don't like the idea of taking them so you feel better and can spread your illness to other people.

BW

[Nettie]

They changed the laws because parents were using the cough mixtures to 'sedate' the kids. We've used it a few times when DS was around 20 months - with a dosage adjustment recommended by the pharmacist.

[feeb]

GP advised me to give DS1 Dimetapp when he was just over a year old and gave me a script for it which pharmacist looked at but sold it over counter as cheaper that way anyway. Dose was half the 2 yr old dose.

[tattoo_mama]

i have given DD both pedamin and phenergen in adjusted lower doses. apparently you used to be able to get it for under 2's aswell and all my friends did with thier kids with no ill effects.