pain stop night..

[AnyDream]

I've only used the night one at night and reserve it for bad pain situations only, and tbh I've never used it that young. There is a daytime pain stop, but again, I only reserve that for extreme pain situations (ie mouth full of ulcerated sores, broken limb). Often panadol or nurofen does the trick instead. In the case of an ear infection, you would want to be seeing some signs that the ABs are working pretty quickly (ie within a day or two) and using a very strong pain relief may mask the symptoms, so try to strike a balance between her comfort and using the lowest strength thing you can, kwim?

Hope she's feeling better soon.

[BellyBelly]

It is really strong hon, and will likely knock her out. I am sure you'd love that right now... but have a good think *mwa*

[Olive]

thanks ladies im not keen on using it, dr suggested it, but shes miserable and in obviously discomfort at night its ear infection number 6 or 7, nurofen just isnt cutting it at the moment, i dont know what to do

[Rouge]

Ear infections are something Pain Stop is meant for. Just so you know I hope you don't feel like you're some "Drug up your kid" mother because you definitely aren't.

[StrawberryMumma]

Gosh you must be having a tough time huge
I'd try some painstop day (but give it to her before bed at night time)

[Alan]

Pain Stop can make them sleepy. But perhaps a good sleep is what your little one and you need right now

[Olive]

i do feel like im drugging her thats why im so torn between using it or not
alan she does need some sleep!!
lee i only have the night one, not the day..

she is beside herself at the moment

[Rouge]

Ask yourself this. Are you giving it to her because you want her to sleep or because you want to ease her pain? People give their children Panadol all the time even at the slightest temp when we should let their bodies fight off whatever it is they have, yet when our children are in dire pain we can't help them? That doesn't make sense to me. I have had earaches before and they are bloody awful, I can't imagine the pain of that and cutting teeth I have cried numerous times with earaches.

[Lulu]

Oh chick just give it to her.
You are relieving her pain first and FOREMOST. Ear infections are horribly painful. If it pushes her over into some healing sleep so be it.

[~clover~]

If you can get her to take it & it helps, I'd do it. I have pain stop I was given for DD1 after surgery, but she refused to take it, so we just went with overlapping the panadol & nurofen. I have given it to DD2 for her tonsillitis though. It did make her sleep, but with the amount of pain she was in, that sleep was very much needed. I'd do what ever is needed to help her with the pain Your not drugging her hun, your helping her. She needs it. Giving it to her just coz she won't sleep, but is otherwise happy would be drugging her.

[Jennifer13]

I'm glad it eased her pain.

Sounds like her wakefulness can defy even medicine. You are doing a fabulous job taking care of her.