Phenergan for 1 yr old

[Mum2SweetCs]

Yes its devastating to wake up to the smell of blood. Its happened a few times where i was so exhausted that i dozed off without realising she had pulled her sock off her hands and itched till she bleeds.

I havent tried wet dressing. Ive tried wet patching but it never stays on.

Her eczema is mainly on her face. Can we wetdress her face? What bandages do you use?

[LuluHB]

She's probably way too old for it, but can you swaddle her a bit? Otherwise, maybe see if you can find a onesie that has fold over hand bits so that you have that extra layer if you put socks over the top too - I got a couple from Big W I think at the start of winter. You've probably tried everything I'm sure - your poor little girl and poor you. You must be completely shattered

[~clover~]

A health nurse did suggest a wet/moisturised soaked onsie on DD3 when she was little. Not sure about the face though, DD was covered on her back & only 5 weeks old at the time

I use Phenergan. I got it for DS's motion sickness. As long as I keep the dose low, it doesn't make him drowsy. I had a period of him not sleeping & under gp approval I did use Phenergan to get him to sleep. I think I gave him maybe an extra ml or 2. I have a sleeper though, lots of kids do go the other way.

Its completely up to you & how you feel about it, but if it is what works it may be worth a try. You'd only be giving a low dose for the allergy I'd say. To take the itching out of it so she can sleep. So it probably won't actually affect her own sleep pattern. I think the risks of SIDS come from the days when mums would dose their kids up for baby sitters, or just to get them to sleep. Ask anyone who had kids before the 90's. They'll almost all tell you that Phenergan is the way to go if you want sleep! Their kids have grown up now, so they have no reason to know that risks have been found.

And I haven't bought it for a while, but last time I looked, there were no specific measurements on the bottle. 5 mls for allergy/motion sickness or up to 10 mls for sedative affect. There's no real guide to childs weight/age & dosage. If you're gp has said 2mls, then he's definitely considered her size.

Whatever you do, I hope you get some relief. When they're awake its easier to distract, but when they're sleeping, its near impossible to stop them.