Question about nurofen baby

[Matryoshka]

Is it true that you should not give nurofen to a baby with reflux?


He has a tooth breaking through and panadol is not helping.

[queenbee]

i only give my DD nurofen, panadol doesn't seem to work well

[briggsy's girl]

adult nurofen isn't recommended for those with gastricc reflux issues - i'm guessing that, even though it's a smaller dose, it might be similar for a reflux-y baby...

[sushee]

Nurofen baby also can't be used on children with asthma (or who have a family history of asthma), just as a side note.

[MrsFabuloso]

Gosh, I never knew any of this! Is it on the box?? My Dr never told me these things either! I'm just lucky my bubs don't have any of these kinds of ailments....

[sushee]

I don't know if the asthma thing is on the box because I've obviously never used nurofen baby (Charlie is asthmatic) but I've had my GP plus two pharmacists warn me about it. In fact my mother, who is severely asthmatic, cannot touch nurofen at all, or she swells up like a balloon. Nurofen makes me loopy, and I apparently start talking gibberish.