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Pamol dose for 14 month old?

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Topic: Pamol dose for 14 month old?

Posted By: BuzzyBee
Subject: Pamol dose for 14 month old?
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 7:12pm

Doesn't say anything on the bottle I have as I removed the prescription sticker a while back.

My boy is 14 months old and the other day when he was weighed just over 14 kg. So going by that how much am I allowed to give him and how often?

I never use the stuff but his teeth are coming through and he's been screaming all day long argh

Also how many mls in a standard teaspoon? Can't put my hands on a medicine spoon or cup. Looks like i'll be stopping off at the chemist tomorrow

TIA

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Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :)

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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 7:14pm

If it is the pink stuff the dose is 8.5mls. A teaspoon is about 5mls

Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 7:14pm

oh and no more than 4 doses in 24 hour (ie 4-6 hours apart)

Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 7:15pm

You can give him 6 mls Steph. I just looked at Josh's bottle.

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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!

Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 7:18pm

So about 1.5 teaspoons and no more than that?

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Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :)

Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 7:19pm

I was otld by my dr if it is a one off dose to give Josh 8mls butif it was oignt o be a few over time then 6. Give him 1 teaspoon and a bit.

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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!

Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 7:20pm

thats about right. i tend to give Tom his doses every 4 hours when he is awake and REALLY upset and then as he calms down I stretch it out to 6 hours. Main thing is he cant have more than 4 doses in 24 hours as the liver cant break down paracetamol any faster.

Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 7:21pm

I have a chart with all the weights and doses. If anyone wants me to scan it and send it let me know. PM your email

Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 7:26pm

Thanks ladies, I gave him 1.5 teaspoons and won't give him anymore unless he wakes in the night and it's been 6 hours since this dose. I don't like giving him the stuff, hence why the bottle has been sitting there for MONTHS collecting dust.

But today is a diff story ...for sanity's sake I NEEDED to give him some lol

Stupid me though, now that I think about it I didn't give the bottle a good shake before administering it to him duh

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Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :)