I can see your tiny teeth...and a turkey of a Turkey Day
The upper two central incisors have made their appearance. This would explain why Finn has been taking an hour and a half to go to bed the last three nights. We are the House of Motrin. We may have a few more days, but the end is in sight.
Thanksgiving...
We had a pretty horrid Thanksgiving. I won't go into too many details, only will say that it's really sad when you're very first of ANYTHING with your child is ruined. It was made better when we came home and a message from DtD was on the voicemail. He called us from the hinterlands on Thanksgiving. It was nice to hear his voice, even if he did sound tired. We miss him.
We are tired and cranky. It's a common byproduct of parenting.
posted by Sacha @ 7:12 PM
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Hi there!
We are heading into teething territory and I'm interested in your opinions about ibuprofen versus paracetamol for the pain. Do you have to give the ibuprofen after food - it's an nsaid, right?
cheers...
Good luck with those teeth.
And as one who had Hannah's first Christmas ruined - you have my utmost sympathies. It definitely means something different to have a "first" holiday ruined :-(
I'm so sorry you had a bad Thanksgiving :-(
I had to look up paracetamol, but it turns out it's acetaminophen, aka beloved Tylenol.
Here's what I understand about the two options.
Acetaminophen can be given to an infant. Unless given the okay by your doc, it's not suggested to give ibuprofen until six months or older. That's an argument for acetaminophen, at least in the early stages.
BUT I also understand that ibuprofen works better than acetaminophen. They work via different mechanisms...acetaminophen works in the brain and it's perception of pain. Ibuprofen, an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory), works on the inflammation factors at the site of the pain.
Another benie of ibuprofen is that it works longer - 6-8 hours vs. 3-4. This is nice because you don't end up dosing all day long on one of those BAD days.
BUT Ibuprofen is harder on the stomach and shouldn't be given to a baby that is vomiting, but I haven't read that it should be given with food. That would be way to difficult with an upset, screaming baby.
My opinion - have both but after six months default to ibuprofen with acetaminophen for a backup.
I've read the ibuprofen goes with food - we count MILK though!
I never heard about ibuprofen having to be given with food. If that's the case, wouldn't it say that on the bottle as part of the instructions?
If you're having a really bad time (i.e. high fever) you can alternate the 2, 3 hours apart. We did that when Riley was hitting 103 degrees when she had Roseolla.
Sorry about your Thanksgiving. I wonder why it was so awful. That's sad. :( Hopefully, if it's family drama, things get sorted out.
thanks!
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