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Ibuprofen & baby

Felix had a low fever today and a runny nose. His Dr. said that shouldn't be a problem & its probably teething. But I forgot to ask her  this: the babysitter gave him ibuprofen at 2:30 and he goes to bed at 7/7:30. Can I give it to him again then even though it will have only been 5 hours, or should I wake him at 8:30 to give again?
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Re: Ibuprofen & baby

  • You can give it every 4 to 6 hours, but don't give more than 4 doses in a day.

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  • You could also give acetominophen at bed time if you don't want to do ibuprofen, they are too different drugs and they metabolize differently so it is OK to alternate them... I do that sometimes if they take a late dose of something and I want to give them something right before bed...
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  • imageMrs.SweetpeaMagee:
    You could also give acetominophen at bed time if you don't want to do ibuprofen, they are too different drugs and they metabolize differently so it is OK to alternate them... I do that sometimes if they take a late dose of something and I want to give them something right before bed...

    We.recommend this in the ER. A lot of Dr's like this approach better when kiddos are sick since it avoids overdosing and does double duty in the long run. 

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