Reminder: To those of you buying benadryl

[mala]

If you're now keeping Benadryl on hand for emergencies, make sure you get the correct dosage from your pedi! Do it now, before you have an emergency situation. I like to take a sharpie and write the dosage on the bottle cap for easy reference (I do this with Tylenol and Advil too). It is only to be used in an emergency as it is not recommended for toddlers.

[teamhayes]

speaking of medications, what do you all have on hand. After reading the peanut butter incident I think I should keep something in the house for fevers, etc. We have been lucky not to need anything yet but I don't want to test my luck.

So what do you have in the house? What are the uses?

I really like hte idea of putting hte dosage on the caps.

care to share what the dosages should be?

[JuliaGulia]

We always have Motrin and Tylenol on hand. I also have children's Claritin that was recommend by my pedi and pharmacy when DD has an awful cold and hadnt been able to breathe out of her nose. The gave use the dose since it is typically for 2 and older.

We have been meaning to have Benadryl on hand but I keep forgetting to pick it up. I need to do it soon!

[biblionerd]

Motrin and Tylenol for fevers and pain
Zyrtec for allergies
Benadryl for allergies
Epi Pen allergies
hydrocortisone cream- topical allergies, etc.
antibacterial ointment- scrapes, etc.
pedialyte (not a med, but I always have some for pop-up diarrhea and vomiting)

[Faevantastic]

mala - did you get children's Benadryl or reg Benadryl?

[biblionerd]

Jun 25, 2013 13:39:37 GMT -5 @therealmc said:

This is what we have:

Mucinex for harsh coughing with phlegm - Dylan gets 5ml, none for Mia

Benadryl - for severe allergies and lack of sleep - Dylan gets 5ml, Mia gets 1.2ml

Motrin for pain and fever - Dylan 5ml and Mia 1.85ml

Sudafed with decongestant and/or antihistamine. Same dosage as Benadryl

Also, a million cheapo band aids. Because even bumps need band aids!

I thought you weren't supposed to give cold medicines like mucinex and sudafed for kids under 4(?). I'm not being snotty, but genuinely curious. I haven't heard much about it, I just remember briefly in passing from when DS was really sick and I asked.

[irishsara]

This dosage chart is helpful from Dr. Sears

66.147.242.155/~checkli2/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sears-benadryl-chart.pdf

[irishsara]

Jun 25, 2013 12:18:02 GMT -5 mala said:

If you're now keeping Benadryl on hand for emergencies, make sure you get the correct dosage from your pedi! Do it now, before you have an emergency situation. I like to take a sharpie and write the dosage on the bottle cap for easy reference (I do this with Tylenol and Advil too). It is only to be used in an emergency as it is not recommended for toddlers.

According to my pedi, Benadryl is one of the medications that CAN be used for toddlers. 

[Faevantastic]

We have:

Children's Benadryl
Children's Tylenol
Children's Motrin
Children's Zyrtec
Hydrocortisone cream 1%

Epipen jr.

Just an FYI, the doctor wrote epipen first, then 2 teaspoon of children's Benadryl, then 911 if he ever reacted that severely again.

ETA: this is because we now know he's allergic.  Definitely check with your pedi.

[mala]

I got children's benadryl.

It does say on the box not to give it under 4. However, I know h gives it rather frequently when he has a kid/toddler having an allergic reaction to something (he's a paramedic).

When you get the dosages from your doctor or from the Internet you should also check the concentration of your solutions.

[rubber pants]

DD was 24lbs at her last appt and our doctor said 1tsp (5ml) for children's motrin, childrens tylenol AND children's benedryl.

Its easy to remember.

And holy crap - this means she gained 4 lbs in almost 3 months because she stepped on our scale and it read 27.8 lbs.

wowza. SLOW DOWN.

[teamhayes]

this is helpful, thanks. now I need to get to walmart this weekend or cvs and get this stuff.

[irishsara]

From over the counter we have:
Benadryl
Tylenol
Motrin
Hydrocortisone
Zyrtec

We always have (Rx)
Ciprodex (ear drops)
and a antibiotic eye drop

[Deleted]

Wait- you guys are giving children's ibuprofen and Tylenol?? Not infants?

[muppetinma]

Jun 25, 2013 14:02:33 GMT -5 ladybug said:

Wait- you guys are giving children's ibuprofen and Tylenol?? Not infants?

Check yours.  The stuff I have is the same exact strength, but the children's is MUCH cheaper.  The only difference in the stuff we bought is that the infant's had the syringe and the syringe-friendly cap on top of the bottle.  Luckily, the cap fits on the children's bottle too.  Seriously, I bought a huge bottle of children's for less than half the price of the tiny bottle of infants'.

[irishsara]

Jun 25, 2013 14:02:15 GMT -5 @therealmc said:

Jun 25, 2013 13:56:49 GMT -5 irishsara said:

and a antibiotic eye drop

YES! We have these as well. Pre-schoolers are gross and get pink eye and stye's (at least my funky son does) so we have drops on hand.

And my grammar is terrible.  It should be and an antibiotic eye drop. 

[Deleted]

Jun 25, 2013 14:07:36 GMT -5 muppetinma said:

Jun 25, 2013 14:02:33 GMT -5 ladybug said:

Wait- you guys are giving children's ibuprofen and Tylenol?? Not infants?

Check yours.  The stuff I have is the same exact strength, but the children's is MUCH cheaper.  The only difference in the stuff we bought is that the infant's had the syringe and the syringe-friendly cap on top of the bottle.  Luckily, the cap fits on the children's bottle too.  Seriously, I bought a huge bottle of children's for less than half the price of the tiny bottle of infants'.

I am definitely going to look into this because the infants is so expensive, especially ibuprofen!! And sadly, we've been using a lot lately

[skwcm80]

We keep ibuprofen,Tylenol, and Benadryl on hand for both kids. We also have Claritin on hand for when L's eczema is really bad.

[mala]

I had to look it up. Children's and infants tyoenol are the same concentration, just packaged differently. Children's ibuprofen is twice the concentration of infants. I think at 24 pounds you can switch to children's ibuprofen? Something like that.

[biblionerd]

Jun 25, 2013 13:46:03 GMT -5 @therealmc said:

We don't give the mucinex to Mia, only Dylan. The pedi recommended it. You can give Sudafed to kids over 6 months, you just have to ask your pedi for dosage.

Grrrrr. When they were so sick I asked about using ANYTHING that could help and she never mentioned sudafed. I guess I know now!

[irishsara]

Just FYI, Dr. Sears has a dosage chart for almost any medication online. You just have to search for it.

Of course, always check with your pedi, but in a pinch, I generally trust Dr. Sears.

[greenkitty98]

We have ibuprofen, tylenol, benedryl, lots of band-aids, antibiotic ointment for cuts, gauze pads, instant cold ice packs for when we aren't at home (or the electricity is out for multiple days) and mederma kids (awesome for lightening scars in addition to using lots of sunscreen every time you go outside, whether sunny or not...we found out after B had stitches above his eye).

[mumegs]

Our pedi told us to give her Benadryl when she was really congested for like 2 weeks. It totally freaked me out googling everything and how the dosage says not to give to kids under 4. Or under 2? I can't remember, there are two different ones. Anyway my pedi told us we could give her a half a teaspoon which I think is half the normal dose. They had to look it up by her weight, and I know at the time she was 16 lbs they said she was on the cusp of not being able to take it at all. I ended up giving her just 1/4 tsp to be safe and it seemed to help.

[lauranicole91]

Jun 25, 2013 13:45:49 GMT -5 irishsara said:

This dosage chart is helpful from Dr. Sears

I wonder if I should round up 3oz or dose slightly below 3.75 since Pey is below 17lbs?

We already introduced a lot of the key allergy scare foods but I still want to get some to keep in the house.

[irishsara]

Jun 26, 2013 13:31:16 GMT -5 lauranicole91 said:

Jun 25, 2013 13:45:49 GMT -5 irishsara said:

This dosage chart is helpful from Dr. Sears

I wonder if I should round up 3oz or dose slightly below 3.75 since Pey is below 17lbs?

We already introduced a lot of the key allergy scare foods but I still want to get some to keep in the house.

With medicine, just to be safe, I always round down. 

[christidee]

Jun 25, 2013 14:10:40 GMT -5 ladybug said:

Jun 25, 2013 14:07:36 GMT -5 muppetinma said:

Check yours.  The stuff I have is the same exact strength, but the children's is MUCH cheaper.  The only difference in the stuff we bought is that the infant's had the syringe and the syringe-friendly cap on top of the bottle.  Luckily, the cap fits on the children's bottle too.  Seriously, I bought a huge bottle of children's for less than half the price of the tiny bottle of infants'.

I am definitely going to look into this because the infants is so expensive, especially ibuprofen!! And sadly, we've been using a lot lately

Do you have a Costco membership or know someone who does? Infant's Motrin at Costco is cheaper than a double pack and you get 3 bottles!

[christidee]

We only have infant's Motrin on hand. Dh is a paramedic though, so that makes me feel. Bunch safer. It is probably a false sense of security though, but it helps.

[dixeedeluxe]

Jun 25, 2013 14:12:26 GMT -5 mala said:

I had to look it up. Children's and infants tyoenol are the same concentration, just packaged differently. Children's ibuprofen is twice the concentration of infants. I think at 24 pounds you can switch to children's ibuprofen? Something like that.

I just bought some last week and checked.  They are the same concentration in the Target brand.  

[dixeedeluxe]

Children's Tylenol
Children's Ibuprofen
Gas drops (still give them regularly)
Nystatin