In case anyone hasn't seen this on the news today, safe limits for paracetamol has been reduced for under 4's



http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15821256

I saw this earlier.

To be honest, I always give my kids half the dose it says and they have always been fine on it and it still works great x

reduced it by 2.5ml... hmmm! ah well, more for me!
x

Niccsy wrote:

reduced it by 2.5ml... hmmm! ah well, more for me!
x

Pmsl that really made me laugh

its been like that for a while as i bought a bottle about 2 months ago and its changed, lilly was not happy lol!

well I give Cerys 7.5ml now compared to 5ml before. I think it is also to make sure that they get the maximum dose for their age. So Cerys could have been having another 2.5ml (she is now). The new bottles have the new dosage on too xx

I diddnt realise they changed the dosage i just thought they were trying to stop the tiems its used lol confusing x

i've been debating little man some all day, although he has a slight temp he seems fine in himself, hes def teething and i rather wait and see if he just having an off hour than dose him up.

but thanks for info

We had Calpol prescribed from the hossie the other night for Alyssa for her tonsillitis and as they do it based on weight, they said she can have 5.8mls xx

5.8ml thats a bit specific!!! (and aww tonsillitis! poor alyssa)

Yeah we do it by weight at work and I do at home if im being honest cos Im used to working it out but am I the only one who thought the guidelines were a bit obvious. Ok so 1-6 is 5-10 so at one you obv keep it down to 5 and at 6 its up to ten so you just taper it as they get older. Ie at 4 its 7.5. I would have never given a 1 year old ten mls unless I was doing a weight dose anyway

I know Mari, its a pain measuring it out, but she's fine again now and had a great time shouting at the top of her voice all the way round the Outlet Village yesterday xx