Mom Confessions
I was thinking about switching my 33lb one year old from infants Tylenol to children's. I am out of the infants Tylenol but have a bottle of liquid children's. I think my oldest was about between 1-2 when I switched over.
Anyways I looked up a dosage guide online. The guide said for his weight to give 5ml which is the same amount that I suppose to give him with infants Tylenol....
So I looked at the bottles and they both have 160mg per 5ml!
Soooo
Is there really not a difference other than the size of the bottle they come in??
Anyways I looked up a dosage guide online. The guide said for his weight to give 5ml which is the same amount that I suppose to give him with infants Tylenol....
So I looked at the bottles and they both have 160mg per 5ml!
Soooo
Is there really not a difference other than the size of the bottle they come in??
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Bump!!!
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My girls are 4 and 3 and we use children's now.....
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You just started using children's?
Quoting sweetmissy_05:
My girls are 4 and 3 and we use children's now.....
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I think it is just the bottle, the way it's dispensed in the infant version makes for easier measuring of smaller dosages
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No have been since they were a year old or so.....
Quoting Anonymous:
You just started using children's?
Quoting sweetmissy_05:
My girls are 4 and 3 and we use children's now.....
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I don't remember when I switched over. We gave our 2 yr old some children's the other day. I think the box says 2-11 yrs old. Just be sure its the correct dosage. I'm sure your pedi can help answer any questions. I need to ask mine about switching my 10 yr old over to adult dosage based on weight. He needs too much children's. -
So is the Tylenol company just trying to mess with us?
A 2oz bottle of infants acetaminophen cost about $4 where as a 4oz bottle of children's cost $3???
And according to the label they are the same?? -
My pedi said to base it on weight.
Even the infants bottle says ages 2-3 years
Quoting Mychele:
I don't remember when I switched over. We gave our 2 yr old some children's the other day. I think the box says 2-11 yrs old. Just be sure its the correct dosage. I'm sure your pedi can help answer any questions. I need to ask mine about switching my 10 yr old over to adult dosage based on weight. He needs too much children's.
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I dot see why...
I mean I can always get a smaller surriange
Quoting Anonymous:
I think it is just the bottle, the way it's dispensed in the infant version makes for easier measuring of smaller dosages
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It's best based on weight. I've always given my son the children's Tylenol. It's the same thing it's made for people who don't call the dr for a proper dose and for those who can't do simple math.