However, I had the "baby drops" rather than the liquid. After measuring out the amount he listed, I looked at it in comparison to the bottle size and thought, "that can't be right."
Of course it wasn't. Upon reading the bottle, I realized she would receive only a portion of a dropperful at her age and weight.
Could I have accidentally poisoned my child? Yep. But even in my sleep deprived, first time nervous mommy state I was smart enough to give her what she needed and no more.
We were lucky with her - she was generally very healthy. When the twins came along, they seemed to be prone to horrible coughs and colds from a very early age. I don't know how I would have survived without those baby cold medicines.
At 13 they still have problems when they get a cold and spend many nights coughing continually. We had found that a 1/2 dose of Nyquil or similar would at least let them sleep. But guess what? Now that it's been "reformulated" --they took out the alcohol and changed the decongestant it no longer works as well. (Yes, I'm a bad mommy--I gave my kids cold medicine with alcohol)
Perhaps sleepless parents should call their legislators - at 3 a.m. to give them a taste of what their nannying ways really accomplish.
Good morning, perhaps you could evaluate the use of "Theraflu" for your children. Their decongestant is excellent and clears you up enough to breath and get to sleep. Again, don't know the quantity for children out of an adult dosage. There is daytime and nighttime available. Perhaps you could work out the right amount or talk to your doctor.
My daughter has only had one illness bad enough to wake her up. It was an earache. We used "Similasan" earache remedy and her pain was GONE in under a minute and she went right to sleep. That's one herbal OTC remedy that I consider a miracle cure.
We used to give our baby a tablespoon of bourbon mixed with honey. That remedy was suggested by my mother.