Calprofen - magic medicine! (Calprofen)

Member Name: Mrs-LT

Product:	Calprofen
Date:	25/01/09 (15 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very effective

Disadvantages: Cannot be given for more than 24 hours

For us this is miracle stuff - it does for my son what Calpol apparently does for most other babies.

It comes in a silver box and is made by the makers of Calpol. It is liquid ibuprofen for babies of 3 months and over. You give 2.5mls to a baby under 6 months and 5mls to a baby over 6 months.

The relief when you give it to my son if he is screaming with teething pain is amazing. It works pretty quickly (although minutes seem like hours when he is crying through the night). Although it is not a yummy flavour like Calpol is, it is still well-received and I have no trouble getting it into him.

It can often be picked up on special offer in Boots or Asda too.

The main problem with it is that it is too strong to be given regularly (it cannot be given for more than 24 hours) so it is not really a teething remedy as obviously babies suffer with teething pains for prolonged periods rather than just the odd day here or there. However this just means it is not the first port of call - I use Calgel first but if he is really suffering it's excellent every now and again.

Summary: When all else fails, you can rely on Calprofen