Calpol plug

Does anyone have any tips about the calpol plug are they any good do they actually work
My son is so congested with coughs and a runny nose since yesterday we’ve been giving him normal calpol checking his temp and been using baby Vicks so far and just want to try anything else possible that helps babies

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If he doesn’t have a temperature then you may not need to give Calpol - it won’t help the cough and cold. The plug-in is good though - but I’ve since heard Boots do their own brand one with cheaper refills 😊

The plug in worked wonders for us especially overnight, I highly recommend it

Yeah highly recommend the plug in.

I would still give Calpol regardless if not for a temp or not because he may generally be feeling a bit shitty. Like if we feel shit we would take paracetamol or whatever.

Get some saline nasal spray as well does kinda help shift the mucus x

We’ve got the plug in and it’s been a great help in the past. We’ve also elevated the bed slightly to help with sleep.

We use the calpol plug, baby vaporub on the chest and feet and saline nasal spray.
I’d also still give the calpol as you don’t know if they’re feeling achy, headachy or just generally rubbish!

Calpol plug was amazing for us when it came to congestion at night… how old is your LO as I think that can be the difference in what to use.. what we use now is different to say what we used when she was pretty bad in the early days xx

The calpol plug in worked miracles for us x

The plug ins are great for congestion we always use them

We really rate the plug in x

Yep 100000% works wonders use it all the time for my son when he has a blocked nose

I got a cold water diffuser and I put Olbas oil in the water. It’s much cheaper than keep buying refills for a plug in

The plug in is great! We put duct tape over the light though as that's annoying. I also get an extra night or so out of the little pads by dousing them in the kids Olbas oil and using again. Probably not recommended but it works. The inserts are like £1 each 🫣

We’re not a fan in our house. I find them far too strong. They always seem to make coughs worse here because of how strong they are. I much prefer the boots vapouriser and a humidifier

We use the plug in and it helps. As others have said baby vicks on the chest and nose spray and id give calpol, little one could be achy or have a sore throat etc Asda also do a vapour bath bubble bath to use before bed to help with congestion

Saline nasal drops are good

Can you use the calpol plug at 1 month? I think it says 3 months but I’m not sure why? Wondering if anyone has used it earlier?

I have the calpol plug in, I’ve always used these and I swear by them!

I found it too overpowering and the nightlight was a pain! I prefer some drops of Snuffle Babe or Olbas on a muslin nearby

They seem to work. The best really is saline nose spray every 3hrs, that’s what the dr told us. Really helps any cold. Also Olbas oil, couple drops on a bib or sleeping bag. Hope baby recovers quickly.

can I do that with an 11 month old or is he too young still

he’s 11 months xx

if you mean the propping up I would just check guidance. Mine is 23mths and we put some books at one end of her bed.

so at 3 months we struggled but now at 9 months, we give her a bath with vapour bath in, then we use an electronic nose suction which has lights and music to make sure she is cleared as much as possible, we then put Baby Vicks on her chest / belly then use a Calpol plug in…. Sometimes running the shower as hot as you can to get a steamy bathroom and sitting on in bathroom (maybe toilet lid or something) with baby for max 10 minutes also helps xx

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Hour night wakes and 5am get up

Can anyone shed some light as to why on earth my child doesn’t want to sleep??? My eyeballs are bleeding!!

Never been a good sleeper, but the problems always changing. He’s nearly 9 months old.

Beginning of the month he dropped to 2 naps. We could put him to bed at 7pm and he’d get up for the day at 6am, with multiple wake ups every 2/3 hours.

Now we put him down at 7pm, he can do a good 4/5 hour stretch, but come 1/2am he’s up every hour then getting up for the day at 5am. This then completely messes up the day because I can’t keep him awake long enough to even get to 7pm, let alone later.

He has 2 naps, roughly about 1hr10 each but it changed based on when he wakes and trying to get him to a reasonable bed time.

What could be the reason for this? 6am is fine, but 5am is not 😩😩

AITA

In the uk there is an outbreak of meningitis, in a specific area mainly. My BD has family from that area and decided to go and meet up with them, I said if he does then he cannot have contact with the kids for 7-10 days after incase he picks anything up. Am I being over dramatic? I reallyyy don’t want my young kids getting anything serious

I think its fair

Me and my partner agreed to sleep in 1 day of the weekend.
He doesn't find it fair to look after both kids (my 4 year old isnt his) while i sleep so he looks after the baby while i sleep and my toddlers at his dads and ill look after both the next day.
Straightaway it was pretty unfair as i let him sleep in until he wakes up 10-12
He wakes me up when baby starts fussing because he wants milk (doesnt need it)
I cant pump as i dont supply enough.
So i get woken at 9/9:30 to feed baby then i get him sleep then theres no point sleeping in as my toddlers being dropped off.
I also find it unfair that i get both kids to sleep most night, i get my toddler to sleep everyday hes home (4/5days) and i get my baby to sleep most nights with the exception of maybe twice a month as his dad struggless then about 95% of his thru the day naps.
I have also been unwell for a few months (tumor scare) and am waiting 18 weeks to see a specialist so im obviously petrified for that, so unbelievably tired and alot of aches and pains, specifically these pounding headaches ive been having.
After i had been up til 11:30 getting both kids to sleep lastnight and my partner falling asleep at 10 then him ignoring the baby cries all morning until my toddler woke up im fed up slammed to door and rold him not to expect to sleep in unless he gets the baby to sleep the night b4.
I keep having issues with him not feeling the wet from baby being sick or weeing himself or being able to smell it do about 98% of the time hes given to me i have to clean him up n change him.
Including at night, we agreed my partner would change nappies (1 a night at 5am) while i feed (2,4,5,6:30) but every night when i get him hes pissed through and my partner gets annoyed when i wake him up n moan about it.
Then the morning after hes annoyed at how much washing there is (thats his job) and moans about how often i change myself (baby constantly shits thru and sicks on me) and baby
Honestly im just so tired all the time

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