Cough Syrup

[Michele]

(sneaking in, looking around, trying to go unnoticed). We have some leftover Tylenol w Codeine that I've given for cough....(shrinks back out before the DEA finds me)

[v-girl]

Sorry to hear about the awful cough - but I'm all for banning cough meds for kids. We gave my oldest robitussin when she was little, and she had a horrible reaction to the dextromethorphan. We didn't realize it at first, but she would burst out crying for no reason, smacked another kid in preschool with no provocation, and acted pretty weird until we discontinued the DM. These were completely out of character.

This is what happened to our oldest when she was 4. If she has a cough and needs something soothing, she gets liquid Mucinex. Otherwise, Benadryl, Zyrtec, Advil, Tylenol. That goes for the other two kids as well. We don't want to take the chance with them having a similar reaction.

[SuzySunshine]

So we've done the two teaspoons of honey before each nap and bed for the last two days and she (& I) are finally getting some sleep. Thanks guys!

[ladymoreta]

Woo hoo!!! So glad she's getting some relief!

[v-girl]

Yay! Glad it's helping!

[GrayMatterWife]

So we've done the two teaspoons of honey before each nap and bed for the last two days and she (& I) are finally getting some sleep. Thanks guys!

I never heard about the honey remedy before. I'm tucking that tip away for future reference!!

[SuzySunshine]

I'll admit I was skeptical after I heard it here so I googled it and even came up with a Mayo Clinic article on it so I figured it was worth a try. Of course now that A isn't coughing she wants her honey before bed.

[BonBon]

Of course now that A isn't coughing she wants her honey before bed.

Yes, we get this too. And then the kids try to fake a cough.