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I have been posting about dcb (10 mos) and the parents feeding him junk food, like oreos and cheetos, and how they let him play at 2 am when he won't go to sleep, ect. She came today with a new one and this time it is not good at all. She said she gave him tylenol last night so he would sleep ( he has been up the last two nights) and he slept all night. He is not sick, teething, or anything so he does not need tylenol for anything, so she basically told me she drugged her baby to get him to sleep. I am going to speak with her at drop off, but I need advice on how to warn her of the dangers of doing that without coming off wrong. Any help would be great and please tell me I am not wrong for being concerned with this.
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I will be following this one. I have a dcm that believes her child is always teething and gives tylenol or motrin daily. -
Does she think he's in pain? As far as I know, Tylenol has no properties that would make a child drowsy.Comment
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Pretty sure that's a form of abuse??Comment
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That is what I was thinking too, but he slept all night, came here and I had to wake him up at 9am and he seemed "stoned" for a good while. I just tried giving him his bottle and he drank an ounce and didn't want anymore, just cuddled on me and seemed like he would fall asleep again. She didn't say he was feeling ill or anything, but maybe he really is not feeling so well and the tylenol just masked it through the night? He seems a little perkier now, but has not eaten anything other than the ounce so far.Comment
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Would that be something you would have to report? What if it wasn't Tylenol? What if it was Nyquil or something?Comment
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It was probably benadryl. That's the only thing that makes sense.... I guess? I think she's desperate and doesn't know what to do? Maybe if there was some advice you could give her without her getting offended- that she would actually use! :/ idk. Good luck! I really liked the book 'no cry sleep solution' which handles breast feeding at night and everything too- she might go for that one. It really helped me.Comment
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I don't think Tylenol puts kids to sleep either. Maybe he slept so well because he hadn't slept well for the couple of days prior.
If you talk to her maybe express how routines and schedules are good, a bedtime and a bedtime routine will help.Comment
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I called mom and told her to come pick up. I think the tylenol masked symptoms of illness, so he was able to sleep more comfortably, because he was not acting like his usual self. Temp was about 99, so I think he has some sort of bug and that the tylenol actually may have helped him sleep, so even though she didn't give it to him with those intentions, it may have been a good thing. I hope he feels better soon. I hate seeing my little dude feeling crappy.Comment
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IIRC, isn't this lil guy 10 months old? Could he be teething? The Tylenol took the edge off his teething pain maybe?Comment
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I have a dcm who gives Tylenol for everything. A runny nose, a cough, a sore toe
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I would be very concerned having this child in my care. The parents seem clueless and dropping a child off with meds b/c they wanted him to sleep? How much did they give him?
I don't allow dcks here with any over the counter meds, either. So he would not have even made it in today.
I agree with others: is this reportable?Comment
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When she does pick up you can talk to her about using OTC meds only when truly needed because this is exactly what happens. If a child is in so much pain that they need OTC meds than they should be seen by a doctor and the doctor should make that call. If it is to reduce a fever than mom can make the call but the child should not be at daycare. OTC meds to sleep is just wrong!Comment
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Tylenol makes me drowsy, but I'm a lightweight
Not the way Benadryl or cold meds would, but it does make me sleepy
My kids too, I think. Could be coincidence thoughComment
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