Infants' Motrin Concentrated Drops

Pros: Great taste, and works effectively
Cons: takes up to 30 minutes to work.

For those of you who don't know, my mother in law works in a doctor's office. This Godsend called my mother in law, is kind enough to get us samples of all of our necessary over the counter medications. My husband, gets his ibuprofin. Mommy gets her...

Pros: reduced my daughter's fever
Cons: did not last as long as the box claimed

My daughter is sick. She is 22 months old and has her first ear infection accompanied by a high temperature. She is miserable! I had been giving her Infant's Tylenol and the fever was not going down! After taking her to the doctor, I was told to...

Pros: Relieves Fever Quickly, Great Taste, Provides Long Relief
Cons: Dosage Dropper

Recently my daughter came down with a nasty viral infection that brought about a high spiking fever. My husband and I were terrified by the high temperatures, and tried everything in our power to keep it down. A few calls to the pediatrician and a...

Pros: effective for higher fevers,
Cons: like all medications, should be used with caution.

My youngest child has always had the frightening tendency to run very high fevers. The first time this happened she was just two months old, and a baby that young with a fever of almost 104 is not something to mess around with. Once it was determined...

Pros: Works faster and longer for pain and fever
Cons: Some possible side effects

I did not start using Motrin for my daughter until she was about a year old. Up until then I was using Tylenol drops and I must say that I noticed a big difference between the two medications.

I first found out about Motrin because I...

Pros: berry flavor is a big hit, suspension liquid, it just works!
Cons: none other than needing to use it....

I will start by saying I hate feeling the urge to give my child medication. But if it is definitely needed then I will do it.

My choice of fever and pain medications for babies is now Infant's Motrin. I have used the infant...

Pros: Quickly reduces fever and keeps fever under control.
Cons: The dropper enclosed with it does not fit onto the cap for easy storage.

Let's face it, babies get sick in a moments notice. Be prepared for those overnight fevers that erupt by keeping Infant's Motrin in your medicine cabinet at all times.

Often, you will hear doctors recommend Infant Tylenol first. Tylenol is a...

Pros: noticeable improvement in pain relief and fever reducer
Cons: expensive compared to Tylenol and store brands

Several months ago, my infant son had a fever and cold. We turned to the favorite stand by, Tylenol, which made no impact on his discomfort or fever. The pharmacist at our local CVS suggested Motrin (ibuprofen) as an alternative. This was our first...

Pros: Effective, aspirin-free
Cons: Inconvenient, could pose safety risk (see review)

Is there anyone as miserable as a baby in pain? Maybe that baby's parents. Anyone who has dealt with a baby suffering from an ear infection or teething pain knows how important it is to have a pain reliever on hand that's not only effective, but easy to...

Pros: Inexpensive, reduction of fever and pain
Cons: stomach upset, constipation

Your considering Motrin concentrated infant drops so here I will first give you my story and then I will lay out the positive and negative things about Motrin. As a nurse I am always cautious when giving any medication and always will advise that you...

Pros: Works great
Cons: has some not so healthy ingredients

I first used Tylenol drops for my son until his first surgery, then I happily switched to Motrin. Our son had a major surgery when he was 11 months old, during his hospital stay we knew he would be very uncomfortable after he was weened off of they're...

Pros: great for reducing fever, not expensive, available just about anywhere
Cons: made my daughter a little wired, but that could be from making her feel better

The first time I used this product was when my daughter was about 2 months old. She ran a very high fever (103-104) we called the doctor as the Tylenol was not really kicking her fever down. He told us to go into town and get some Motrin. Her fever went...

Pros: It works!
Cons: Only moderately lowers very high fevers

With the slightest cold, my first baby would get those horrible, awful, terrifying, unexplained high fevers - 105.9 on two occasions. He was be burning up hot, crying and screaming (or was that me crying....?). It would be, of course, 2 a.m. or...

Pros: Works well and lasts a long time
Cons: Bottles are only half full at purchase

I purchased this medication for my son when he was about 5 months old because of my sister-in-law's claim that it works well for pain. My son started teething then and the Motrin helped him immensely. We would give it to him when he showed signs of...

Pros: effective at reducing fever and relieving pain
Cons: none

When my first child was born we used infant's Tylenol when she got her shots or had a cold. So when our second child was was due anyday and we were stocking up on supplies I bought it again. Unfortunately, Tylenol didn't work as well for him in...