Medication dosage amounts

[EvaandOllie]

My DD2 was born 4 weeks early and is currently 5 weeks old. She is really windy and grunts and groans going red in the face trying to get it out. So yesterday I brought some Infants friend to give to her and I'm just wondering do I go with the up to 1 month dose or the 1 month-3month dose? She weighed 4110g on thursday if that helps.
Its probably a stupid question, I guess someone would have told me if I needed to take those 4 weeks into account but I thought I would check.
Thanks :)

[lovemybabies!]

Does it say somewhere on the packaging how much per kilo?

[EvaandOllie]

No it doesn't unfortunatly, its just 5 drops for up to 1 month and 10-20 drops for 1-3 months.

[UsThreeGirls]

Perhaps ring 13 health to ask.

I correct my childrens age but they are 11 and 5 weeks prem.

[jlc70]

I'd try the up to one month dose as a starting point and see how you go. After all she's one week corrected age and her weight is still much the same as a newborn weight born at term

[EvaandOllie]

Thanks, I'll go with the 5 drops :)

[sheep]

How did you go?

Given her weight I would have been more inclined to give between the two doses, so about 8 drops.

As for other medications I always go by weight rather than age.

[gottabecrazy]

My neo natel pead said always go with the corrected age unless the meds are weight based

[TripleTime]

Actual age unless weight based.

[EvaandOllie]

Thanks everyone, I've been using the 5 drops and it seems to help. Since its not an actual medication she needs I figure it can't hurt to give her less anyway.

[TripleTime]

Thanks everyone, I've been using the 5 drops and it seems to help. Since its not an actual medication she needs I figure it can't hurt to give her less anyway.

Yes, slim chance she would OD. If what you've given doesn't work, I'd give a bit more.