https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:07:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antibiotics-question#post-2714657 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 04:32:46 +0000 erinbaderin 2714657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, everybody, especially medical professionals - this is very helpful! We've always done the full 30 doses too but I always wondered. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antibiotics-question#post-2714639 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:50:29 +0000 PinkElephant 2714639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted 30 doses but really I just take or administer prescribed antibiotics according to schedule until the entire prescribed amount is gone. Likewise, if I missed a dose I would "make it up" by taking it as soon as I remembered and going forward from there - I wouldn't just skip it all together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antibiotics-question#post-2714624 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:51:54 +0000 sapphire 2714624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Finish the whole prescription </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antibiotics-question#post-2714620 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:48:48 +0000 LemonJack 2714620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've always given the full number of doses, which means sometimes it's an extra day if we missed a couple here or there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antibiotics-question#post-2714608 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:19:07 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2714608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gotkimchi: :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antibiotics-question#post-2714604 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:10:41 +0000 gotkimchi 2714604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@madisonbee: as a rph I'd agree :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antibiotics-question#post-2714601 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:05:40 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2714601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a peds nurse, I'd tell the parent to give the full 30 doses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/antibiotics-question#post-2714598 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:01:57 +0000 erinbaderin 2714598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your child gets a prescription for antibiotics and is told to take it 3 times a day for 10 days but by that time it's evening so they only get it once that day, do you count that as day 1 of 10 or do you assume you need to give 30 doses (and so do the breakfast and lunch doses on day 11)? There must be a better way to phrase this question. Do you do 10 days or 30 doses? </p>