https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 13:08:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417820 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 21:10:08 +0000 catomd00 2417820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually start with Tylenol and of that's not bringing it down I alternate with Motrin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417801 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:56:11 +0000 Mae 2417801@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tylenol for teething, advil for everything else. Unless she is in a lot of pain (like right now she has a double ear infection) then we alternate every 3 hours so she can get more meds to cover the pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417798 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:54:34 +0000 californiadreams 2417798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we give both. usually advil at night since it lasts longer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417783 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:47:42 +0000 Greentea 2417783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only Tylenol, that's all I'd do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417772 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:40:13 +0000 pinkb 2417772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We alternate between them every 4 hours for fevers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417764 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:34:07 +0000 PurplePeony 2417764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Advil works better for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417760 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:33:03 +0000 Foodnerd81 2417760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually prefer Ibuprofen since it lasts six hours vs four. For when she is really sick I will do what @Mrs D: said and alternate. </p> <p>I generally don't give anything for just a fever, if she seems fine otherwise- then I just give a dose of Motrin at bedtime to make sure she can sleep. If she seems like she feels crummy and has a fever that's when I do Motrin. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417750 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:26:28 +0000 erinbaderin 2417750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At bedtime we start with Advil because it lasts longer. If he has a high fever we tag team, alternating every few hours like Mrs D said (he had a seizure once from a high fever so we're pretty nervous now). I also listened to a This American Life about how easy it is to overdose on Tylenol and how it's much harder to do on Advil, so I prefer to use that as much as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417394 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:09:22 +0000 babybysurprise 2417394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tylenol usually does nothing for my DD. It might bring it down a few points but nothing major so we primarily use mortin (Ibuprofen). We usually wait until it's over 101. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417392 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:07:27 +0000 MrsBrewer 2417392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will do Tylenol, but generally I always try peppermint essential oil first for fever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417386 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:06:57 +0000 Mrs D 2417386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have even used the tylenol and ibuprofen tag team to break fevers....each one each 3 hours...that has usually worked for me for the bad fevers... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417384 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:06:23 +0000 tinyperson 2417384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ibuprofen lasts longer, so I usually give that at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-tylenol-or-advil-for-fever#post-2417378 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 16:04:02 +0000 ldh112 2417378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been dosing my 6.5 mo old with Tylenol for a fever and her fever returns after the meds wear off (its at 100.1). My doctor said I could try ibuprofen and wondered what people thought worked better? She'll have had Tylenol the maximum amount in 24 hours soon so I wanted to hold off on more of it but this means running to the store with a sick baby! </p> <p>I dosed her when it was in the 99.5 range and after talking with the doctor I realized I had started meds earlier than needed. But today it's hung out near the "true fever" range of 100.4. </p>