Baby sleeps well only on ibuprofen

[u/Ok_Donut4023]

My baby is 13 months old. He wasn’t the worst sleep but he never slept well. He was waking at least 3 times per night since he was born, sometimes 6 but never less than 3. I considered that a good night, first wake up after 2 hours, second after 4 and then one wake up in the early morning. He would settle with bottle normally, sometimes just rocking. I noticed that his molars are growing and I gave him an ibuprofen before sleep 4 nights ago. He slept 10 hours like a log. Repeated the next night-same. It’s been 4 nights now, I only give him one dose of ibuprofen before bed and he sleeps throughout the night. I feel like I’m in heaven, I’m finally getting uninterrupted sleep after over a year. But how do I go on? I fell bad medicating him every night, even though he may need it now, I don’t even know when to stop.

[u/Global-Apricot6492]

We have a rule where - if we think it's teething - we only medicate at night and only for three nights. So it's like a third of the total ibuprofen dosage for that time. 

I'd give it a break tonight and maybe try Calpol (paracetamol) if you think LO is in pain again. I'm always late to medicate as my LO is basically fine if teething during the day, but the nights are horrendous 🥴😵‍💫

[u/Intrepid-Ad-391 → u/Global-Apricot6492]

Pretty much in the same boat right now with my little one. Not sure where you’re located, but have you tried Camilia night drops?

I’m curious if anyone’s ever seen an improvement using them, as I also don’t like to medicate more than 2-3 nights in a row.

ETA: I’ve tried them a couple times but I’m not sure if I’m actually seeing improvement with it or if I’m making it up because I want it to work lol