Boiron homeopathic products for babies in sterile single-use liquid doses: Camilia for teething, Camilia Tummy and ColdCalm Baby. Each comes as a box of 30 pre-measured vials and is labelled for a minimum age, from 1 month for Camilia to 6 months for ColdCalm Baby.
These are homeopathic medicines with US labelling, and Boiron states that their uses are based on traditional homeopathic practice. Read the label and leaflet before use, and ask a pharmacist or your health visitor if you are not sure which product suits your baby's age.
To give a dose, tear open the foil pouch, snap off one vial, twist it open and, holding your baby upright, squeeze the liquid into their mouth. Use each vial once and throw it away. With nothing to measure, the vials are easy to use at night or when you are out.
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Boiron labels Camilia for Teething for babies from 1 month. Follow the dosing on the box, which allows up to 9 doses in 24 hours.
No. Boiron describes Camilia as free from benzocaine, sugar, dyes and preservatives; each vial is purified water with homeopathic ingredients and less than 0.0015% alcohol.
It depends on how many doses you give. At the label maximum of 9 doses a day, a box of Camilia lasts just over three days; most families use fewer.
The NHS advises giving breastfed babies a daily vitamin D supplement of 8.5 to 10 micrograms from birth. Babies drinking more than 500 ml of infant formula a day do not need one, as formula is already fortified.
Call your GP or NHS 111 if your baby is under 3 months old and has a temperature of 38°C or higher, seems unwell or is not feeding. If in doubt, get advice.
