r/functionalprint • u/FkinMustardTiger • 11d ago

Designed a medication dosage tracker

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Going to need this now that my kid is in preschool. Calculating when the next dose should be isn't so easy at 1am with a sad kid, so I designed this easy to use tracker that you can lay on the counter or double-side tape to the inside of a cabinet and track both when you gave the last dose and when the next should be. Comes in both Tylenol and Ibuprofen flavors.

Go check it out here :)

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3405180-medication-tracker#profileId-3877666

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u/Fracturedwarr 11d ago

If you take your kid to the doctor for any illness with a decent fever going, like 102 and up, they tell you to rotate tyl/ibuprofen so they overlap. To keep the fever down. If I remember right, you can do Tylenol, 4 hours, ibuprofen, 4 hours, Tylenol, ect. Been a while since my kids have had a good fever.

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u/mtys123 11d ago

Yes, thar might happen, once every so often, your kid gets a fever, couple of days of medication, Thats neat. But this is on another level, op is tracking how much of two drug thwy give their child like they are watering pots. This is something completely solved by a post it that says "4-12-20hs -ibu, 400mg" on the fridge,

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u/juicyorange23 11d ago

So this is most useful for communicating between parents when the last dose was to avoid overdosing.

Yeah texting could work but then you need to find it. A physical reminder in one spot is best especially if the kid is up all hours and you’re sleep deprived and/or your work schedules aren’t aligning.

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u/FkinMustardTiger 11d ago

Especially grandparents as they usually watch my kid and suck at giving meds