Unclear about anything? Ask the pharmacist or call your doctor. Liquid medications usually come with their own cup, spoon, or syringe to ensure you give your child the correct amount. Just make sure the new one is marked with the units you need—milliliters, teaspoons, or both, for example. Dosage cups For kids old enough to drink from a cup without spilling, these cups have numbers on the side to help you pour the right amount.
Measure by placing the cup at eye level on a flat surface. Dosing spoons They're like test tubes with spoons at the end and work best for kids who can drink out of a cup, but they're more likely to spill.
Measure at eye level, then have your child sip from the spoon. Droppers These are for infants and young children who can't drink from a cup. After you measure at eye level, give the dropper to your child quickly because it may drip. Syringes They allow you to squirt medicine into the back of a baby's or young child's mouth, where it's less likely to spill out.
Some syringes come with a cap to prevent medicine from leaking. These caps are a choking hazard, so be sure to remove them before putting the syringe in your child's mouth. Research shows that parents measure most accurately with syringes versus cups. So when exact dosing really matters, first measure with a syringe and then place the medicine in a cup, if that's what the child prefers.
If you're like most parents, you probably have old medications and leftover prescriptions taking up space in your medicine cabinet. What to toss:. Why does it seem like the sicker the kid, the less likely she is to cooperate in taking her medicine? Maybe she's feeling too miserable to cooperate, or hates the way the remedy tastes, or a combination of both. Cajoling rarely works, and making demands has about the same success rate—what's a parent to do?
Here, pediatricians and parents who've been there share their expert tips on helping the medicine go down. Each product we feature has been independently selected and reviewed by our editorial team. I rub glitter lotion on her arms and legs. She waves the magic wand around. Then she drinks magic lemonade spiked with meds that she doesn't see me put in. I tried chocolate syrup, maple syrup, chaser with juice, bribes with candy, applesause, yogurt, you name it.
We finally switched antibiotics to a capsule which can be opened up and sprinkled on yogurt or applesauce- he still resists somewhat, but it generally goes down. You might might be able to reason with her if she is feeling really sick and explain that the medicine will help.
Giving her some control and letting her squirt it in her mouth herself or have her hand on the syringe might help. For bribes- Holding up the candy she can eat after she swallows might help too ".
Is this your child's symptom? Your child refuses to take a medicine Techniques for giving liquid medicines, pills and capsules Wrong Technique for Giving Medicine Can Cause Vomiting Forcing a struggling child to take any medicine can lead to vomiting or choking.
Using a better technique can sometimes get rid of the child's resistance. Doctors can sometimes replace a bad-tasting antibiotic with a better-tasting one. Another option might be to give an antibiotic in a shot. Most non-prescription medicines are not needed and can be stopped. Good Technique for Giving Liquid Medicine Equipment: Plastic medication syringe or dropper not a spoon Child's position: Sitting up Never lying down Place the syringe beyond the teeth or gumline.
Some young children become cooperative if you let them hold the syringe. Have them place it in their own mouth. Then all you have to do is push the plunger.
Goal: Slowly drip or pour the medicine onto the back of the tongue. You can also aim for the pouch inside the cheek. Do not squirt the medicine into the back of the throat. Our daughter struggled with the same issues to Augmentin. She would even get so upset that she would throw up.
Our Dr. I know that it sounds cruel, but it did work. NOT one of my fondest parenting moments We tried to hide it in applesauce and chocolate pudding. To this day, she will not touch either. Good luck-H. Tried the same thing with my daughter when she had her first time Chronic ear and sinus infection.! I called her Ped and asked if there was something else No, there isn't! However she did tell me to head right back to the pharmacy and ask them to put flavoring in it. It's suppose to be flavored with Bananas..
I agree, it's the grossest med you could ever expect a little one to take.! I asked them to put either Cherry or Strawberry in it and it did help do the trick My Ped also told me to try to add either a little sugar or a little splenda to her dosage when giving it to her to see if it'd help.
It was still rough, however at least she took it a little bit better and by it's self!! I found that with augmentin it was easiest to put it into something small that will be finished. Ie a glass of strawbeery quick hides the chalky taste well and if you only give her a sip to start u know its all been taken. She can have more quick if she really likes it.
I mixed it for my daughter b4hand and gave it to her that way as the medicine. Because she liked it it wasn't difficult to get her to take it even tho it was more than a dropperful.
I always use chocolate pudding with my kids. It's strong enough that it covers it up and I know they'll eat it all. Butterscotch is also a good choice. I have been told that Dr. Pepper will hide the taste of any medication. I have to do this for my 11 year old to take some cough medications.
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