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9 Clever Ways to Help the Medicine Go Down
"Taking prescription medicine is like any other thing you want your child to do," Dr. Altmann says. "Act positive about it. Talk about 'medicine time' like it's an enjoyable thing. Kids can pick up on negative tone and body language." Alissa Robinson, of Colorado Springs, discovered a way to help ease the stress of medicine time. "I don't let my 10-month-old see the medicine," she says. "I lay her on the floor, cover her eyes a couple of times playing peekaboo, then cover her eyes again while I put the syringe in her mouth. She swallows before she knows what happened."
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Ok - I'm noticing the comments about the ibuprofin MISTAKE from 2010....why has this not been corrected? While this is not a medical site and should be taked with a healthy dose of skeptisism, why is something like this still not corrected? Parents.com is doing a very poor job of quality checking their reports, and this isn¿t the first one I¿ve seen blatantly incorrect like this¿reader beware!
11/1/2011 04:31:50 PM Report AbuseIf ALL ELSE FAILS, MEDICINE IS TO IMPORTANT TO "SKIP" I SAY HOLD 'EM DOWN AND PUT THE SYRINGE IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE MOUTH AND MAKE THEM SWALLOW! TRUST ME THERE WILL BE MANY MORE SITUATIONS IN WHICH YOU HAVE TO FORCE YOUR CHILD TO DO SOMETHING THATS FOR THEIR BENEFIT! MIGHT SOUND MEAN BUT, MEAN IS LETTING YOUR CHILD STAY SICK!
2/11/2011 10:55:00 AM Report Abusecorrection! it says ".....don't give him any product with aspirin or salicylates (this includes ibuprofen" Ibuprofen is NOT a salicylate, its an NSAID and is safe for a child over 6 months of age with a cold or flu, as long as your pediatrician doesnt object for some other reason
2/4/2010 01:56:01 AM Report Abuseit says ".....don't give him any product with aspirin or salicylates (this includes ibuprofen" Ibuprofen is NOT a salicylate, its an NSAID and is safe for a child with a cold or flu, as long as your pediatrician doesnt object for some other reason
2/4/2010 01:55:00 AM Report AbuseIn walmart they sell medicnie baby bottles. so what you do is put the medicine in and put milk. it's small enough to insure that the baby drinks up all her medicine.
1/24/2010 05:53:41 PM Report AbuseYou shouldn't mix medicine with anything warm or hot. It can change the effect of the medication!
12/18/2009 12:43:03 PM Report AbuseMy 12 month old hates any meds, but zithromax liquid is the worst. I even tried it. Its very very bitter. I tried everything from yogurt, jello, icecream, sherbet, pudding, jelly, applesauce to POP. I wouldnt give babies or toddlers extra pop, but just enough to get the med down. My lil guy LOVES pop, so i usually give him a teaspoon prior to giving the med and then it usually goes down. Give it a shot. :-)
12/17/2009 12:34:30 PM Report AbuseEyedrops---rest the eyedrop bottle on the nose...Chocolate syrup masks just about anything.
12/16/2009 12:04:08 PM Report AbuseI mix the medicine with some warm applesauce.
12/16/2009 11:52:14 AM Report AbuseIf you use Raspberry Sherbet immediately after giving the medicine, it takes the nasty taste away. You have to start shoveling it in their mouths immediately after giving the medicine. Raspberry is the only one that works.
12/16/2009 10:46:01 AM Report Abuse