Really? You like medicine?
My Daughter likes her medicine. She was given so many rounds of flavored antibiotics as a baby for ear infections she seems to think medicine is like candy.
A couple times a week, she will come to me and say. "mommy, I want my medicine." I ask her why, and she says her tummy hurts, or her knee hurts or some part of her body. I can ask her "is your knee broken?" and she would say yes if it gets her medicine... UG.
Now, keeping in mind her medicine these days consists of tylenol or gas meds..... And it doesnt help that her daily vitamin is gummy bears. We call those vitamins though, and she asks for those constantly.
We divert her, but its hard to tell if she just wants a sweet treat or if something really is bothering her.
Anyone with this problem?
Re: Really? You like medicine?
Yes, you described my DD...she LOVES medicine. A friend mentioned I'm raising druggie and she'll like the harder stuff when she's older. It was kind of funny at the time and I hope it does not ring true.
At first, I thought it was the flavored syrup meds. Then I bought a clear, no taste med and she still loved it. DD even told me it tasted like water and will ask for the water med. Maybe b/c it has a bear on the label? Also, if we give the baby med DD1 claims something hurts on her and she needs meds as well. I think when the 'sick' season is over with the asking will diminish. It did last summer.
My DS will do this too. If I ask him - does you ear actually hurt or do you just want medicine? He'll say - just want medicine! So, at least he's honest when I put him on the spot! I've taken it as a sign that I need to be extra careful about where I put things and sure things are actually locked up where he can't get them. I used to have some of his medicine on a high shelf, but he could reach it if he used a tall stool to climb up. He never would've known it was there before, but now that he knows his yummy medicine is up there I've had to lock it up.
Oh yeah, B had this issue bad a while back. He was teething something vicious and got obsessed with his Tylenol and Motrin. I found some Baby Orajel in the back of the cabinet and started using that instead, especially if I knew he wasn't in pain. He liked it too, but it was a tiny amount and I could say "you can only have it once or it will make you sick" and he'd stop asking for it after one application. I felt better about giving him superfluous Orajel than something that could kill his liver.
We also found different "medicines" for different pains (the obviously made up kind). If his feet hurt, he gets Calendula cream. Teeth get Orajel (the tiniest bit). Only nasty bumps/bruises or fevers get the "good" stuff, and then he's usually so uncomfortable he doesn't notice the flavor.
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Yep, my DD is the same way. Between her Benadryl for allergies, Ibuprofen for 2 yr molars and a cold, and antibiotics for an ear infection she has had quite a big stretch lately. Now that most of that is done she will occasionally ask for medicine. I heard DH calling it "nummy medicine" once and suggested that probably wasn't the safest thing because we don't want her trying to get into the meds because she thinks they are "nummy".
On a similar note, DD has also become obsessed with "Tissues". When she wasn't feeling well we were having a lot more cuddle/couch/TV time then normal. Somehow she connected this with tissues and wiping her nose. Now everytime she gets upset she wants a tissue. She will even call out for one when she wakes up at night. Not sure what I am going to do about that one. I can't really put them where she can reach or I would just find her room covered in tissues every morning. Plus it would get expensive. For now I am just hoping it is a phase and she'll forget about it eventually.
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