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yucky medicine...any tips?

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DS luckily doesn't have strep but unfortunately his doctor wants him to tan amoxacillin for the next 10 days anyhow. Ds just hates it :( he screams and cries and vomits it back up. Does anyone have any advice for getting a baby to take their medicine?
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Re: yucky medicine...any tips?

  • embersoulembersoul
    Put it in a bottle with some breast milk in it if he takes a bottle. Otherwise take a little syringe or dropper, lay him back, and put it in on the side of his mouth so the tip is way back in his cheek. Squirt it in a little at a time and he may not taste it but have to swallow it. GL!
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  • pazranapazrana member
    Can the pharmacy flavor it? Lo's axid gets grape flavoring.
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  • pazranapazrana member
    Sorry, had another thought.  Does he use a pacifier? I have to give LO her pacifier for a bit right after I give her her medicine otherwise she will spit it out.  Initially she takes it well though, so I'm not sure how that will work for you.
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  • 2mommiesinoh2mommiesinoh
    How much is he taking? DD takes zantac for her reflux and is on 1 mL at a time. We have one of the big syringes that goes up to like 5 or something so I can literally put a lot of the syringe in her mouth (so it misses a lot of the taste buds) and push the plunger really fast so it all goes in in one swallow. I found if I use the 1 mL syringes she gets the taste of it about half way through and protests the rest.
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