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Giving LO Medicine

loisloan1118loisloan1118 member
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It used to me so much easier to give DD infant tylenol (actually it was pediacare).  I had the dropper and it was the "old" infant drops.  I'd stick the dropper in the side of her mouth squeeze & done!  I actually think she liked the taste, too.  

Now it's almost impossible!  I hate the new concentrated liquid and the syringe style dispenser.  It's so big that DD can easily push it out of her mouth, she ends up either gagging on the liquid or spitting all of it out (last night it ended up all over my shoe) - that's not going to help her teething pain!  

Also, I think DD hates the taste of the Little Remedies (it smells pretty bad!) and I can't find the pediacare pain reliever sold anywhere near me! 

Any tips on how to get LO to take a whole dose of pain reliever?   

 


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  • Mylittlebee20Mylittlebee20 member
    DD will take medicine in applesauce, I'd give that a try.
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  • VeilSdeGTOVeilSdeGTO member

    imageMylittlebee20:
    DD will take medicine in applesauce, I'd give that a try.

    This. I mix it in with her food.

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  • LeslieAnn6LeslieAnn6 member
    My DD also HATES the Little Remedies tylenol. This past time I bought the CVS/Walgreens mixed berry and she opens her mouth like a little bird as soon as she sees me getting it ready.
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  • CarlaAndJamesCarlaAndJames member
    We put it in a bottle nipple and give it to her. Works like a charm!
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  • mplesset23mplesset23 member
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    I squirt a little into her cheek, let her swallow it, and repeat 3 or 4 times. Also, if your LO takes a paci, another bumpie suggested squirting some in, and immediately putting the paci in because they have to swallow to suck on the paci.

    Good luck.

    This, but also DH and I pretend to take some of the medicine too.  We pretend to eat it and say "yummy yummy."  and Then we give it to LO for his turn to have some and it usual;ly does the trick.

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  • loisloan1118loisloan1118 member

    Thanks for the tips everyone!  I tried the apple sauce trick last night.  But I used the Little Remedies brand & she only took a couple of spoonfuls (and made the "yucky face" the whole time!) 

    I'll try the mixed berry kind, hopefully a different flavor will do the trick.   

     


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  • babyAutumnbabyAutumn member
    We put it in a bottle nipple and let him just suck on the nipple.  Within a few minutes the medicine is gone.
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