How do you do it?

[xXHopeXx]

How do you give a child medicine when you quite literally are forced to hold then down in order to give it?

There have been times when DD has NEEDED medicine for things like a very high fever or UTI, and she point blank refuses. Will scream the house down and run away if she can. I've tried giving the syringe to her to let her do it, but it doesn't work, she just throws it away. She used to be happy to take medicine or things like infants friend (teething is a ***** here) but recently it's all changed! I need a solution of what to do! I've tried different flavors, and it's not that, I need some advice because I can't bear to hold her down and force it down her throat when she really needs it, you know?


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[Astrid]

Is there anyone else around who can give it to her? Sometime they just need someone else to encourage them.

We had a rough patch with DD2 and a UTI, she needed a lots of meds, we could not get them into her. Thankfully though one of her childcarers was able to and for some reason after that she became good at taking medications.

[xXHopeXx]

I've tried DH, and he doesn't have any luck either. We don't really have anyone else that we've tried, because when she's sick we try not to go out unless we have to IYKWIM? Especially seeing as my sister lives with my parents and has her kids there too, I don't want to spread the germs


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[Calluna]

I explain it will make him feel better. So if his head hurts I'll say "it will make your head stop hurting."
We went through a period where he refused anything and nothing worked, I had to force it. I would sit on the floor with his head against my chest, hold it so he couldn't move and just do it quick. Then give him a cuddle, tell him I'm sorry but he needs it to feel better. All over within 5 seconds.

It didn't last long and now he asks for "more medicine?"

[Sopdet]

anal or vaginal suppositories?

One of my girlfriends couldn't get medication into her son, so she started making suppositories with copha and inserting them anally

[Nai]

I hated taking medicine as a kid and so do my girls. It is a 2 person job in our house. One hold the head and arms still, the other syringes the medsdownthe throat. I just do what ever I have to do. Dd1 is 6 now and will sometimes take it herself so it gets better as they get older.

[xXHopeXx]

anal or vaginal suppositories?

One of my girlfriends couldn't get medication into her son, so she started making suppositories with copha and inserting them anally

How do you make those? Can you do that with pain meds or anti-Bs?

I explain it will make him feel better. So if his head hurts I'll say "it will make your head stop hurting."
We went through a period where he refused anything and nothing worked, I had to force it. I would sit on the floor with his head against my chest, hold it so he couldn't move and just do it quick. Then give him a cuddle, tell him I'm sorry but he needs it to feel better. All over within 5 seconds.

It didn't last long and now he asks for "more medicine?"

Heva and zacky - we do this, in hopes she will get it, but I think she's a little too
Young to understand (she's 16mos) when I've had to force it I try to give it
Quick as I can and big cuddles after, which she calms down pretty quickly once it's all over, I just wish she'd realise it's not that bad, she used to love taking medicine! (lol) then something just changed one day and now she hates it


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[Nai]

Or I bribe them, if they take their medicine they get a piece of chocolate to take the taste away.

[Calluna]

It sucks so much. I know.

I remember as an older child mum would crush tablets and mix them with a teaspoon of jam. Maybe you could do something like that?
Have you tried with a measuring cup or spoon instead of a syringe?

[Sopdet]

what she used to do was crush the tablet, mix it in with some copha (melted and cooling), make it into a thin log shape and then chill it to set the capsule. I've done it with almost melted copha, mix the tablet into it and then roll the shape quickly & put it in the fridge. My capsule maker is broken, I need to get another one when I start back at uni.

You just need to make sure that you know the dosage, as in you've made 1 or 2 suppositories for each tablet to be taken & then make sure all those suppositories are inserted for one dose.

you need something that will melt at body temperature, so once it is inserted into vagina/anus it starts to melt

you can also use coco butter, glycerine & gelatine

[Nai]

That rem ds me, mum used to do that too but with sweetened condensed milk.( to eat, not as a suppository)

[sloane]

I hated taking medicine as a kid and so do my girls. It is a 2 person job in our house. One hold the head and arms still, the other syringes the medsdownthe throat. I just do what ever I have to do. Dd1 is 6 now and will sometimes take it herself so it gets better as they get older.

this is what we've had to do. it may just have been his age but no amount of explaining or bribery has worked with ds. even the mchn has commented that ds seems like a child who can't be forced to do something he doesnt want to. thankfully he hasnt needed medicine often.

my mum used to crush tablets & put them in a spoonful of honey or golden syrup. although i knew it was there. we've tried hiding medicine for ds in smoothies, chocolate milk & yoghurt without much success.

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[Amity]

My younger son wouldn't take liquid medicine. He will projectile vomit it back up. Once he hit a decent weight, and on the advice of his paed, he got half an adult dose.

So I now give him a choice - he has Redipred regularly for asthma - he can either take the liquid medicine, or we'll go to hospital, or back to the doctor for an injection. He always takes it now!

I used to mix the tablet in a teaspoon of milo powder and feed it to him that way.

[PumpkinZulu]

I wouldn't give a suppository, if she's refusing to take something orally I doubt she'd like something being inserted inside her against her will. If she does happen to respond well to a suppository, and you want to make it yourself, I'd use coconut oil, as it's antibacterial and antifungal. But I would go to a compounding pharmacist personally.

Have you tried what Nai's mum did? Crush up the medication and mix it with sweetened condensed milk? Set it in a little shape, and then it's like a lolly. You could put sprinkles or something on top. Or, crush it into juice or other food?

[xXHopeXx]

I was thinking that about the suppositories, but I was thinking if it came to a point where she needed antibiotics or something for a few days and was really against it, I might have to go down that route.

Last night she was having a really rough night with teething (damn you molars! Just come through already!) and I tried giving it to her on a spoon, and lo and behold she took it! I quickly put 2ml on the spoon as a test, seeing if she'd take it, and she did! So I then put the rest of the dose on the spoon and tried to give it to her again, and after a drink of water she took it again!!
Maybe it's a toddler control thing? if she takes it on the spoon I don't care, provided I can give it to her and she takes it!


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[xXHopeXx]

I hadn't though of trying mixing it though, I wasn't sure if we could. If she refuses to take it again I might do that. Put it in some yoghurt or honey or something we have around the house. Good thinking ladies! Where would I be without BB? Lol


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[sloane]

i guess for a toddler the syringe is kind of invasive & a spoon isnt as bad. great news that she took it without fuss!

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[Dansta]

DJ has to have meds twice a day from 2 syringes in the mouth. its a case of put him on his back and hold his hands at his belly button and squert the stuff in aiming for the back of this thorote that will trigger the swallowing reflex. its the only way we can get DJ to have it - he's disabled so we have no other choice.