lisa
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Post by lisa on Feb 1, 2007 9:00:55 GMT -5
This probably should be on the other board, but I can't seem to get it to come up.
Wondering if anyone has any suggestions on:
1. How to teach a toddler to swallow a pill (or the age you or your child was when they learned this skill)
2. How to mask a nasty medicine taste
The doc has prescribed prednisone and the usual yogurt trick doesn't work. Pharmacist says that the medicine is VERY bitter.
Thanks,
Lisa
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Post by Tammy on Feb 1, 2007 11:57:54 GMT -5
Hi Lisa,
I really don't have any other ideas on this. I was fortunate in that all my kids learned to swallow pills early. Before that I just did like Fred said and put them in pudding or smootched them into cheese, which would help them slide down.
I did want to make a point on your comment about this should be on the other board. Actually, as for me, this IS the place for this kind of question, too. It's a "dealing with life with HFI" question. We have trouble with meds, etc. It's only questions that should be taken to a Dr., and mostly - giving advice that should only come from a Dr, that I had trouble with. I am sorry if I made anyone feel hesitant to talk about "life and support" issues. And thanks for giving me a chance to clear this up.
Tammy
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sonia
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Post by sonia on Feb 2, 2007 13:49:05 GMT -5
Hi Lisa,
Like you've already said, putting with food has helped with James. I wait till he's two or three spoonfuls into his food before I sneak it into the next small spoonful. Then, I quickly offer the next large spoonful before (hopefully!) he notices the contamination. James has vitamin tablets 3x a day, they are quite small though.
With medicine, he'll take it off the medicine spoon IF i give him his own spoon too. (this again is a very bitter, sugar free vitamin supp). With my other kids I have used a medicine syringe. Sometimes the novelty of them squirting it into their mouths themselves is enough, sometimes this has to be followed by a squirt of something"yummy", but sometimes (if they're young enough) I have to hold them very tight and carefully sqirt it into their mouths - to do this, put syringe into the SIDE of the mouth , between the cheek and the teeth. They don't like it of course, but sometimes there's no other choice.
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