how do i get eye drops into my nearly 3 year old?

[satinshoes]

any tips?

we had to restrain her earlier which was very stressful for all of us. it's conjunctivitus so she needs the drops.

[Coolmama]

try to do them when she is asleep

[Flumpytina]

have you got someone else who can be the restrainer while you are the dropper-inner?
No 3 year old is going to sit nice and still for you so just go for it and have a choc button at the end ats a reward for being brave (that's for the child obviously not the grown ups!!)

[KezzaG]

I had this about a month ago, absolute bloody nightmare. I used to let ds put drops in me first so we had turns and he could see it didnt actually kill me!!!!(nothing came out of the dropper but I didnt really care tbh) bribed him with chocolate and resorted to pinning him down on the worst occassions. You have my sympathy.

[satinshoes]

Thanks. We tried tonight with her eyes closed so that it would run in when she opened them but we still had a big fight. I have suggested to DH he tries tonight when she is asleep.

Its horrid though.

[bananaloaf]

i would go it when sleeping

[frumpygrumpy]

Definitely chocolate bribery. Even as an adult eye drops are not the best thing to happen, so chocolate bribery works for me.

[frumpygrumpy]

And be sure its gel eye drops not liquid ones. Much easier to take aim with. Gently lower the lower lid and squeeze in a little gel. It makes you have blurry eyes for ages and sometimes you can even taste them. Best done at bedtime (yes, even with chocolate, dentists look away).