To think that I am the best person to judge what food to give my child

[BlueberryPancake]

DS (5) is taking medecine at the moment (Phenoxylmethil Penicillin) it tastes discusting. I have to go to his school to give it to him an hour before his lunch. I usually give him a couple of chocolate buttons to help him get rid of the bad taste in his mouth. One of the admin staff at his school commented on giving him two chocolate buttons! She offered to get him a glass of water instead. I didn't say anything - but really, two chocolate buttons, and there are no other children about so it's not as if they are jealous. Really. Two bleep chocolate buttons.

[vintageteacups]

Oh and at DD's first primary, I took the buttons in as they gave her the meds and her TA suggested me taking some chocolate for afterwards!

[vintageteacups]

two before and two after I find preps the mouth for what's coming! DD and DS have always had buttons when taking foul tasting meds.

She's bonkers and YADNBU.

[elphabadefiesgravity]

Absolutely. Ds had only been in school 2 weeks when he had to take flucloxacillin for cellulitus (4 times a day so no possibility of not having a dose at school) and he almost ended up in hospital becasue he woulnd't take it becasue of the awful taste.

The only way we managed inthe end (and it was foul) was to hide it in very very strong ribena or vimto (no other squashes disguised the taste). The school had no problem with me going in to give it every day. They would have done it themselves but were understandably not allowed to administer medicine in such a hidden way. They phoned me at work to say they could not get him to take a normal spoonful.

Absolutely YANBU if chocolate takes away the taste and encoutages your child to have their meidicine then I would give 20 buttons if need be.

[x2boys]

Very silly nanny state i remember getting i think my polio medicine [ you had to have it in your mouth not injection] on a suger lump i was born early seventies

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Have a child with SN and have found receptionists sympathetic tbh

[keepingupwiththejoneses]

FGS I didn't say I hate them all but having a child with SN seems to bring the bad ones out of the woodwork, you know the ones I mean. The type of receptionists that love the power they hold over you. On the other hand the receptionist in ds3's school is fab.

[CurrySpice]

OP your big mistake here is not to realise that the MN great and good are the best people to judge what food to give your child :o

[Blu]

Give one choc button BEFORE the medicine, and another immediately after. The one beforehand coats the tongue and blocks the taste.

DS was on horrible tasting meds for months and his school were completely sensible about the need to break the 'no sweets or choc' rule in school - he kept a bag of Minstrels in the secretary's office.

[TidyDancer]

keepingupwiththejoneses, you hate all receptionists?!

What a lovely person you are....

OP, YANBU.

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

'god I hate receptionists'.. good luck getting appointments without any.

[keepingupwiththejoneses]

Stupid woman, god I hate receptionist's doesn't she know a glass of water would dilute the medication.

[BlueberryPancake]

Schools don't give any medecine except inhallers if a child has an asthma attack and I think antihistamines if they have a severe allergic reaction. The rest has to be administered by the parent or a helper.

[LeMousquetaireAnonyme]

SPB your linked is a grenadine cordial, definitely no alcohol in grenadine grenadine.
Anyway, it doesn't matter as long as we don't dose the children with alcohol.
What matters is that OP is not BU.

[ScroobiousPip]

She'd hate my local hospital! Was down there on Thursday as DS (2) had a dislocated elbow - it's very painful to reset so just beforehand the lovely doctor went and got an icelolly (they keep a stash in the emergency room!). It kept DSs other hand busy and was a distraction straight afterwards too.

Chocolate buttons after nasty medicine sound equally sensible if they mean he takes it each time without a fight.

[ballstoit]

YANBU. Effing school secretaries. Tell her to wind her neck in (well, don't, obviously, but enjoy imagining you can!).

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

Btw, tell her the dentist I worked for gave DD chocolate buttons for her Xmas!

[onceamai]

I agree with everyone else but would have been minded to say "well if the school would give the meds, the school could make the rules". YANBU

[Bloodymary]

Oh no, that does not happen anymore ratsnapper you have to go in and administer it yourself!!!
Thank heavens our very small village school allows the staff to do it (tho they probably shouldnt)!

[Bartimaeus]

savoy

[Goblinchild]

That's a whole different thread ratsnapper!

[ratsnapper]

No totally relevant but don't understand why you have to go into school to give him the medicine? Why can't someone there just give it to him?

[fanjoforthemammaries7850]

I give my child chocolate just as a treat for no reason! Take her away now!

[StealthPolarBear]

excuse me - there is alcoholic grenadine - I linked to some!

I used to work in a restauant and our had some alcohol in - about 4%

[LeMousquetaireAnonyme]

[savoycabbage]

My friend dropped a chocolate button on her nipple when she was breast feeding and before she knew it, the baby had devoured it.