to wonder how the fuck you get an 8 month old to take antibiotics? (lighthearted - kind of)

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Chesty cough won't shift so we've been prescribed an antibiotic

3 doses in and she's probably spat out half the medicine? I am syringing into her cheek, have her laying down and feed immediately after.

Is there an actual technique? Do I need more medicine as she is wasting it?

Older DC has only ever had antibiotics once and liked the taste so took it willingly.

Suppositories? They are the easiest way to give medicine to babies and young children.

We've been using the pinch nose/open mouth/squirt technique. Feels awful. Will try that dummy thing though. Get well soon!

Essential oils? To me that would be pointless and a waste of money.

Approach child in stealth like manner with loaded medicine syringe, ideally from behind some kind of rushes / mixed foliage.

Jump out and Dazzle them with a bright light, leaving them aghast - and most importantly mouth wide open.

In the quickest movement you can muster - syringe meets mouth and deploys medicine.

Retreat back to behind rushes until screaming / rage puking subsides.

Resume normal parenting.

If they use a dummy then syringe in and pop dummy in almost simultaneously.

We started putting things like Calpol in DS2's bottle of milk. It was the only way to get it in him sometimes. he is not fussy about milk at all, will drink all kinds so he didn't object to any flavour change

DS is almost 10 weeks old and breast fed so no option of putting it in his bottle. I've tried and failed to express.

He's on infant gaviscon which i am attempting to spoon in. Blowing in his face results in the whole lot being pushed straight back out again. The most effective way i have found is spooning small amounts at a time in when he's asleep. He does a sort of suckly swallow then. Its nigh on impossible when he's awake.

Syringe and bottle in mouth straight afterwards here.