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To ask how you get a 14 month old to take medicine I’m out of ideas

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B3ck89 · 14/02/2019 16:18

My little one has had a temp and feeling very groggy last few days, tried so many times to get him to take calpol... syringe, spoon, airplane, mixing it in a drink but no luck he spits, gags and goes tight lip.
Today I took him docs and he has a throat infection and ear infection so he’s on penicillin (horrible banana stuff) just had not a lot of fun trying to get him to take it, soon as he sees the syringe he screams blue murder. I must of got 1ml if that in him, the rest ended up on both of us Sad
Does anyone please please please have any tips at all? Or a yoghurt/drink strong enough to disguise the smell and taste

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pigsDOfly · 15/02/2019 00:30

A few people have mentioned about how they give medicine to their dogs.

I find it really easy to give my dog medicine so wouldn't feel that it begins to compare with giving medicine to a small child.

Cats on the other hand, probably similar to medicating a small child only a bit more scratchy.

DameIfYouDo · 15/02/2019 00:34

With the Infacol, you sort of squirt it to the back left side or back right side of their tongue. They generally make a few squeamish faces but swallow it. With a once year old I'd imagine you'd have to lie him back and squirt. He won't like it, nor will you like doing it, but it's for his own good.

NanooCov · 15/02/2019 00:44

At that age with DS1 it was a two man job with one of us holding him and the other squeezing his cheeks and slowly syringing in the medicine into the inside of his cheek. It was unpleasant but necessary on occasion.

DS2 is weird and at 15 months will suck down any medicine no matter how foul tasting with no problem or fuss.

BartonHollow · 15/02/2019 01:04

There's an elephant thing I saw on TV for this but I can't find a UK link it was on a US thing.

It's called Ava Elephant or something but the elephant talks and distracts the child whilst you dispense

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DameIfYouDo · 15/02/2019 01:34

Yes, lie baby down, syringe in place, Daddy is being a jumping idiot, and squirt. Haha. Jesus. It sounds like a thread on how to traumatise your toddler lol. Honestly, he will not be traumatised.

DameIfYouDo · 15/02/2019 01:36

Well mine has survived Infacol 4 times a day.

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