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ok, so how do YOU get antibiotics into a 1yo?

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PhDlifeNeedsaNewLife · 10/05/2008 21:50

I've tried giving him the syringe to do himself (pushes it away), giving it him in a cup (push/spit), dh and I combined headlock (spitting and gagging it up), mixing it with custard (worked once, failed twice today). Ideas please?

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Tiggerish · 10/05/2008 21:54

we pinned dd down - one on the body, the other on the syringe and head. Squeezed her mouth into a fish shape and squirted it in little by little. The fish face stops them spitting it out and they do eventually swallow it.

It was absolutely horrible to do as she was so upset but she really needed the AB's. After a few days she seemed to accept it and took them much better.

seeker · 10/05/2008 21:54

Are you sure he needs them? I work on the slack mummy principal that anyone feisty enough to fight off medicine probably doesn't need it. But I'm probably wrong......

cmotdibbler · 10/05/2008 21:54

we had to do the syringe into the side of his mouth whilst holding him. If you do it slowly and really direct it to the side its not too bad.

We had 8 weeks in total of getting antibs into DS around the 12 month mark and it was really tough to keep doing it

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PhDlifeNeedsaNewLife · 10/05/2008 21:59

no seeker I am not sure at all, but don't really know how sick to let him get iykwim. besides I've started now...

headlock it is, then?

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wrinklytum · 10/05/2008 22:02

Try a syringe,angling it into the side of the mouth.

Add to a sweet drink not brill for teeth,but needs must

Mix into a mush with jam??

StealthPolarBear · 10/05/2008 22:03

we had this a week or two ago
holding on knee, tilted slightly back, arms pinned, syringe into sideof mouth or under tongue but a ml or so at a time so he didn't gag / spit it out
Hope he's better soon

devonsmummy · 10/05/2008 22:04

headlock was the only way to go with DS

We ended up with stains on carpet from him spitting it out so I'd try in the bathroom

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PhDlifeNeedsaNewLife · 10/05/2008 22:07

have been trying for side/back of mouth, he kind of gargles it

and yes we've been doing it in the bathroom, learned that lesson!

spb you've got most of it right, except for the extra arms required to hold head still

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StealthPolarBear · 10/05/2008 22:11

no no you wait until head twisted round as far as it'll go and then you surprise him with a sneak attack as he can't go any further

[cruel mummmy]

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PhDlifeNeedsaNewLife · 10/05/2008 22:12

we've been using a forearm to pin his head against dh's chest [even crueller mummy]

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StealthPolarBear · 10/05/2008 22:16

It's a pity you can't add the stuff to breast milk, that;s the only thing I can guarantee he will eat or drink

Elibean · 10/05/2008 22:22

In a bottle, mixed into her milk (done it with EBM and formula at various times). There was one sort of AB she absolutely hated and that one was hopeless - and disgusting, I tried it - so we ended up asking GP for a different one, which was fine.

Sympathies!

Elibean · 10/05/2008 22:24

Syringe, btw, never ever worked with dd. She had reflux meds via syringe at 8 weeks and by 12 weeks could hold then spit jsut about anything with deadly accuracy

She's had all her meds in milk or water in a bottle ever since.

SixSpotBurnet · 10/05/2008 22:25

Syringe every time with DS3

calsworld · 10/05/2008 22:32

In between med giving times, try filling the syringe with water and practise giving him little bits.

The only way we could get it into DS was by pinning him down and squirting it into the side of his cheek.

My sister swore by bribery but I was too mean .

Since then I got a really bad case of tonsillitis and was given liquid antibiotics as tablets wouldn't fit down my throat, I will never ever ever give DS antibiotics without a couple of chocolate buttons after to take the taste away!

calsworld · 10/05/2008 22:33

Oops, meant to say

In between med giving times, try filling the syringe with water and practise giving him little bits.

The only way we could get it into DS was by pinning him down and squirting it into the side of his cheek. After practising with the water, he got much better at taking it.

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PhDlifeNeedsaNewLife · 11/05/2008 10:59

annoying thing is, he will quite happily take calpol and nurofen (when he was last teething) from the syringe. Have never given him a bottle, it's either boob or cup for that boy. Suspect putting 'em in a cup would result in a nuclear yellow spray across the room... will find something nice for after though, that's a good idea. thanks calsworld

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sarah293 · 11/05/2008 11:03

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foxythesnowfox · 11/05/2008 11:06

mix with a teaspoon neat ribena. No, not good for teeth, but needs must. And no worse that the syrup that makes up Calpol and the like.

shelleylou · 11/05/2008 11:14

could you try giving it on a medicine spoon??

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PhDlifeNeedsaNewLife · 11/05/2008 11:18

spoon = whack, spray

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shelleylou · 11/05/2008 11:26

ok sorry i dont have that trouble with my ds he just has a spoons.

How about mixing it with ice cream

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