My daughter has tonsillitis and has been prescribed pencillin. She was originally prescribed clindamycin but refused due to taste (and I agree it tasted bad). The penicillin is 4x per day 2 hours after and 1 hour before food so already a nightmare to plan around meals and snacks and tell her no to food when she’s hungry.
she hates the taste and won’t take it, I’ve tried everything including chocolate after, mixing it in things, hiding it in things, bribery with stickers etc. in the end I gave several warnings and said if you won’t take it mummy will have to put it in for you as it’s really important …I’ve explained why she needs to take it and shown videos on YouTube etc. so I had to restrain her and shove it in and she was absolutely terrified, thrashing around, screaming and screaming and spat it all out anyway :( I feel awful as she was so frightened and doesn’t understand and feel so stressed as this is 4x a day and I’ve got a baby to look after too who is screaming the whole time I’m trying to do this.
no idea what to do. I remember being smacked and worse as a kid so I really don’t want to have to force her as at this age she will remember it and I find it about as upsetting as she does. My husband can do the ones later but she spits it out anyway so don’t know how to get it in.