You may have heard of many ways to "lure" your baby into taking medicine, some of which should not be used, such as calling pills candy.
Question: What is the safest and most effective way to give a pill to a child when he or she doesn't like the taste and shape of the pill?
a. Give your child medicine with a teaspoon of sugar or juice
b. Put the medicine in a glass of milk or juice
c. Add the medicine to a little yogurt or sugar juice
d. Tell your baby it is a candy
e. Using a dropper to pump dissolved medicine into baby's mouth
f. Ask your doctor to prescribe another medicine
Answer : A, C, E, or F
If your baby refuses to drink because of the taste of the medicine, you should consult your doctor before deciding to give your child a pill with something else. Some medicines should not be taken with food or any other food. If the doctor allows the medicine to be mixed with food, you should choose the foods your baby likes such as sugar water, juice, royal jelly, chocolate or syrup ... Give your baby a drink with a spoon or dropper.
Do not mix the medicine into a large glass of milk or juice because if your baby does not finish it, he or she may not take the necessary dose.
For children to take pills, mothers can pulverize them into powder and mix them with what they like to drink
Ask your doctor if there are any medications that can be crushed and mixed with yogurt or sugar water for your baby to drink. Some pills cannot be crushed and others cannot be taken with dairy products, so you need to be careful with your doctor about what to and should not do.
You can also mix liquid medicine into your baby's food spoon. Should be liquid food so that the medicine and the food can be fused easily, this will make it easier to hide the smell of medicine.
If you are using a feeding device such as a dropper, squeeze the medicine into one side of the baby's mouth, between the tongue and cheeks. This will help your baby swallow more easily. If you squeeze the pill in the middle of the throat, your baby will easily choke or choke.
If your baby tries to spit out, keep her open by gently squeezing her mouth and then inserting the medicine down her cheek pouch.
You should not call the medicine a candy, let your baby know that cough syrup is medicine, it will stop your baby from coughing, so he will have a better sense of medicine. However, this way will be counterproductive when the baby is "too conscious" and wants to quickly recover from the disease, the baby will take medicine to drink alone, which is very dangerous. Therefore, you need to carefully monitor your baby's medication intake.
You can also tell the doctor to prescribe a more pleasant-tasting medicine for your baby to take. Some antibiotics are formulated with a delicious taste for children. In addition, the doctor can add aromatherapy for medicines to make your baby easy to drink.
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