I have a 2 and a half year old daughter (she'll be 3 in December) and she does not take medication at all? By medication I mean for the common cold or for a fever or something like that. I have tried so many different ways but nothing seems to work. Do you think that it is okay to mix the medication with a bit of water? Or do you think that the medication wont be effective that way? Any ideas?
Thanks!
2006-10-03 16:35:07 · 8 answers · asked by 4everNever 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
They have strips now that you can place on their tongues and so many flavors that you may have to try a few of them. My son is five and he literally puked up the medicine I gave him the other day because he said it was so nasty. I mean he swallowed some of it and gagged so bad it ALL came out...we were in Wal-Mart too. Poor think held it in his mouth and thank God I saw a box with trash in it nearby.
You can mix it as long as she drinks all of the mix to get the full dose of medicine. But like I said they have so many options now you may have to keep trying till she likes one and remember which one it is. If it is a dr prescribed medicine then I would try mixing it as there is no variety with flavors there.
2006-10-03 16:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by Amy >'.'< 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter would spit it at us. I learned there are a lot of tablets out there that 2 yr olds can take. There are also some that say for 6 and up and the dose is 2 tab, so my dr said I could give her one. Ask your pediatrican for a recommendation, or know her weight, and ask the pharmacist.
Sometimes with my daughter we would just say, fine, have a stuffy nose. There are the popsicles and lollipops, but she wouldn't have those either. It is trying I know.
2006-10-03 17:09:29 · answer #2 · answered by Beth M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if she will swallow pills. My daughter HATED grape Dimetap and that is always what the doctor would presecribe. We would have a major battle trying to get her to take the medcine and wound up with more of it all over ourselves, her and clothing rather than where it should be. I spoke with the "nurse on call" and she said to get dimetap in pill form, but to give her only one pill rather than the two which is for adults. Worked like a charm. Find out if the meds your child needs comes in pill form.
2006-10-03 22:11:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't mix b/c if she only drinks half of it and decides she doesn't like it she hasn't gotten the right dose. We give our son something to "chase" it with. He it's usually a little (like less than half a cup) of pop b/c it's something he doesn't normally get. So he drinks his medicine super fast to get to the soda :)
2006-10-04 03:21:13 · answer #4 · answered by totspotathome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont mix with water it only adds more on for her to take.i been through this with my daughter and i put it on a t-spoon so it easier to go down in 1 swallow,and i would give her a cup of pop to drink afterwards for a reward if she took it,i said if i got to make you then you get water,but i never had to do that...
2006-10-03 18:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by dee30 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I did was. I mixed the meds with chocolate milk, in a sippy cup, or bottle. Its effective only if your child drinks it all gone.
2006-10-03 17:32:16 · answer #6 · answered by brad w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my daughter is 2 and before she started taking meds i used to mix it in her juice and she drank it, now i just tell her to be a big girl so she doesn't have to go to the doctor and then she gets to have a snack of her choice after she takes ALL of her meds
2006-10-03 16:41:02 · answer #7 · answered by b6466 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son doesn't mind taking it now, but when he did mind.. I would take it first(if it was tylenol) and go, "YUMMY!" And if he was really sick, and really needed it.. I would just hold him down and pour it down.
2006-10-04 07:05:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋