Help! He is 10 months old and needs to take amoxicillian for ear infection. When I give him meds, he pukes them back up! What to do?
2006-12-29 14:52:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
If he pukes it back up he might be allergic to them. You need to let the doctor know so she can give you a new prescription.
2006-12-29 14:55:28 · answer #1 · answered by Mom of Three 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Call the doctor.
It's possible he's allergic to the flavoring. My brother and cousin were, same thing happened to them. They will give you a different medication.
He also could be allergic to the medicine itself. In which case, it's doing more harm than good, so a talk with the Doc is a good idea.
He may have contracted something else, or the infection may have spread. Again, talk to the doctor.
Basically, it's not right that he's puking up the meds, something is really wrong, and with little ones, you can't take any chances.
Good luck to your and your baby.
2006-12-29 23:03:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok guys why am I the first the bring this up???? has he taken amoxicillian before ? if you are able to get teh meds in him and he is not so upet that he pukes, but rather he takes them and then pukes them back up he needs to go back to the DR. or you need to call them right away and find out if he is allergic to it
2006-12-29 23:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jen B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try squirting it into his cheek, on the side of his mouth, rather than towards his throat. An ICU nurse suggested we do this with our 3 month old - don't know if it will work with a 10 month old, but maybe it's worth a try - and give him some juice or applesauce or yogurt afterwards to wash away the taste, if it's the taste that is causing him to gag.
2006-12-29 22:59:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
depending on what it is and what flavor it is you can mix it with a tablespoon of applesauce or jelly.or an ounce of sweet juice just make sure he drinks it all. If worse comes to worse take him back to the doctor and ask for a single dose antibodic injection. Yes it will hurt but sometimes it is for the best to get a shot and cry once than to have to fight with him and make him cry several times a day for 10 days
2006-12-29 23:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by littledevilinyourcup 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well i had the same problem with my daughter so what i did was set her by the sink turned the water on and first took the eye dropper filled it with water and made a little game out of it and in the mix of things i slipped in the meds it really does work you have to make everything with kids fun
2006-12-29 23:03:30 · answer #6 · answered by JENN 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What are you using to give him the meds? Could it be going in too quick? Is it on an empty stomach? Does he puke other things right now, too?
2006-12-29 22:55:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It takes 2 people. One holds their finger in the side of his mouth so he can't clamp shut. The other gives him the medicine. Worked for me.
2006-12-29 23:04:58 · answer #8 · answered by upallnight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the little dropper (squeeze thing). Squeeze it down the side of his cheek and then give a little quick gentle blow in his face and he will swallow.
If he continues to throw it up - he might be allergic to it.
2006-12-29 23:02:15 · answer #9 · answered by totalstressor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son is 2 and a half and i have to fight him to take medicine. what i do is hold him in my lap,even though he is fighting to get down i give him small squirks at a time until its gone. it works for me
2006-12-30 01:36:29 · answer #10 · answered by star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋