No parent likes to see our sick children, but sometimes it happens and the best we can do is take care of them, follow medical instructions and take precautions to prevent future illnesses later.
But in addition to finding it difficult to see them feeling bad, it is sometimes difficult to administer medications, especially when they are young. That's why today I share some tips on how to give medicines to babies and children.
Tips to give them medicines without stress
Some time ago I shared with you the advice that as a mother had worked for me when it came to giving medication to my daughter, and for which my attitude has helped me a lot, as parents it greatly influences our children's.
In Babies and more, does your child not want to take medicine? We give you some tipsI told you, for example, that the first thing I recommend doing is explain to children what medications are, what their role is and why it is important to take them. In this part it helps a lot to emphasize that these will help you to alleviate the discomfort you have, so that by taking them you can feel better.
Also, something that - in my case - has always helped make giving my daughter medicine from an early age easy, is the do it as if it were a game or something exciting, because it helps her to have a better disposition to take them, without having to be convincing her or asking her to take it.
Administering medication to our children may not be our favorite time of day, but It is important to stay happy and patient in doing so, although we must avoid falling into exaggerations or telling lies so that they agree to take them.
For example, if a medicine has a bad taste, instead of lying telling them that it tastes good, we can consult with the doctor what foods or drinks we can give at the time of administering it, and thus mask the bad taste a little, so that it is easier for them to take it.
Items that can help you give medicine to your children
Currently Most medications for babies and children come in liquid forms such as drops or syrups, which facilitates its administration a bit, since we do not have to dilute or split them, as in the case of tablets or capsules.
In Babies and more Cough syrups: everything you should know about their use in childrenBut nevertheless, It is still a bit complicated to do it, especially when children are still very young, when the medicines do not include a glass or syringe and we must give them with a spoon, or, when our children simply do not want to take them.
Fortunately, already We can find several options that help us give medicines to babies and children. For example, for babies we have this pacifier medicine dispenser that we have seen on Amazon:
A similar alternative is this medication dispenser that we also saw in Amazon and that although it also has a pacifier shape, it includes a very practical syringe to have a better control of how quickly the medicine is administered:
For children who are a little older or no longer use a pacifier, we find this option on Amazon, which it helps us to make the dose with a little less disastrous and easier than with a normal spoon:
Of course, we can always use the traditional syringe, and for this, we find this pack of 5 syringes at Amazon, which includes an adapter to easily place it in the bottle of any syrup or medication:
Remember that if we choose to use a syringe, it is best to direct it to the side of the mouth and not the center or throat, otherwise it could cause vomiting.
Tricks of mothers to give medicines
Because this is a topic with which most parents have some difficulty, it is not uncommon to find some social networks tricks shared by other mothers to administer medications to babies and children.
For example, we have the trick of "disguise" the syringe with the lid of a small trainer, which we shared some time ago in some tricks of parents that we liked to copy:
Easier medicine dosing with an oral syringe and a sippy cup straw BRILLIANCE #parenthacks @laleahanna #kids #toddlers #getwellsoon
This same trick was also shared by another mother, this time in the case of a baby, for which they used the lid of a bottle:
Another trick we have seen in networks is that of hide the medicine inside a juice brick so that the child takes it thinking that it is something else, although we doubt that it can work more than a couple of times.
The best for give medications to children is to always be clear with them, explain in a way that they can understand why it is important that they take them, and above all, have a lot of patience and good attitude so that everything is easier.
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