https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 09:26:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1043036 Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:41:25 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1043036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update: Now that we're a couple days in, he's taking it willingly. Go figure! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1041172 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 07:50:13 +0000 rsp213 1041172@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: we have had to deal with several adventures with antibiotics due to ear infections. Generally L fights it for a day or two and then becomes used to the taste and will cooperate. We just keep reminding her the medicine will make her feel better. We otherwise resort to the syringe/pinning method too. </p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1041060 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 04:05:41 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1041060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: that's what we did to our cat... and to olive. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1041055 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 03:12:04 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1041055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Oooo that's evil! I like it.</p> <p>@808love: @MsMini: He's not a big sweets guy, especially if he has to eat it from a spoon! Like, he may have some cookie, but he refuses ice cream. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1041054 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 03:09:13 +0000 MsMini 1041054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mix it in a spoonful of chocolate pudding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1041038 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 02:07:46 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1041038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wrap him like a burrito in towel then use a syringe. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1041035 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 01:50:08 +0000 808love 1041035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Syringe / I give two bites of sorbet (gets mouth cold, numb, sweet) then medicine with next spoonful of sorbet ready to chase it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1040239 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 14:16:29 +0000 Freckles 1040239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've used the blow in their face trick before too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1040121 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:54:03 +0000 Mrsbells 1040121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO loves all her medicine except acetominphen, she loves antibiotics and advil.. lol but if your LO really hates it you should try Ava the talking elephant I hear its not too bad </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039997 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:29:27 +0000 MrsHotDog 1039997@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I had to give my daughter medicine, before she decided she liked it, I would coat the syringe in brown sugar and she took it no problem. Probably not the best way but at least it wasn't a battle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039942 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:18:16 +0000 looch 1039942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: I know, I know!</p> <p>I basically forced a 10 day course of abx on my son, only to find out he had an allergy, so I get it. Now we get zithro, only 5 days, once a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039933 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:16:56 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1039933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: That's what I'll try. It came with a syringe. Just hate the drama! </p> <p>Thanks, ladies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039925 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:16:02 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1039925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: I think I'm more afraid he'll love it! And then demand it after we're done with the medicine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039917 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:14:48 +0000 looch 1039917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Get a syringe if you don't already have it. Put it in the side of his mouth and then blow in their face.</p> <p>When you blow, it forces them to catch their breath and they swallow. My mother is a freaking rock star with this method. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039914 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:14:22 +0000 MamaMoose 1039914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: My kid cries when I won't give her more advil. Crazy babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039909 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:13:35 +0000 regberadaisy 1039909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO hates antibiotics but has no issues taking her daily iron. She LOVEs the white grape flavor of Advil and asks for "more". Crazy kid.</p> <p>I'm no help bc when it comes to antibiotics I hold her and force it down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039900 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:10:05 +0000 Rubies 1039900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: He might just LOVE juice...In which case you can totally get him to take the meds? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039896 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:09:12 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1039896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: That's what the pharmacist said, too. Will have to try that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039895 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:08:47 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1039895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies ... I think I'll just probably have to pin him, gah. He doesn't get juice so I don't even know if he'd like it, and I know he doesn't like applesauce :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039888 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:07:12 +0000 MamaMoose 1039888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Helpful tip: Blowing in their face makes them swallow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039884 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:04:58 +0000 Rubies 1039884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>50% of the time I can disguise it in juice. The other 50% of the time is the crazy pin to the ground with screaming and crying and coughing and gagging. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039875 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:02:57 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1039875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have heard applesauce is best to mix medicines in because its sweeter and hides the taste better. But that doesn't always work for us either. </p> <p>I agree that sometimes pinning them down and giving it to them is better. You fight with them for 5 seconds versus 50 minutes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039846 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:56:37 +0000 runsyellowlites 1039846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know it sounds horrible but the best way I ever found with G when we didn't want it was to lay him down, pretty much straddle him so his head was between my legs ("sitting" on his arms, etc) and squirting it in his cheek so he couldn't spit it.</p> <p>I know though.. it sounds horrible! :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039840 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:55:37 +0000 pinkcupcake 1039840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's tough! I've tried putting in on a cracker/cookie that'll soak it up (a really small piece so she's guaranteed to eat it).</p> <p>Hope he feels better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-foolproof-tips-for-giving-toddlers-medicine#post-1039828 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:53:50 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1039828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So my LO has some kind of bug bite that became infected overnight. We took him to the pedi this morning and he's now on medicine he has to take twice a day for (UGH) 10 flipping days. At lunch we got probably a little less than half the dose in him by mixing it with milk, but he started making faces and refusing to drink. So the rest of the dose I had to squirt down the back of his throat while pinning him to me, which doesn't always work because sometimes he still manages to spit.</p> <p>Any tips? It's flavored, but he doesn't seem to care. I would just double-team him, but DH is going out of town tomorrow for a week :-( </p>