She doesn’t like the medicine
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Topic: She doesn’t like the medicine
Posted By: baalamb
Subject: She doesn’t like the medicine
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 4:09pm
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Ugh. Took Ashlee to the doctors this afternoon and he prescribed us some paracetamol (just waiting for THAT took longer than the doctors visit and it wasn't even busy!!!!!!). I was worried about her breathing last night and this morning she sounded wheezy, but things were fine and she's just got a common cold.
Anyway, it's the double strength orange paracetamol and Ashlee's never had that one before. Got it home and measured it out and she took one tiny taste, screwed up her nose and said 'NO! Table' and pointed me out the door to put the undrunk medicine spoon on the table away from her. 
So fellow mamas, who's got a tip for getting that down them?! I tried bribing, I pretended to take some then offered it to her, I even mixed it with a teeeeeny bit of water to make it more fluid and like 'juice' but she wouldn't have any more than a sip of that either. This is the kid that will eat anything. She just seems to be picky about the flavour of her medicine. *rolls eyes* What do you ladies do?! |
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 5:29pm
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Does she actually need the Pamol? Does she have a fever at the moment? If she doesn't just leave it for now.
I'm afraid that the orange one is not a favourite in our house either. Make sure next time you ask for the Raspberry flavour. My only hint is get a syringe, stick in the side of her mouth and squirt. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 5:29pm
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OK so not from my parenting but from my childhood.... I remember my mum had some of this gross pamol stuff and we hated it. She ended up keeping a little bag of jellybeans in the cupboard and if we had the pamol we got to have a jellybean (yes, one) to 'get rid of the yucky taste'. Would Ashlee understand that? Like if you told her that you know it's a bit yucky, but that if she has it then she can have something yummy to get rid of the taste in her mouth? ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 5:44pm
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The orange must be nasty because it is a no go here as well. Sam will not take it - no amount of bribery will work!
We ended up going to the chemist and buying the same strength Strawberry Panadol in the end. She loves it and thinks its a treat! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 5:55pm
| I might have a freakish child that likes the orange pamol lol. If Daniel won't take a medicine I force it down. Yes I'm a mean mummy |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 7:00pm
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Mel, yeah she's got a slight fever and I think the only reason why we were given orange was because it was double strength. I think the last time we had pamol from the docs was for her very early jabs and probably a lesser strength.
I thought about the strawberry flavour one, but I just wanted to avoid paying out $20 for a bottle! The first thing I thought when I put it on the spoon was 'oh no, I really didn't like this one when I was younger' but I didn't think she wouldn't take it! I'll try the jellybean thing, but I don't know that she really would understand that just yet. She knows that putting cream on her butt makes her rash "all better", so I guess it's just a matter of wording. HAHA I just heard DH say 'do you want some medicine?' and she goes 'no!'. I'm not worried about her not having any, I just thought there might be a way that we could get it into her if it's going to make her feel better. Thanks!! |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 7:49pm
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Mmm my child must be odd as the orange one is the only one she would ever take! She hates the red one - kids huh!! -------------  
 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 7:56pm
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Does she have a bottle at night? Perhaps you could stick it in the bottle? Hope you have a breakthru soon. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:30pm
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Maya likes the orange one, the gremlins have only ever had strawberry. I'm with Stacey tho, if my kids won't take it, i force it down with a syringe. Not so much Pamol, but antibiotics etc. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:38pm
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I'd try to shove it in a bottle and if that doesn't work I'd put it in a syringe, force her mouth open (slip your thumb and forefinger behind her back molars as if your putting a bit in a horses mouth to keep her from biting you), and get the liquid squirted as far down as you can. Make sure you have a treat and a drink on hand to give to her immediately afterwards. Worse comes to worst, if she still manages to spit the medicine out, then the only thing you can do is buy a flavour she does like. We buy over the counter pamol because Michaela doesn't like the prescribed ones but if it was antibiotics I'd try everything to get it down before going back to the doc and asking for a different type. -------------  
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 8:56pm
| mix it with ice cream. i asked the doctor and pharmacist if that was okay. they both said not ideal,bu t better than nothing at all. |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 9:20pm
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I'd try the force way too, if something like mixing it into cordial wouldn't work. Sorry! I'd do the syringe thing like MrsMojo suggested, also hold her nose and tip her head slightly back (so she will have to swallow). Then give her a kiss and cuddle and say "I know, but Mummy needs to give you that medicine today to make you feel all better".
What's more, since she doesn't like it, I wouldn't even bother asking again! I'd get it ready while DH is playing with her and she doesn't know, then you can catch her off guard with lowered defences. She'll forgive you soon enough! ------------- |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 9:54pm
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ck to the chemist and ask if they will change it for the pink one my boy's won't touch the orange one at all so last time the doc precribed it i asked the chemist to swap it for the pink one. Sounds like Ashlee is like Mikey at the moment he has been sick the last few day's driving me insane. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 20 June 2008 at 8:36am
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If it was antibiotics and not pamol, then I would force it, but it's only pamol so really, I'm not all that worried about her having it if she won't.
Thanks for all the ideas! I'll keep them in mind. Last night was a success... in part! DH gave it to her in a different spoon to what I did earlier in the day, and the little minx took it!!!! Hahaha she took it and then decided it was the yucky med and started flapping her arms around and screwing up her nose! Then we put her to bed and within an hour, she vomited. I think it was more to do with her cough than it was to do with anything else. She coughs to the point of retching! But hasn't ever followed through until last night. Anyway, after changing the bedding and a quick sponge down, she was chipper again and ready for sleep!
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Posted By: Carmel
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 3:22pm
| I have to use a syringe as well, we have to physically hold piper down just to get antibiotics into her, I hold the top while DH holds her legs as she tries to kick me |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 4:25pm
I always use a syringe to give DD all her medicine...gives her less time to process if she likes it or not...LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: missy_girl
Date Posted: 24 June 2008 at 9:22pm
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Hey Kirsten, Hows Ashlee? I hope she's better. Is she still coughing?
I've never had a problem with Zoe taking medicine. As soon as the measuring spoon comes out she starts doing a dance. She'll even take the horrible orange one. I'll have to hide the stuff when she's older so she doesn't sneak in and drink it. ------------- Michelle http://lilypie.com"> 
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