how the hell do i get him to take all this terrible medicine

[NandaB]

So he now has 3 different things he needs to take, two are twice a day. The Zantac tastes terrible. Luckily its only 1 ml, so I think I can just squirt it in the back of his throat, but the other 2 are more and I'm afraid if I do that he will gag. But I tried just squirting in in the side of his cheek, but he just let it dribble out of his mouth and then coughed and barfed it all up on me

What the hell do I do? Does mixing it in milk work? I obviously have to ask the Dr about the specific meds, but I'm afraid it wont work and then well have wasted the milk and meds and he wont drink at all

[fancynewbeesly]

We mix Reese's Zantac in applesauce.

[lattelady5]

My kids will pretty much only take medicine if I put it in a shot glass and let them drink it.

DS was prescribed Zantac (I think) for reflux ad a baby but he would not take it. He'd throw up anything I got down immediately. My pedi recommended probiotic drops(tasteless) and he'd takes those from a spoon. Within a week he was mostly reflux free. Idk I that's what you're dealing with but it might be worth a shot.

[dizzycooks]

I've heard to mix things with applesauce or yogurt but obviously you'd have to check with the Doctor. I'm sorry he has such nasty tasting meds to take

[expectantsteelerfan]

The pharmacist should be able to flavor the zantac for you. Might still not be great, but my ds used to take it no problem. Also, how old is he? Can you explain that the medicine is needed and offer a treat to help the taste go away if he takes it well? Also, for some reason with my kids, they like choosing how to take it, either in the syringe thing or a little cup, and they like squirting the syringe themselves, so I let them do that, but they are old enough to understand they can't spill and whatnot.

[L From The D]

Plug his nose and chase it with fruit juice or a Popsicle

[Deleted]

Check with the pharmacy-most places have fun flavors to add for kids so it goes down easier! If your pharmacy doesn't do it, it wouldn't hurt to call around and find one that does. Ds was mixed with cherry flavor and I just called it "candy"

[usm]

I know we always mixed our Zantac in the bottle. I'd usually do a smaller bottle though so I'd didn't risk him deciding to not finish the bottle.

[mamaalysson]

I have zero helpful advice (DD refuses to take all liquid medicine, and has since she was an infant; truly the only thing that worked was her getting old enough to take chewables), but wanted to send good ninja mama vibes as you attempt to out smart your baby. It's a super frustrating situation, and you have my sorries.

[nicolewi]

We did what tooshort did, b/c DS wouldn't take a bottle. It was not a fun stage. He was an infant, though. We did that with both Zantac and Prevacid. After a while, he was totally fine w/ taking Zantac. I believe you can give Zantac in a bottle.

[auroraloo]

We have to hold C down and squirt meds in the back of his throat while stroking his throat to encourage swallowing. It's supes fun.

[NandaB]

Thanks guys. I got all frustrated this morning, but I brought it with me to his therapy and let her help me. I just squirted the Zantac right in the back of his throat and did the antibiotic in a few squirts while he was complaining about it. Some dribbled out, but I was able to close his mouth before we lost it all. Luckily i only have all three meds for a few more days.

[NandaB]

Jan 6, 2016 14:36:38 GMT -5 expectantsteelerfan said:

The pharmacist should be able to flavor the zantac for you. Might still not be great, but my ds used to take it no problem. Also, how old is he? Can you explain that the medicine is needed and offer a treat to help the taste go away if he takes it well? Also, for some reason with my kids, they like choosing how to take it, either in the syringe thing or a little cup, and they like squirting the syringe themselves, so I let them do that, but they are old enough to understand they can't spill and whatnot.

He's one and refuses anything except a bottle, lol.

[Deleted]

Oh another trick-try blowing in his face when he is fighting it, sounds weird but it makes them startled and then you might be able to get that medicine in really quick!

[polarbearfans]

I would just do a bit in the back of the cheek with lots of praise. Even flavored nothing with cover that nasty peppermint flavor. Eventually my daughter got used to it and likes it. We switched to nasty Prilosec when Zantac stopped working and she got used to that too

[Deleted]

Good luck Nanda!

[Kcthepouchh8r]

What I learned from my pediatric neurologist is you put the syringe in the inside of their check towards the back. While you push the liquid in simultaneously blow in their face so they're forced to swallow. It doesn't touch their tongue when you do it through their cheek. This sucks and your kid will freak but it will get easier with time. Offer bribery afterwards like juice. My daughters seizure meds are flavored but they still taste fucking gross.

[auroraloo]

It helps us to stroke the throat down vertically, it forces them to swallow.

[jag01]

Oh that doesn't sound like fun at all. Poor little guy. I have a medicine cup that has a bottle nipple on it, would something like that work?

[nicolewi]

That's right, I forgot! We would get the Zantac flavored. They can flavor it with grape. It's naturally mint, so some pharmacists will say that they can't flavor it, but they can use grape. I also forgot about the blowing. That worked pretty well.

[vettymama]

Good luck, I hope it gets easier!

[cjcouple]

Wish I had some advice. Hang in there my friend!

[thecheshirekat]

I actually just wrote a blog post about this the other day because I was at the end of my rope with the damn medicine. At one he's probably too young for this, but you might want to keep it in your back pocket for later. rocketmommy.com/2015/12/struggling-with-awful-tasting-medicine-this-could-help/

[NandaB]

Thanks guys, giving him a bottle right after helped him not let it all dribble out. I'm trying the face blowing and throat stroking for the steroids later

[sahara78]

When DD was on Zantac, I mixed it with about 10 mL of milk in a bottle. When she was hungry, I'd give her that & then swap for a full one after she downed it. She never cared about the taste when it was in her bottle. GL!