Maya has a 104 fever and bronchitis. She's been sick for 2 days. Took her to the doc, they gave her abx. Pudding - no Straight - no Milkshake - no Milk - no Guess what? I'm out of the entire bottle, and she took maybe a quarter of her first dose. There are 4 more to go. I don't know what to do. I yelled and I feel horrible, but I got so frustrated when she spit it all out, twice.
Post by sparkythelawyer on Jul 8, 2013 19:59:39 GMT -5
Any chance she's allergic to it? I did that to my Mom when I had pneumonia and they were giving me codine cough syrup. Turned out I was intolerant to Codine and we didn't figure it out until years later.
Regardless, that sucks vegan balls, I am so sorry!
What flavor is it? Call the doc back and have them send a refill and ask the pharmacist to give it a different flavor. Good luck.
It's watermelon, her absolute favorite. I tried it to see if it was awful. It's mild and pleasant. I think she's all worked up because she's had to take so much tylenol and motrin for the fever. Definitely not allergic, but you'd never know bc she hardly ingested any.
I feel like a shit mom right now. I yelled at my sick kid, and then I showered her in a not sweet way. I held her until she fell asleep but I don't think it really made up for it.
Did you make her wait until the discount doctor opened because you love her less than her siblings? No, didn't think so. You are officially not a Shitty Mom. Sorry you are having a rough day.
What flavor is it? Call the doc back and have them send a refill and ask the pharmacist to give it a different flavor. Good luck.
It's watermelon, her absolute favorite. I tried it to see if it was awful. It's mild and pleasant. I think she's all worked up because she's had to take so much tylenol and motrin for the fever. Definitely not allergic, but you'd never know bc she hardly ingested any.
I feel like a shit mom right now. I yelled at my sick kid, and then I showered her in a not sweet way. I held her until she fell asleep but I don't think it really made up for it.
Eh, one of my kids did this and I literally held them down and made them swallow it. Then the kid wouldn't come to me for cuddles for a few hours. But they got better and forgave me. Yelling ain't no thing.
Did you make her wait until the discount doctor opened because you love her less than her siblings? No, didn't think so. You are officially not a Shitty Mom. Sorry you are having a rough day.
Lol. I definitely paid for the full price doc...and the meds, twice! elle, you made me smile, a rare feat right now <3
It's watermelon, her absolute favorite. I tried it to see if it was awful. It's mild and pleasant. I think she's all worked up because she's had to take so much tylenol and motrin for the fever. Definitely not allergic, but you'd never know bc she hardly ingested any.
I feel like a shit mom right now. I yelled at my sick kid, and then I showered her in a not sweet way. I held her until she fell asleep but I don't think it really made up for it.
Eh, one of my kids did this and I literally held them down and made them swallow it. Then the kid wouldn't come to me for cuddles for a few hours. But they got better and forgave me. Yelling ain't no thing.
That is what I tried last She screamed and sobbed, I screamed and sobbed, some obscenities were yelled. I read that stupid article about not yelling, which I scoffed at and then decided to try so hard not to yell. So, I went and screamed at my miserably sick kid. yay!
Seriously, H held her down and I tried squirting it into her check like they say to. She choked and gasped and spit and it got all over her face. I caught it and tried to funnel it back in. There was a lot of hissing and scratching. Also, I have no idea how much she even got.
Did you make her wait until the discount doctor opened because you love her less than her siblings? No, didn't think so. You are officially not a Shitty Mom. Sorry you are having a rough day.
This made me laugh.
emsumm, I'm sorry she's sick. Don't beat yourself up. I hope she starts feeling better soon!
Well could they give it to her in pill form and you fashion some kind of pill pocket out of cheese like we do the dogs? LMAO
This would be a great idea for anyone other than Maya, the wunderkind. I tried that with Dramamine and a red vine. She burrowed in, extracted the pill, and ate the licorice. Gave the Dramamine to Naomi.
Gaah, you guys have great ideas and I feel like an ass saying no to everything. TrickyBob, favorite is ice cream, which was a no go. Other than that, my kids have no will to live (clearly) and could easily go without eating if I let them. cleo29, I am using the syringe. I tried showing her hold your nose. She was not impressed.
Squirt that shit at the back of her throat (while she is laying at a slight incline with the top of her head pushed against your inner knee) and hold her mouth shut until she swallows.
My kids kind of hate me, but meds aren't negotiable!
I know it sucks. I distinctly remember roaring like a lion and throwing a syringe across the kitchen once.
Squirt that shit at the back of her throat (while she is laying at a slight incline with the top of her head pushed against your inner knee) and hold her mouth shut until she swallows.
This is what I was going to suggest. I saw a friend of mine do it once. I don't have any of my own anecdotes yet!
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
What's a granule? I mean, I know what a granule is, but I've never heard of granules in this context. I guess I can imagine, lol.
Also, that pic is just stunning.
thanks! i never get a good pic of all 3 of them.
i'm striking out on my antibiotic googling.
So. Funny story. I always thought your sig pic was of your boys and some kind of low key celebrity that everyone here knew of but I didn't know enough to recognize her. I've been trying to figure it out ever since you put the picture up.
Squirt that shit at the back of her throat (while she is laying at a slight incline with the top of her head pushed against your inner knee) and hold her mouth shut until she swallows.
My kids kind of hate me, but meds aren't negotiable!
I know it sucks. I distinctly remember roaring like a lion and throwing a syringe across the kitchen once.
Ugh, Stellas, I tried. This worked when she was a baby. I tried blowing, too. It just didn't work. She managed to spit it all out.