What are some tips for keeping babies from taking medicine?

It is inevitable that babies at home will get sick. The most common ones are colds, diarrhea, allergies, etc. At present, the most important method for these diseases is to take medicine. As we all know, taking medicine is a painful thing. Many adults are afraid of taking medicine, not to mention babies. In daily life, mothers often encounter situations where babies refuse to take medicine. What are the tricks to deal with this?

What are some tips for keeping babies from taking medicine?

If a baby is sick, he or she definitely needs to take medicine. When it comes to giving medicine to babies, parents are overwhelmed. Whether it is Chinese medicine or Western medicine, it has a certain bitter or medicinal taste. It is really not easy to get the baby to take medicine obediently. But the baby is sick, how can he get better without taking medicine? So the baby must take this medicine and cannot spit it out. So, are there any tricks to get children to take medicine obediently?

1. Use the "jam sandwich" method. Put some jam in a small spoon, pour the crushed medicine on it, and then add another layer of jam for him to eat. Or put the medicine in something the child likes to eat, such as bread, to induce him to eat it himself.

2. When taking Chinese herbal decoctions, you should let them cool down before taking them. Studies have shown that the taste of medicinal soup is most bitter when the temperature is 37°C. The bitterness will be weakened if the temperature is higher or lower than 37°C. When drinking, take a piece of fruit leather the size of the tongue and stick it on the baby's tongue, then let him drink the soup, then drink some boiled water after drinking the medicine, and finally eat the fruit leather.

3. Prepare two small bowls, one for juice or drinks and the other for medicine. Give your baby a drink first, then quickly feed him/her the medicine solution when he/she is not paying attention, and then give him/her a spoonful of drink.

4. When taking capsule medicine, let the baby take a sip of water first, then put the capsule medicine into the mouth and lower the head to swallow the medicine. Since capsule medicine is lighter than water, it can easily go down the throat. For children aged 2-4 years old, sprinkle the powder on the food the child likes and let the child eat it by himself. It is best not to let the child see the "preparation stage" and find ways to distract his attention so that he does not have a premonition of having to take "bitter medicine" and become afraid. You can give him some sweet water to drink first, and then feed him the small spoon containing the medicine.

When feeding medicine, you should pay attention to the following two points:

(1) The medicine in the spoon should not be poured into the child’s tongue as this may cause choking. Secondly, if the medicine is poured onto the tongue, the child will quickly taste the bitterness and spit it out. You can first put the spoon into the child's mouth from the corner of his mouth, and then remove the spoon from his mouth when he swallows the medicine.

(2) Do not drink too much water before taking medicine. Some children are prone to vomiting, which reduces the effectiveness of the medicine. After feeding the medicine, you can give the baby a little sour juice and pat the baby's back gently to allow the medicine to enter the stomach smoothly.

5. Interesting attraction method. Plush toys are endowed with fresh vitality by babies. They may become very close friends of babies. When babies are sick and refuse to take medicine, you may borrow the following saying: "If you don't take medicine, your head will hurt and your stomach will feel uncomfortable! Oh, the little bear seems to be sick too. Is he feeling uncomfortable too? Why don't you take medicine with him, one spoonful for him and one spoonful for him, and let's get better together."

6. Play games with your baby before feeding the medicine. Feed the baby while playing. Sometimes the child is so focused on the game that he or she may ignore the bitter taste of the medicine.

7. The baby should be praised and given appropriate rewards every time after taking medicine.

8. Parents can usually read some books about illness with their babies, or buy some toys such as stethoscopes for their babies, so that the babies can understand that they need to take medicine when they are sick, and taking medicine is not scary at all, and the illness will get better faster after taking the medicine. After a few successful experiences, the child gradually became less afraid of taking medicine.

9. Jet-type medication. Oral syringes are an effective way to help little babies take medicine. The best spraying position is on the inside of the cheeks, and don't reach too deep to prevent the baby from choking or coughing. When injecting, you don't need to spray it in all at once. Give it a little at a time and let the baby digest it slowly.

10. Use a pacifier to give medicine cleverly. Pour the medicine into the nipple and let the baby suck the medicine in like a pacifier. By the time the baby realizes that the food tastes bitter, the medicine has already been swallowed. Then add some sugar water to the pacifier to help dilute the medicine and relieve the bitterness.