HOW TO GIVE BABIES AND TODDLERS MEDICINE

[@martinaseps4763]

For me foodcoloring has also worked well. I let them choose the color and call it a magic potion. I say magic words while i mix in the color. It helps!

[@astihunny]

So helpful! Thank you! My baby is always spitting it back out and screaming

[@kerisha9308]

Oooo my gosh I've been trying different ideas for the last two days. Your option number one worked immediately. I usually give him and he throws up or spits it out immediately. When I put him down and popped it in it's like he didn't even notice. 👍 I'm subscribing

[@akanzeki]

My.kid runs like road runner and she never ever stayed still even on a good day. I wish your tips work for some people unfortunately no luck for us.

[@stephanyrodriguez3612]

I am having the roughest time giving my son his antibiotics 😣 he keeps it in his mouth and spits it out slowly and super super stubborn.. I’m worried of traumatizing him … can I mix his cephalexin with Danimals ? Or milk bottle ?

[@diamondzonmywrist]

Thanks the medicine tips... but if that isn’t the cutest baby!!!!! 😩😍 adorable!!

[@NurseLiz]

😍 thank you! I agree haha. But I’m quite biased 😉

[@azeemece6865]

Can we give antibiotics with pediasure milk, it's warm right?

[@honey_gee]

Thank you for your video. This is such a blessing! I have a two-year old son and he does not like antibiotics and antihistamines. It's been four days of struggle just to let him take his meds. I read one of your replies here from the "comments section", and you suggested in mixing the meds with ice cream. We tried it just this evening, and my son did not notice the meds at all.

[@NurseLiz]

yay!! I'm so glad you finally found something that works. I know how stressful that can be

[@mountain_girl]

Good lord Nurse Liz.....THANK YOU! 17 yr RN, all adult ICU, TICU, SICU and now ED nursing. My years of critical care experience helps for sure, but even 6 years deep into the ED setting I am generally uncomfortable with the little humans simply 2dary to the fact that I am not a mother and have so little experience. I was an EMT and later a Medic before nursing and therefore had some peds experience and have been PALS certified for decades-- but other than pediatric clinicals back in school and those PALS re-certss, I have had no other pedi experience. To this day I am more comfortable with pediatric IV starts and the awful scenarios of pediatric resuscitation than I am administering medications to infants--or god forbid--the formidable 3-going-on-30 year old toddler!! I am not exaggerating at all in saying that your 11 minute video gave me more good tips than 20+ years in emergency and critical care nursing.' I am going to browse your videos now in hopes of finding other good tips in dealing with the pediatric patient. I am a great "go-to" nurse for difficult IV starts and am often asked to start a line for infants and toddlers. While my clinical skills r/t the insertion of the catheter itself are good---the approach and the care of the patient is where I imagine a lot of us nurses who lack experience with toddlers could use. All too often in the emergent setting--the tolerance of the patient to the procedure is secondary to the importance of completing the task....so if we ill-equipped ED nurses cannot quickly calm a sick child---we move straight to the papoose board to get it done. The same can be said for many invasive procedures, straight cath UAs, sutures. I've browsed content on these matters---and most good practice videos or articles come from unicorn-and-fairy-land pediatric specialty emergency medical centers where all this specialized equipment and staff exist. For many a busy city ER like ours, those resources do not exist. Yet we still need to care for, and stabilize these patients so we can then ship them to the children's hospital. I will be looking forward to learning more. Many thanks.

[@NurseLiz]

Wow thank you so much for the super thoughtful reply! You sound like an AMAZING asset to your ER! I have a video on tips for pediatrics, but I think that might be it in terms of peds. Thanks so much for the love!

[@NARESHKUMAR-wp5vh]

How to give liquid medicine to 9 months old baby if he keep medicine in mouth only and does not swallow. Spitting back medicine. Crying and not opening mouth

[@NurseLiz]

It just depends on how necessary the medicine is. If they have to get it, sometimes you have to pry their mouth open then hold their mouth shut. Its not fun, but if they absolutely need it, you gotta do what you gotta do.

[@chinievan4786]

Haha same problem today

[@misschai2090]

Same problem

[@mariafigueroa4153]

I wish I knew about the pediasure and tamiflu!

[@l_7376]

Where have you been all my life!!!

[@aloraogle3374]

i have tried EVERYTHING!!!!! at least i think!! ive even tried mixing it with juice, like my doc approved. nope. then did the inner cheek slowly dispersed. and she just spits it out . she is almost 3!! so hard..maybe the blowing on theface will help. she wont even take the chewables....she has a fever and i usually have to get to the doc cause she wont take them. sooo hard

[@NurseLiz]

Ugh, I'm so sorry! Three year olds are really hard because there's not really anything else you can do besides pry their mouths open and hold them shut until they swallow. I hope something in here helps!

[@ayannagomes8755]

Omg! I have no luck whatsoever giving my toddler his medicine. I've tried everything. Its very stressful.

[@danniemikeey579]

I use suppositories for fever. For antibiotics tbh it's the 1st time I'm trying with my 3rd kid. The other 2 kids drank it fine

[@GeneralCreativeZone]

Thanks for the tips, But none of your Tip is working on My 18 Month Princess. Whenever She sees a Syringe She starts crying & she always Spit it back. The Blow, Jaw Shaking or anything you told is not working here, Please help.

[@NurseLiz]

Ugh I'm so sorry she's being tricky! Sometimes at work we would squirt it in and then hold our fingers under their chins so they couldnt open their mouth if they really needed the medication. Never fun, but gets the job done if its a must. Best of luck, that is never fun!

[@GeneralCreativeZone]

For now, she's feeling pretty well, I tried a new method that when she slept I silently raised her head supporting the whole backbone and gave the medicines when she was sleeping, It was not a big issue then, just a little bit of fight, but that was after swallowing the medicine. and I waited for her to sleep again for another medicine.

[@Sche-D]

@@NurseLiz I am going to try the thumb under the chin, but my 9 month old will most likely vomit it up. The problem is that it's antibiotics & if shes not getting it in, shes not finishing the coarse. She has to take it with food & after the whole ordeal she doesnt want e=anything near her, barely her dummy, so trying to give again AND trying to get her to eat food, will be impossible.

[@cynthiamalesi9258]

Waah.thanks for these.was suffering and we were crying

[@moniquegosha10]

Also with her taking Tamiflu have you seen any side effects happened if a side effect does happened should i take my daughter to the hospital?

[@NurseLiz]

call your pediatrician/provider if that happens

[@yanisgomez5192]

My baby is taking propranolol for SVT and now that he’s 5 months old he kicks and fights us off. It’s become so hard to administer. He ends up spitting it out. It’s so frustrating specially with his condition to know he isn’t getting a full dose.

[@NurseLiz]

ugh that is so hard. Are you giving tiny tiny bits at a time really far back in the mouth? Thats the method I used to use for littles that age. like 1 mL at at time.

[@ivanestrada6380]

Hi Liz, I just found your video and subscribed! I have a 20 month boy who is gives me a hard time when having to give him his medicine. It’s liquid form and he just spits it out. He truly fights me and I feel bad trying to shove it down his throat with a syringe 😞 how much chocolate syrup can I mix in the medicine? He needs to take 4ml of medicine.

[@MsSangina]

easy to say... but never in practice... I am going through hell with my toddler ...

[@NurseLiz]

Toddlers can be oh such..fun. Best of luck!

[@imrannasirshaikh5350]

Awesome. I just loved it. Just an excellent piece of advises and tips.

[@NurseLiz]

I'm so glad!

[@arevaloiren]

Just stopped by to see 6 month old Avery! 👋👋

[@NurseLiz]

She was so tiny!

[@Sha721]

Thanks for sharing. I’m having problems giving my 18 month old daughter her multivitamin with iron. She use to be fine with it but now lately she doesn’t want it. I try to give her something to distract her but it doesn’t work. Any suggestions?

[@NurseLiz]

They get so clever around that age. Also the multi with iron tastes BAD and can make their tummies upset so she probably isn't a huge fan. If she has to take it you may have to hold her down and hold her chin shut until she swallows. Often around that age it gets really tricky because they catch on really quik to your tricks. good luck!

[@paulinadominguez4619]

Great tips thank you! I have a very tricky 12 month old and I just gave him the dropper of this really yucky medicine while nursing, he didn't notice until it was done :)

[@NurseLiz]

yay!!

[@Enlightenedx]

It didnt work for me. He saw the medecine and cried and threw his bottle and kept nodding his head

[@sakinnahwebster701]

My Baby doesn't fall for that trick :/

[@joelmunoz8571]

Should I avoid calling it Medicine and call it candy instead or is that lying? And maybe I should avoid lying to the child?

[@lauraachieng8968]

Thank you you for the tips..... Won't there be a negative interaction with the drugs and food?

[@NurseLiz]

As long as they're OK to take with food its OK!

[@RandomVibes505]

Hi my baby just nearly choke with the liquid ...for us was not working ... I am so scare now to give him the medication ...

[@julieannlaurito7593]

This😢

[@mrsenriquez744]

I have done all of these my son it’s to strong 😅

[@SuperHahahajajaja]

Thank you!

[@helloktgsvideos]

Hey Liz, this is awesome, thank you! We have to give our son 3.5ml + 2ml of different meds twice a day, he is one and he holds it in his mouth and sometimes gargles it and spits it out. as it is so regular he knows the drill, what tips do you have? there are no pill alternatives sadly, it is the twice daily nightmare in our house :(

[@NurseLiz]

Oof. So this is totally going to vary based on your parenting style. When I've had to give my daughter medicine that was not negotiable we had a few rough days where I held my finger under her jaw to keep her mouth closed until she swallowed. She was not a happy camper. But I tried to stay super calm and after 2 days she got the memo and it got easier. Not ideal, but worked eventually. Many parents of the kids I worked with had to implement a similar method since for their kid it wasn't optional. Best of luck with everything

[@renaznaval1052]

Is it safe to mix the medicine into his bottled milk? Thank you

[@NurseLiz]

It's safe, but if you mix it in the bottle and they don't drink the whole thing, it's impossible to know if they get the full dose, so I recommend mixing it in the milk in a syringe and then giving it to baby through that to ensure they get the full dose.

[@staceymcalister2849]

I know this is old but can you mix antibiotics with milk? My 2 year old only drinks milk. Specifically Augmentin or Azrithmycin?

[@jocelynparas9249]

Hi Nurse Liz, Thank you for the tips. Question. Is it advisable to give my baby a medicine while she's sleeping?

[@NurseLiz]

Advisable? Probably not. Have I done it slowly with tiny sips? Yes. haha

[@jocelynparas9249]

@@NurseLiz Thank u Nurse Liz!

[@annec.gonito204]

My baby is 14mos and she is literally struggling with just the sight of the medicine bottle. Even if we successfully inserted the medicine to her mouth and she swallowed it already she forces herself to vomit... Don't know what to do. :(

[@NurseLiz]

Mix it with ice cream?? Or something sweet. And hide the bottle! Just present the “concoction”. Good luck. That is so so challenging

[@shawnharry3454]

I get the same problem. My son wud be 2 years less than a month and it’s worse than how u described. He LITERALLY has to be restrained from head to feet (yes hands included), he locks his jaw, to open it u either have to block his nose or squeeze his cheeks. Yes I know it sounds inhumane but I honestly don’t know any other way. Even when we successfully get the medicine to enter his mouth he IMMEDIATELY spits it out. Also if by some miracle the medicine is consumed, he gets so hysterical that he causes himself to vomit on demand. All this is happening with a lot of fighting, biting, scratching and of course crying. I’m in the hospital right now making this comment and nurses are passing and peeping in the room to make sure he isn’t being tortured or murdered. Saddest part about all this is that I’m not even exaggerating in the slightest. Please help me someone. PS: I’ve tried mixing it with water, juice, his formula and basically anything I know he likes to eat/drink, however nothing worked.

[@Viperstings]

Thanks Liz for these amazing tips. You helped us moms out alot. God bless you. Love from Pakistan.

[@NurseLiz]

Thanks for watching! Hope it helps with your little one :)

[@bellaaus582]

I'm going to try this trick tonight. Hope it works. My 13MO baby have to take 5 types of medication. And there's only one that he particularly like so much that he would take the syringe from me and willing to suck on the syringe himself happily. Then the others, he would cry or even spit them up with his mouth closed.

[@NurseLiz]

I hope they worked for you! That is so stressful 😞

[@bellaaus582]

The tip that you demonstrate in the video works like wonder, for a day. Then my baby sort of found out and he didn't get startled when I blow on his face anymore. LOL. Nevermind I'll try the other tips today. 😂

[@jhnsree8129]

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[@jenniferashley456]

Thank you for doing this video! Great tips! I'm going to try the hershey's strawberry syrup next dosing. I have a almost 3 year old daughter an have been having such a hard time giving her Antibiotic to her. She spits it out. I'll try to update after next dose! An again thank you!!!

[@NurseLiz]

Fingers crossed for you!

[@GigiSher]

Thank you Liz!

[@petarpetrov4426]

The video is nice, but I believe mixing with food to disguise the taste is something tricky. Some food should not be mixed with certain medicines.

[@NurseLiz]

Petar Petrov you do you! It works well for me as long as it’s not a med you shouldn’t eat with at all (which are rare in peds) 🙂

[@yonisabuhamra4882]

Your a life saver

[@moniquegosha10]

Thank you for your tips i have watched this video about 4 times now i have a 3 year old daughter n its been hell trying to give her medicine so bad where im finding myself crying because she needs the medicine... im am currently trying to give my daughter Tamiflu and im going to try the pedisure to mask the taste but what i have a problem with my daughter will spit it out and she has a cough so she will cough hard and throw it up i was wondering how do i avoid that from happening

[@NurseLiz]

3 year olds are really hard because there's no great way. I wish there was. That is so hard :(

[@Ramilyonario]

Thanks

[@simonyapp]

Thank u ! A touch of Syrup worked 😀

[@NurseLiz]

Yay!!

[@M0untain_fawn70]

Doesnt work. My baby hates it's she is one and thrashes and it don't matter if I blow in her face she will gargle it and spit it out every damn time. Idk what to do she has ear infection a cold with chest infection and possibly a UTI. Nothing works and she taste it in a bottle. I have had to hold her mouth open and blow in her mouth. It don't matter nothing works

[@NurseLiz]

ugh thats rough I'm sorry

[@marcelaa9498]

That's my son too! I'm so frustrated😫😫😫

[@aynalemmanu3113]

The same is happening to my son 😔😔

[@QueenM3.]

Nothing works. My baby is miserable but keeps throwing up the medicine. It's always a fight trying to get her to take meds from a syringe. Heck I even masked it in juice and she's still puking it up after a few swallows. So over this.

[@Smile-v1u]

Can you position your baby on side lying when administering liquid medication?

[@NurseLiz]

I usually don’t! But you probably could. Just tiny amounts!

[@yvonneescobar4558]

This technique doesn’t work on fuzzy kids or kids that hate medicine 😣

[@shawnharry3454]

This what I’ve been saying?

[@ankushgofit6195]

Om Sai Ram 🌹🌹 Thank you

[@ericamontez8968]

Thank you 🙏

[@NurseLiz]

Hope it helps!

[@meganholbrook4238]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH👏👏👏👏

[@NurseLiz]

You're so welcome! Hope it was helpful!

[@dandee7045]

I was told never to give meds to a baby laying down.

[@roboxiangamer1147]

My baby is fighting with us because we are giving her medicine

[@shawnharry3454]

Ok any tips for if your kid is a demon spawn?? Cuz this did not help in any way.

[@Pam2712]

Thank you 🥴

[@oscarvaca2975]

That is what my mom was doing to my bro

[@Galaxy.865]

Non of those tricks works for one r year rough baby really

[@tapanpaik3419]

Whenever i give medicine to my baby he omit what i do plz suggest

[@NurseLiz]

ugh that's hard. Usually with that I have the best luck mixing it with little bits of food.