Help! I'm A Mom!

Tips for moms that I've learned over 12 years of raising eight kids. (These tips are not to take the place of any advice that your pediatrician would give you.)

Sunday, February 19, 2006

Giving Medicine

Having trouble giving your baby medicine? Whether it's pain reliever or a prescription medicine, most babies don't cooperate when it's time to dose em' up! Here's a little trick I learned: pinch your baby's nose to make them open their mouth. Because babies breath through their nose and not through their mouth, when you pinch their nose, they are forced to open their mouth in order to breath. (Make sure you release their nose as soon as they open their mouth!)
If you continue having trouble giving them medicine, you can buy OTC suppository pain relievers.

1 Comments:

  • At 7:19 PM, Blogger Briana Almengor said…

    You can also squeeze their cheeks so that their mouths open, looking like they're making a fishy face. I had to do this with Judah and it works.

     

Post a Comment

<< Home