Very frustrated giving Chinese medicine to DS. The intense child just spits out the medicine even it has been mixed with honey. (To those who are not familiar with Chinese herbal medicine: the decoction [the prepared liquid] is dosed in a rice bowl [size smaller for children], not in spoons.) I HATE dropping the decoction into his cheek pocket every time - we are both emotionally exhausted!!!
Q: Why don't use syringe? You can cool down the herbal tea and inject it to his mouth by the syringe. You can buy the syringe (of course without needle version) in any local dispensary stores. Just like many children also use syringe to have the syrup.
Thanks but actually we have been using the syringe (when all other more respectable means fail)!
I guess few children's syrups will require the parents to administer 150ml (a children's rice bowl=one dose of decoction) or even a half portion of it at one time!
Tonight (just like all other nights) DS protested against the syringe hysterically, gagged heavily and hurt his mouth corner....We were both very scared.
Forgot to say, with the syringe method we at most can give ~20ml at one time (INCluding the spit-out) before we break down. It's just like a torture to every one.
In fact, even giving 2.5ml of acetaminophen will make DS mad.
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