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How to Give a Baby Medicine

No one likes to give their baby medicine, but sometimes it is best for baby. Cora was prescribed antibiotics for an infection last week and the challenge began.

The problem – Cora screamed and spit all her medicine out every time wasn’t too thrilled with taking her medicine. Since I didn’t feel like the medicine was optional I needed to figure out a way to help the medicine go down (cue Mary Poppins song).

A few things that worked for me:

  • Warm the medicine. Cora doesn’t like “cold” things so I realized that part of the problem was the medicine’s temperature. I started warming the syringe in a cup of water before giving it to her.
  • Using a syringe instead of a dropper. The syringe gives me more control, while the dropper seemed to spill out medicine.
  • Wait until she is really hungry before giving her the medicine. I started giving her the medicine first thing in the morning and after she wakes up from her nap. She is always very hungry and is more likely to drink the medicine from the syringe.

What works for you when it comes to giving your kids medicine? I would love your suggestions!

I am not a doctor nor do I pretend to be one on this blog. Please consult with your doctor before giving your child medicine. Visit Parenting.com for more tips for giving your littlest ones medicine.

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Flu Shot or Not

Some you might have noticed I closed the comments on my Safeway Flu Shot post. While I welcome healthy debate, sometimes this blog is not the best place for it.

If you want to talk Flu Shot, head over to my BlogFrog forum and join the discussion. I realize the subject of vaccinations can create a passionate response, so please remember to play nice with your words.

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I Want to Be a FUN Mom…

I want to be a fun mom. I want to allow my kids to bring their dirt covered rocks, sticks and occasional dead bug into the house. I want to let them finger paint more often than I do. I want to let them play in the rain and make mud pies… but too often I say no.

So when Play-Doh contacted me about trying out the new Burger Builder set, I realized this was my opportunity to say yes to my kids. When the set arrived my kids could not wait to open the box.

The set is really fun, and my older kids said they remembered having a similar set when they were younger, but it had the McDonald’s logo all over it. I was very please to see that this set was not affiliated with any fast food restaurant. It is hard to discourage your children from eating there if all their toys encourage it.

My kids were excited to get to work building burgers and other food items.

My rule follower was particularly proud of his creation.

My free spirit liked the set too… for different reasons.*

The kids had a great time making their Play-Doh creations. There were very excited when I told them about the Play-Doh’s playroom makeover. Your child can create a make-believe version of their favorite food, then upload a picture of your child’s creation for the opportunity to win the $10,000 Grand Prize, consisting of a $5,000 Playroom Makeover and a $5,000 School Doh-nation.

I couldn’t help but wonder… since we homeschool can we get a $5,000 school room makeover? 😉

How fun is that, your kids get to play with play-doh and maybe win a playroom makeover. I was ready to pull out all our play-doh supplies! My kids worked hard creating their contest entries, and I have to admit, it looked like a lot of fun. I might even make my own hamburger next time. 🙂

How about you, what fun things have you done with your kids lately?

 

*No Play-Doh was consumed during the making of this blog post.

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Cora and Kit ~ 5 Months

Remember when Cora first got her quilt?

It almost “fits” her now.

And that Kit doll….

Not even close…

By the way, Cora hates getting her picture taken! It is almost impossible to get her to smile… unless I can convince other people in my family to stand in front of her and do this…

And that’s A Finer Thing….