Essential supplies for feeding medicine to babies
Release time : 03/21/2025 09:30:02
What can instantly turn a cute little princess or prince into a gloomy mood? Administering medicine can do it! The speed at which the facial expression changes is truly amusing and heartbreaking for all those married couples.
For little ones who refuse to take their medication, do mothers resort to pinching their noses and forcibly feeding them? Stop! A recent news report suggested that pinching the nose while administering medication can lead to choking in children. There are more clever methods for administering medication. By fixing the child's head and small hands and using a spoon or straw, parents can easily soothe fussy babies. Parents should stop from forcing their noses, pressing tongues, or twisting ears to force medication on their children.
When faced with children who refuse to take medication, swallowing it becomes difficult, or they ingest sugar-coated pills causing poisoning, parents know how to respond? Quickly hold onto your glasses and look down.
For feeding medication to your baby, essential supplies for tugging at the throat and resisting are needed. Here are three tools that can easily resolve the resistance of a fussy little one: Dads and moms can start preparing to stock up now.
Pharmacy spoon.
The spoon stem and the medicine bottle are combined into one, so it's easy to feed the baby medicine! You don't have to worry about the baby spilling the medicine, and it can also prevent the baby from choking.
Babies over 12 months can take medicine.
Syringe type drug feeder.
First, take a syringe and inject the medicine. Then, apply the needle to the inner corner of the baby's mouth and slowly drip in.
Parents, please be careful when using this; don't squeeze too much at once.
Medication dropper.
Suck the liquid into the dropper, then place the dropper into your baby's mouth and squeeze out the liquid so that it will be easier for your baby to accept it.
However, children under 6 months old are not suitable for drug dropper.
How to feed medicine to your baby is a bitter medicine, but the baby is already very uncomfortable when it smells a strong smell. Let alone swallow the medicine obediently. Everyone, who is still troubled, quickly Mark3 big move.
Part 1: Dressing a 0-1-year-old baby Keywords: Not flat on their back, slightly elevate the head, secure the little hands.
Daddy and Mommy can slightly elevate the baby's head, fix the head and hands, then use a dropper or spoon filled with medication to place it in the baby's mouth. It can be placed at the base of the tongue (at the back third of the tongue surface). Let the medication flow slowly into the baby's mouth.
Note: After administering medication to the baby, it is important to hold them upright, to prevent them from inhaling medication into the trachea if they vomit.
Part 2, For the First Two Years of Life: Keyword: Drip Feeder, Needle Pump.
During this stage, babies are most disobedient. Explaining to them is often ineffective; for better results, parents can use a feeding device or syringe to administer medication.
Note: The speed at which the syringe pushes the medication should be slow.
Part 3, Conquering Children Over the Age of Two: Key Keywords: Sweet Words, Rewards, Great Lessons.
Even though a 2-year-old doesn't fully understand, they still have their own preferences. You could use these to trade, or talk to them about the importance of following instructions and taking their medicines.
Note: Promises made by parents must be kept!
Common Mistakes in Feeding Medications to Infants: Each time medication is administered, infants often struggle and cry, prompting some parents to forcefully feed the medication by pinching the baby's nose.
However, this behavior is extremely dangerous; babies can suffocate from inhaling medication into their airways at any moment.
Now let's explore six common misconceptions about administering medication.
1. Drinking juice or milk with medicines, according to The Times, is dangerous.
For example, the juices of lychee, orange and apple can inhibit the efficacy of some anti-allergic drugs and anti-infection drugs.
In addition, don't use milk to deliver medicines. Milk may react with medicines, such as sulfonamides. Taking them with milk will reduce the effect of the medicines.
2. There is a kind of rudeness called pinching the nose. When the baby cries and breathes deeply, the medicine can easily be inhaled into the trachea due to the obstruction of the nostrils. In serious cases, it can lead to tracheal spasm, suffocation, and even death.
3. Press the baby's tongue vigorously and use a spoon filled with medicine to press the baby's tongue. Quickly pour the medicine into the baby's mouth. This is not appropriate.
If you give too much medicine at one time, it may cause coughing.
4. When the baby cries loudly or opens his mouth to speak, it is best to stop feeding the medicine, otherwise the medicine may accidentally enter the baby's trachea.
5. When administering medication to infants, it is recommended to break the tablet in half and pour the liquid into the baby's mouth from the side of their lips, rather than directly into the child's mouth. This method helps prevent the child from inhaling the medication through their nose due to crying or fussiness.
6. Consumption of medication is troublesome; it's better to administer intravenous fluids, which are known to be more effective and quicker. Consequently, some parents have concluded that there is no need for medication if intravenous fluids can provide a quicker recovery.
In fact, if medication is available, it should be administered instead of intravenous fluids. Parents, please don't rush into decisions.
What to do if the baby throws up after taking medicine? 1. Let the baby cry.
When your baby cries, observe their breathing. If the crying is loud and the baby's face is flushed, it means there is no serious problem.
2. Kneeling and back-patting.
Preventing a baby from inhaling drugs, daddy and mommy should let the baby bend over at an angle of 60 degrees and lie on their backs on their own arms. Then they should forcefully pat their backs.
Stimulate the baby's soles.
If the back rub doesn't work, immediately pinch or stimulate the baby's soles, causing them to yell and increase breathing.
4. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.
If the foreign body has been removed, but the baby's breathing and heartbeat have ceased, it is urgent to perform artificial respiration or chest compressions on them, and call for emergency medical services or immediately take them to the hospital.
5. How to deal with a baby vomiting medication? If the medication is ingested and then completely vomited or vomits a lot, it should be re-administered.
If the baby vomits after half an hour, no more feeding is needed; if the baby only vomits a little, no feeding is required.
What to do if your baby takes medicine by mistake? 1. Observe the baby's reaction, and both parents need to observe the baby's reaction and quickly determine what medicine the baby has taken.
2. After administering an emetic, one can stimulate the baby's pharynx with their fingers first. If they do not spit out, one can feed them water and then place their belly on their knees, lower their head, and insert a finger into the baby's throat to press on the tongue, causing them to vomit.
However, if the baby is confused or takes drugs such as strong acid, strong alkali, or carbolic acid by mistake, these conditions are not suitable for inducing vomiting.
3. Before feeding the baby to the hospital, you can feed the baby some water. If the baby takes strong alkaline drugs, you can feed them vinegar and lemon juice.
Accidentally taking iodine requires feeding them rice soup, noodle soup and other starchy liquids.
If your baby takes acidic drugs, you need to use soapy water and raw egg white to neutralize them to protect the gastric mucosa.
4. Send the child to the hospital for treatment immediately. When it is found that the baby is inappropriate, parents should send the child to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
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If you feel unwell, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately, and the medical diagnosis and treatment will be subject to offline diagnosis.