Tips to get 3-year-old to take Tylenol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don’t want to bring down a fever unless you absolutely have to (fever is helping fight the infection). But, if it’s too high or the child is too uncomfortable to calm down (like screaming nonstop) then do the smallest dose you can. Also, obviously check with nurse line or pediatrician.

This is not true. You are not stopping the immune system from fighting the infection if you take Tylenol and the fever goes down.

You don’t have to treat the fever, but if the child is uncomfortable, you should absolutely try to make them more comfortable by giving them medication, especially because they are more likely to drink liquids if they are comfortable, and dehydration is dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Chewable tablets chased with Gatorade or juice

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Hold them down. I don't understand the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hold them down. I don't understand the question.

Of course you do. You either take some sick joy in forcefully restraining a toddler or you’re a smug AH.

[Anonymous]

I can't understand how this is even a question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We bribe. Kid can choose either a special treat or to watch a show if they finish the dose. Worked like a charm at that age.

Same. It’s amazing how well bribing little kids works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't understand how this is even a question.

Then you were blessed with a child that doesn't projectile vomit medicine back at your face.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't understand how this is even a question.

Then you were blessed with a child that doesn't projectile vomit medicine back at your face.

No, I was blessed with a brain to hide it in their juice or milk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Try fever all rectal suppository instead

Of I can’t get DC to settle down enough to take it orally, I don’t think there’s any chance I could administer a rectal suppository. I ordered some chewable tablets though.

I use pill crusher on pills/chewable pills for both my kids and dog, otherwise they just won’t take it,

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I don’t know why this is supposedly such a strange question. DS was fighting taking medicine. It would have been very difficult to physically restrain not to mention he probably would have spit it out at the time. And he was feeling particularly crummy so was not eating or drinking enough to allow me to try to sneak the medicine in anything. I’m going to try the chewables though. That’s a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't understand how this is even a question.

Then you were blessed with a child that doesn't projectile vomit medicine back at your face.

No, I was blessed with a brain to hide it in their juice or milk.

As if that's not the first thing that we (not OP) tried.

[Anonymous]

Chewable crushed slightly on a spoon full of ice cream (which is also soothing and cooling)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't understand how this is even a question.

Then you were blessed with a child that doesn't projectile vomit medicine back at your face.

No, I was blessed with a brain to hide it in their juice or milk.

I guess your kid isn’t smart enough to figure out that their drink tastes different?

[Anonymous]

Grape flavor in apple juice. The apple juice masks grape. But it has to be little enough that you know they will drink it or else you don’t know how much of a dose they had.

[Anonymous]

We have the wax suppositories for this issue.

But our kiddo has febrile seizures so we can’t play with fevers.