Elixir advice???

[GrayMatterWife]

Does anyone have any good tips for how I can get my 3YO son to swallow ibuprofin elixir? He's taking his grape-flavored dissolvable acetominephin tablets no problem, but I can't find dissolvable ibuprofen tablets at the store. DH has told me to give him both forms of fever reducer because we can't hold his temp below 101 with just the one.

He's spitting it out. I've tried mixing it with juice, but he just messes around and eventually spills it. In desperation, I pinned him down and forced it down with a medicine syringe and held his nose closed (forcing him to swallow). Huge mess, of course, because he spits back about half, and I am concerned that he might accidentally aspirate some. DH is not helpful ("I don't know...the nurses handle that. I just prescribe.").

Anyone have any secret "good mommy" hints??? :anyolne: :anyolne: Thanks!

PS: I am near profanity or tears... Both look terrible on me.

[mommax3]

Re: Elixir advice???

Offer a juice box chaser (or soda) as a bribe? That's all I've got.... Sorry he is sick!

Sally

[rainbabies]

Re: Elixir advice???

im not above sitting on my kids and pouring it down their throat. seriously.

good luck, hope he feels better soon!

[DCJenn]

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If you can find a good pharmacist, have them compound some w/ extra flavoring and sweetener in it. We had them do that for Nikolai's giardia medicine which supposedly tastes like ass- but he LOVED it after it was doctored up. (excuse the pun, because we all know how helpful doctors REALLY are when it comes to kids and medicines)

Jenn

[rainbabies]

Re: Elixir advice???

oh, i forgot to mention. my friend has a really hard time getting her girls to take antibiotics. so, she melts chocolate, pours them in a candy moulds and then adds the dosage to each piece. she has great luck with that.

[GrayMatterWife]

Re: Elixir advice???

We don't chocolate to melt, but that gives me another idea...

We've got strawberry yogurt. I'll try mixing it in with that and seeing if I can fool him.

Thanks!

[Vanquisher]

Re: Elixir advice???

im not above sitting on my kids and pouring it down their throat. seriously.

good luck, hope he feels better soon!

with a Sprite chaser.

Re: Elixir advice???

im not above sitting on my kids and pouring it down their throat. seriously.

good luck, hope he feels better soon!

[peggyfromwastate]

Re: Elixir advice???

My kids LOVE ibu- the children's motrin berry flavor. They would drink the whole bottle if I let them.

:huh:

[madeintaiwan]

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Did you try another store because I know they make them, they're orange flavor. We give them to our 2 year old. So much better, my kids never liked that mixed berry flavor. I always had to pay extra to have the dye free stuff.

[houseelf]

Re: Elixir advice???

If DS is old enough try the tylenol "meltaways" which are little squishy tablets that they can chew. I about pulled my hair out until I found these.

Kelly

[Momo]

Re: Elixir advice???

I only read your post, but they make Jr Ibuprofen quick dissolves...krogers/ Fryes supermarkets offer their version as well. They are orange flavored...if you do come across them give me call (I'll PM it to you) I have the doseage by weight chart my Ped gave us!

[GrayMatterWife]

Re: Elixir advice???

Y'all:

Thanks so much for everyone's replies! I am very happy to know that they make chewable ibu. I will be on the lookout for them.

DS's fever appears to have broken. Crossing my fingers, it will hold through the night!