Can I add medicine to milk if my baby doesn't want to take it? What's the best way to feed my baby if he doesn't want to take it?

Feeding babies medicine is the most troublesome thing for parents! It is also the problem that parents are most worried about. So, can I add medicine to milk if my baby doesn't want to take it? About, can I add medicine to milk if my baby doesn't want to take it? How to feed my baby if he doesn't want to take medicine? The editor will answer them one by one for you!

Can I add medicine to milk if my baby doesn't take it?

The baby does not want to take medicine. Generally speaking, therapeutic medicines cannot be mixed with food or milk, as this will result in poor absorption and affect the efficacy. It is recommended that you do not put the medicine in milk. It is best to change the preparation and switch to some sweet-tasting medicines. The child should be fine.

How to feed the baby if he doesn't take medicine

1. If the medicine is not bitter, you can take it directly with warm water; if it is bitter, you can add some sugar to mix it and feed it; for particularly bitter medicines, such as berberine, you can put some sugar in a small spoon first, then put the medicine, pour it into the child's mouth, and then quickly take it with sugar water. If the medicine is a powder, tablet or pill, it can be ground and dissolved in water (enteric-coated tablets or capsules should not be dissolved in water first); medicines that are insoluble in water can be mixed with sugar and then mixed with water before feeding to avoid coughing. Feeding the Chinese medicine decoction after it cools down slightly can reduce the bitterness. You can also add appropriate amounts of rock sugar or honey, or concentrate it into syrup and feed it in several times.

2. For infants under 6 months old, you can use a bottle to feed the medicine, that is, put the prepared liquid medicine into the bottle and let the child suck it; for older children, you can use a spoon to feed the medicine, let the child turn sideways, and slowly feed the prepared medicine into the side corner of the mouth with a spoon, let it flow into the cheek and swallow it. You can also use a cod liver oil dropper to suck up the liquid medicine, then put it into the child's mouth and drip it diagonally against the cheek.

3. It is generally difficult to feed medicine to a child around 1 year old. The child will often refuse to take the medicine and will not cooperate. At this time, you can first feed a little sugar, then a spoonful of medicine, and then a spoonful of sugar water before the child has time to resist. This method often works.

4. When a child refuses to swallow the medicine in his mouth or the tablets with dissolving coating are difficult to swallow, you can use a small spoon to gently press the child's tongue to stimulate swallowing. Or use the unique reflex swallowing action of infants and young children to encourage them to swallow the medicine. The specific method is: the adult blows gently to the child's face 30 cm away from the child's face, which can induce the child to swallow. This method is generally suitable for children aged 1-2 years old. However, when using this method, it must be required that the person blowing must be a person who does not have a cold or other infectious diseases.

5. For extremely uncooperative infants and young children, it is best to let them lie down or hold them in the arms of an adult when feeding them medicine, with their head tilted to one side. Use your left hand to pinch their chin to open their mouth. Use your right hand to place the tip of the spoon close to the space between the cheek mucosa and the molars to pour the medicine in. After the child has completely swallowed the medicine, release your left hand and take out the spoon.

6. After feeding the child medicine, you should also feed the child an appropriate amount of warm water to wash away the medicine remaining in the mouth and attached to the esophageal wall, remove the bitter taste left in the mouth, and avoid damage to the esophageal mucosa. It is particularly important to note that if the child coughs and chokes during the medication feeding process, you must stop feeding the medicine immediately to avoid foreign matter choking into the trachea and causing danger.

Avoid 3 mistakes when giving medicine

1. Force: Giving medicine is like fighting a war

If two or three parents come together to hold the child, it will only make the atmosphere more tense and scare the baby into resisting. Threatening or pinching the nose to force the medicine in will not work either. Even if the medicine is poured in, the child will cry and spit it out after a while. Pinching the nose to force the medicine in may also choke the trachea, causing serious consequences.

2. Coaxing: You can’t feed someone without cheating

Some parents lie to their children that the medicine is sweet, but once the children taste it, they will not take it next time. Some parents also say that the medicine is "sugar", which will cause greedy children to secretly take the medicine and cause danger. Mixing medicine in milk may cause coagulation, reducing the efficacy of the medicine. Moreover, if the child cannot finish it in one go, it will result in insufficient medicine.

3. Compromise: Give your child the option of not eating

No child wants to take medicine, so parents must not ask: "Is it okay to take medicine now?" I guess all children will answer "No". When children are sick and uncomfortable, in a bad mood and unwilling to take medicine, parents should be patient when feeding them medicine and guide them to take medicine so that the condition can be relieved.