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Hi,

I am new to this board and I have been listening to the

conversation and going through the archives. My daughter is 3 1/2 and

has CP. She communicates mainly by signing, but she has started to

say some words that only her family and I can understand.

I have been very interested in the discussion of EFAs being helpful

to kids with speech problems and I decided to start my daughter on

it. I went to the Health food store to purchase Pro EFA, and they did

not have it, so I got Omega Complete instead.They told me it didn't

taste too bad. I tried to give it to my daughter and she threw it up

immediatley. I don't know if it is really the taste, because she has

always thrown up Tylenol too and I think that tastes pretty good.I

can only give her tylenol by suppository. She does not like any kind

of juice so I can't try to hide it in that. Does anyone have any

advice on what I can put it in that may disguise the texture? I have

thought of trying the softgels and trying to get her to swallow them

if I can't find a way to get the liquid into her.

Any help would be much appreciated!!!

- Mom to

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I have put it in yogurt and oatmeal without any complaint from my daughter.

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dstier2001 wrote:

Hi,

I am new to this board and I have been listening to the

conversation and going through the archives. My daughter is 3 1/2 and

has CP. She communicates mainly by signing, but she has started to

say some words that only her family and I can understand.

I have been very interested in the discussion of EFAs being helpful

to kids with speech problems and I decided to start my daughter on

it. I went to the Health food store to purchase Pro EFA, and they did

not have it, so I got Omega Complete instead.They told me it didn't

taste too bad. I tried to give it to my daughter and she threw it up

immediatley. I don't know if it is really the taste, because she has

always thrown up Tylenol too and I think that tastes pretty good.I

can only give her tylenol by suppository. She does not like any kind

of juice so I can't try to hide it in that. Does anyone have any

advice on what I can put it in that may disguise the texture? I have

thought of trying the softgels and trying to get her to swallow them

if I can't find a way to get the liquid into her.

Any help would be much appreciated!!!

- Mom to

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Some say that hiding it in a little bit of soda does the job. I

think the slimey texture gets that gag reflex going. Sprite might

have been a good one, I can't remember. If you do soda, give it a

try.

Not to rub it in, but my son gobbles it up off the spoon. He's nuts.

Pam

> Hi,

> I am new to this board and I have been listening to the

> conversation and going through the archives. My daughter is 3 1/2

and

> has CP. She communicates mainly by signing, but she has started to

> say some words that only her family and I can understand.

> I have been very interested in the discussion of EFAs being

helpful

> to kids with speech problems and I decided to start my daughter on

> it. I went to the Health food store to purchase Pro EFA, and they

did

> not have it, so I got Omega Complete instead.They told me it

didn't

> taste too bad. I tried to give it to my daughter and she threw it

up

> immediatley. I don't know if it is really the taste, because she

has

> always thrown up Tylenol too and I think that tastes pretty good.I

> can only give her tylenol by suppository. She does not like any

kind

> of juice so I can't try to hide it in that. Does anyone have any

> advice on what I can put it in that may disguise the texture? I

have

> thought of trying the softgels and trying to get her to swallow

them

> if I can't find a way to get the liquid into her.

> Any help would be much appreciated!!!

> - Mom to

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When my daughter was 3 and 1/2, I put the proefa in yogurt as well, pasta

shells (not hot), and on top of fruit such as magno. Now, at 6, she loves the

soft gel texture so much, she willingly takes the proefa and just chews it.

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