Re: Giving infants meds-?'s

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My daughter would only breatfeed and we had problems giving her

meds. She would always gag and vomit up the meds and most recent

feeding. She would not take a bottle, pacifier, etc. We had the

best luck using an oral syringe on an empty stomach. She would still

gag, but she did not vomit.

Although I did not try this one, it sounded like an interesting

ides. When we were in hospital the nurses suggested 'sneeking' a

small piece of tubing (similar size to NG/J I think) into her mouth

while she was breatfeeding. Then tape the tubing to mom, put the

meds into the tubing with a syringe, and let babe suck them out while

feeding. They said it was successful in other cases.

Hope this helps,

Jen - Mom to Lucas (2 and unaffected) and Kira (8 months Leigh's

Disease)

> When Gracie was little, and before the g tube, we added the

medicine to her

> bottle. I am pretty sure you said you nurse, but if you pump a

little and give

> it to her in a 2 or three ounce bottle it should work. Dr. Cohen

actually

> suggested this, he said almost all meds are pretty safe to mix with

feedings.

> They also sell a pacifier with a medicine syringe attached. As the

baby sucks on

> the pacifier you can give her the meds through the pacifier. I

have never

> tried this, but always thought it was a good idea. Which CoQ10 are

you using?

> We get the one from Tischon, and it tastes pretty good.

> .