Re: Dawn- Giving infants meds-?'s

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I am not sure if that will work with Porrah due to her being breast fed rather than bottle fed. We have tried bottles a couple times, but she gags on them and then vomits. I am hoping the Prilosec will help some but if the gagging and excessive air swallowing are due to muscle weakness from the stroke episode she had, I am not sure how much it will help. Maybe I will try the bottle idea and let you know how it goes. Thanks for the suggestions. Darla Re: Giving infants meds-?'s Darla, I know that we had to try this with . They actually make bottles that have syringes attached. When they are drinking the formula or whatever, you just press the syringe a little at a time and they suck the med down with the formula I cannot remember the name of the company who makes it though. Another idea we used was to put the nipple of a bottle into their mouth and let them suck on it and put the med into it while they are sucking By the time they realize it is not a bottle, the meds should be down. Other then these two ideas I cannot be more helpful except keep doing what you are doing. Good luck. (it's sounds horrible, but thank God for G-tubes!!!) I know meds with my other two are so much more difficult then just sticking them down the tube. Dawn Myers