How do you give Baby Panadol?

[MrsScatterbrain]

Hi everyone,

When my bubs recently had his 2 month injections, I gave him some Baby Panadol. I could not work out for the life of me how to administer it! (Apart from measuring the right dose, etc). I was trying to be gentle, but lost control of the syringe and it (the Panadol!!) shot down his throat like a bullet!! (Poor little guy!).

It worked like a dream, but I can't help but think I could have done a better job! :o Any hints?

Thanks,

Bella xx

[JenNT]

Thats how i do it lol straight down the back of the throat followed by some milk in his bottle to wash it down otherwise his bib wears it all. The syringe they give isn't the easiest to use either. I bought a larger one with a soft spongy end to lessen the impact:D

Hope that helps

[veve]

hey bella :)

I gave baby panadol to Jack after his injections too... I DID have to hold him firmly though (he was pretty upset at night) - I just tried to gradually squeeze the dropper into the spot under his tongue (I tried not to let him lie down too much either .. he was propped up in the crook of my arm) when he cries and lifts his tongue there is a massive gap there :D

- I dont know if you can mix it with water??? I'm pretty sure you could though?? so in a bottle with some cool boiled water?

that is only an option if he takes a bottle though??

hope he is feeling better! its pretty scary ...

xxx

[TwoBlue]

Yep straight down the throat too !! LOL

I am not sure of an easier way sorry :o

[the_queen]

Practice using the syringe with one hand, squirting water into the sink or something. If the plunger seems "hard" or "sticky", then buy another one. They should be smooth and easy to control.

Aim to put the medicine into the side of bubba's mouth. One trick to get him to swallow is to rub under their chin with your finger bent. ie, bend your index finger to make a right-angle at the knuckle, then use the top bit to stroke under the lower jaw. Stroke forwards, from throat to chin. (I'm not sure if I've explained that very well!!! LOL sorry..) It somehow makes them swallow automatically.

Vallerie had surgery when she was 14 weeks old and we had to administer anti-biotics and panadol quite a lot in that first post-op week, so I felt like a bit of an "expert" (mind you, that was over 4 years ago now).

:)

[dannii]

im glad someone asked that, i was wondering the same.
even though ive done it with 2 other kids (a while ago) i couldnt remember how i done it :D
well guess its just going straight down the throat then!!
indy goes for her first needles on tues.. im not looking forward to it :(

[Goosie22]

I had to give my second son Panadol via his rectum(bot bot) as he wouldn't swollow it. He didn't mind it that way as he didn't have to taste it, since then I have found dymadon(?sp) which is paracetamol and it has a more pleasant taste.

[sugar n spice]

Ok other than just squirting it down there throat, when my son was in hosital the nurses would use a suringe (wrong spelling) on one side of the mouth and the dummy on the other that we they can suck and any excess goes on the dummy which they suck off. Another way is at woolworths they have a medicine dummy. i haven't used it before but by the look of it you unscrew the bottom of it, squeeze the panadol etc in then scew back on and they suck the dummy and the panadol comes out. i hope this helps.

[JnA]

In first aid we advise sqirting the side of the mouth, into the cheek pouch. This is to avoid choking as some babies will startle with the squirt and reflex inhale. Under the tongue is good too.

[stormanet]

Hiya :) My advice is to ditch the syringe and get an eye dropper... so much easier to control!!! Also the advice with injections I have had from my doc is to give the panadol half an hour before the shot. Works like a treat for us!

K

[Kirstlea]

We use an eye dropper too. Just have to watch out with going straight down the throat, some babies will throw it all back up at you or sometimes their throat closes of somehow (don't ask me how:( ) and it just dribbles out of the corner of their mouth. I was one of those lucky mums:rolleyes:

The only way you can mix it with other fluid is if you are 100% sure that they will drink the whole lot so a DR friend of my says.

[Merlion]

okay. why did you give bubs panadol. did he/she need it. you only need to give it to them if they have a fever. Back to the subject. Jessica had to have antiobiotics due to throat and ear infection when she was 4 months old. We used a syringe that didnt work and neither did the eye dropper but we got one of those baby medicines spoons and she sucked the medicine down and we have no problems now

[pegasus]

I was going to say - ditch the eyedropper and go the syringe.

Also wanted to say about Dymadon (Goosie beat me to it). Dymadon's syringe/ bottle top combination makes it much easier to measure the dose.

My DS has had about 11 convulsions since 10months and we've had to trial a fair few different types of meds as he goes off his rocker for the next week, and have been advised by Drs to administer panadol and nurofen alternately.

He hates the panadol taste (if you've ever tried it it is pretty awful) and will squirm and clamp his mouth shut. When he has a drop of something a bit orangy (dymadon and nurofen) and realises it's a taste he likes he will suck it better. An eyedropper and a squirmy baby is not a good combination in my house.

[♥Heaven Sent♥]

I use the neurofen or dymadon the syringe u get in the neurofen is easy to control and my bub loves the taste(orangy) and sucks it down herself so i dont have to squirt it down.