3yo refuses to take medicine - any ideas?

Violetta_2

Different things worked at different times, sometimes if dd gave her teddy or fave doll some medicine then she would take it herself, we also have wee shot glasses a tiny version of our normal tumblers sometimes she liked that rather than the spoon, sometimes it was pure bribery of say a choccy button if she had her medicine. I think sometimes an ice lolly helps as it freezes the mouth & numbs the taste bud. It is horrid having a struggle over medicine, but hopefully its just a few minutes & it's worth it if it helps make them better.
I put a pile of oats tied up in a muslin & let that soak in the bath for a while ,squeezed out as much oatmilk as I could from the muslin then gave dd a bath it did seem to soothe her, she was lucky, although she had spot's everywhere, she wasn't madly itchy.

spendingmad

Thanks for all your replies - I now have loads of tricks to use on her!!

She seems a little better today and the spots are drying up quite quickly. Although she has some big nasty ones on her face and 3 just inside her foof which look really sore and are driving her mad:(. Makes me cringe just thinking about it.

Just a waiting game until DS (6) gets it now but he is good at taking his medicine so should be too much trouble!:rolleyes: