Pill swallowing tricks/tactics/etc.

[crabcake]

Alright, spill your tried & true methods for getting a kid to take a pill that cannot be crushed, sprinkled in jello/pudding/yogurt/etc., or dissolved in a liquid.

I learned a new one today that we're trying tomorrow -- a spoonful of chocolate syrup w/the pill in the spoon. I'll report on the results tomorrow.

 

[crabcake]

And no, Pete -- vise grips in the jaw is not an option, Mr. Fear the Reaper.

 

[missperky]

Don't know if it would help or not, but I saw a cup thing you can buy in like CVS or RiteAid that helps beginners with swallowing pills.

 

[Pete]

And no, Pete -- vise grips in the jaw is not an option, Mr. Fear the Reaper.

I told Boy to put the pill in his mouth and just hold it and it would turn into chocolate when it disolved. I waited about 5 seconds and them stepped away and lunged back and screamed

AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!

Wala, pill gone.

 

[MJ]

My mom used to put it in a spoonful of jelly.

 

[crabcake]

We're sooo beyond the scare tactic. And just to prove what a pushover I am not when it comes to this crap, this is (part of) the reason her gameboy had an unfriendly encounter with the heel of my boot yesterday.

MP -- she's beyond the 'beginner' thing, too, unfortunately. I need creative ways to get this thing down her throat ... in case the chocolate syrup doesn't last ... I'm sure it'll work for a week or 2, maybe longer if I'm lucky, but as with most things, I'll be looking for other ideas. Plus, I'm sure I'm not the only parent in this predicament.

 

[missperky]

We're sooo beyond the scare tactic. And just to prove what a pushover I am not when it comes to this crap, this is (part of) the reason her gameboy had an unfriendly encounter with the heel of my boot yesterday.

MP -- she's beyond the 'beginner' thing, too, unfortunately. I need creative ways to get this thing down her throat ... in case the chocolate syrup doesn't last ... I'm sure it'll work for a week or 2, maybe longer if I'm lucky, but as with most things, I'll be looking for other ideas. Plus, I'm sure I'm not the only parent in this predicament.

How big is the pill? I used to put it in the yogurts you can drink when I had to take pills.

I guess I'm lucky my kids have no problems swallowing pills unlike their mom.

 

[CMC122]

I told Boy to put the pill in his mouth and just hold it and it would turn into chocolate when it disolved. I waited about 5 seconds and them stepped away and lunged back and screamed

AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!

Wala, pill gone.

 

[Pete]

We're sooo beyond the scare tactic. And just to prove what a pushover I am not when it comes to this crap, this is (part of) the reason her gameboy had an unfriendly encounter with the heel of my boot yesterday.

MP -- she's beyond the 'beginner' thing, too, unfortunately. I need creative ways to get this thing down her throat ... in case the chocolate syrup doesn't last ... I'm sure it'll work for a week or 2, maybe longer if I'm lucky, but as with most things, I'll be looking for other ideas. Plus, I'm sure I'm not the only parent in this predicament.

Seriously, I gave Boy a bottle of water, tossed the pill in his popsicle hole and made him turn it straight up and got him to chug.

 

[onebdzee]

My mom used to put it in a spoonful of jelly.

I use chunky peanut butter when the girl won't swallow a pill....she doesn't even notice that it's in there

Lucky for me, she is the only one that doesn't take pills well

 

[jackoholic]

Alright, spill your tried & true methods for getting a kid to take a pill that cannot be crushed, sprinkled in jello/pudding/yogurt/etc., or dissolved in a liquid.

I learned a new one today that we're trying tomorrow -- a spoonful of chocolate syrup w/the pill in the spoon. I'll report on the results tomorrow.

straw and a good breath. put pill in straw, take deep breath, blow pill down kids throat

 

[MysticalMom]

My 13 year old can't swallow pills either. We've tried all the tricks in the book. No luck.

 

[MysticalMom]

straw and a good breath. put pill in straw, take deep breath, blow pill down kids throat

Hey! Good thinking Jack. I haven't tried this one! :

 

[crabcake]

How big is the pill? I used to put it in the yogurts you can drink when I had to take pills.

I guess I'm lucky my kids have no problems swallowing pills unlike their mom.

It's not big at all ... it's cylindrical in shape, about as thick as a coffee stirrer straw, and this ~~> ___ long.

What's funny is she'll shove half a hamburger in her cake hole, gulp down half a cup of chocolate milk, and swallow a piece of hard candy before it's probably safe to be swallowed, but oh lordy, look out when it's the pill.

 

[cattitude]

Take the pill, cover it with liverwurst. Shove it far down her throat and hold her mouth shut...then blow in her nose a little. Oh wait.......

 

[RoseRed]

Take the pill, cover it with liverwurst. Shove it far down her throat and hold her mouth shut...then blow in her nose a little. Oh wait.......

 

[crabcake]

There are days when I'd consider something along those lines.

 

[RoseRed]

I guess I am lucky that Chicklet's floride pills are chewable and she asks for them.

 

[vraiblonde]

Take the pill, cover it with liverwurst. Shove it far down her throat and hold her mouth shut...then blow in her nose a little. Oh wait.......

I'm still a gaggy pill-taker. I used to gag on my birth control pills, and you know how tiny they are. Whatever my Mom would crush my pills into when I was a kid, I cannot even stand the smell of today. That includes grape Tang, orange marmalade, Sprite, crunchy peanut butter and a whole host of other food items that now taste and smell like penicillin to me.

Makes me puke just thinking about it.

So with my kids, I either got a chewable or a liquid. Failing that, I just told them they had to bite the bullet and choke down the pill. Then I'd gag and grimace with them while they did it.

 

[bcp]

Ok, I see we have a problem here that needs to be addressed.

step one.
Duct tape the little loved one to the wall making sure that the head is held tightly in a constant and non moving position.

step two.
tape over the nose holes forcing the loved one to hold their mouth open to breath.

step three.
place protective eye gear on loved one to protect their sight.

step four.
take slingshot from kitchen junk cabinet.

step five.
place pill in slingshot, stand back across the room from loved one in question and fire the pill at a high velocity into their throat.

step six
remove all duct tape briskly from all body parts.