Baby calpol

😅 Just had ours as well! I’m not sure if it’s from practice with my first but she’s been taking it okay - I put the end of the syringe in the back next to her cheek and squirt just a little bit in. Takes me about 5 goes for the whole 2.5mL but none comes out I think as a ftm you try to be very like cautious and gentle but it’s ok to be a tiny bit ‘forceful’ if that makes sense? As long as you’re only squirting a bit back there and not the whole 2.5 they’re not going to choke on it or anything

I tried putting it In his bottle teat that seemed to work but we gave ours right before his feed.

Definitely easier with two people but lay baby almost lying down in your arms or on a pillow. Slowly squeeze little bit of the Calpol into the area under their tongue and above their gums. Wait for them to swallow and then repeat until it’s all gone! This is literally the only way we can get our LO to take the full dose. This also works then she is screaming!

I do a little bit and keep wiping his mouth with muslin and repeat it until it’s all done and he swallows all of it very rarely drops any out, he’s been ill lately so he’s got a pro at it

The nurse told me to sit them back slightly and you squirt a little bit at a time at the back by their cheek. Works everytime for me!

I also slowly squeeze little bits into her mouth and then blow in her face - sounds weird but it’s a baby reflex that makes them swallow! Obviously don’t do that if you are ill but otherwise it works every time 🥰

I mix it with a little bit of milk (about 10ml). I know that instructions say you’re not supposed to but when I asked the nurse that administered his first vaccine, she said there’s no reason why I shouldn’t mix it if that’s what works best.

I got lucky and he sucks it from the syringe before a feed x I used a bottle teat with my others x

Mine had hers yesterday, really tiny bits at a time, she screamed and cried but none came out. I probably did 10 tiny little pushes of the syringe towards the side of her cheek

We do bouncer chair as it’s a good angle, tiny bit by tiny bit but I put it in between the cheek and teeth rather than on the tongue if that makes sense. Seems harder for him to spit it out that way 😋

@Angela that's genius! I never thought of that! I'm disappointed in myself now lol. X