The mother always bears on a mentally burden when facing with her sick child who refuses strongly to take medicine. For her, it is an unhappy moment to have learned that her child is sick, irritating and pain due to the sickness. Despite her priceless love towards her child, she will definitely feel worried and anxious if she finds that her child refuses to take medicine as this will cause her child becoming very sick. To solve this problem, the mother should furnish herself with some appropriate skills and techniques particularly at the moment when she is going to feed her child medicine. She should take some necessary precautionary steps so as to avoid the side effects and the bad experiences that may be gone through by her child.
Things to take note while feeding medicine
Do not force the child to take medicine as this will lead to some negative effects. The child may feel pain and suffering when the mother forces him or her violently just to make sure that the medicine was being fed.
Some children refuse to take medicine as they perceive that the medicine has a bitter taste and strong smell for them to swallow. Some even could not bear on the smell of the medicine. In this case, the mother can add in some fruit juices or chocolate syrup into the medicine to dilute its bitter taste so that her child feels at ease while taking the medicine. In this way, the child may not be phobia towards the medicine.
The mother should approach her child with a gentle word and a mild expression to encourage her child taking medicine. She should explain nicely to her child the reason to take medicine in order to get rid of his or her fear towards the medicine. The mother can also encourage her child taking medicine by offering a candy, lollipop or a biscuit so that the child will naturally accept the fact of taking medicine is to recover from the sickness.
The mother should examine if the medicine is in a good condition.Avoid any medicines which are spoiled or moldy due to the moisture at the room temperature. Before feeding her child medicine, she should read the information such as the date and the name that are usually indicated on the label of the medicine carefully. Another thing to note is whether the medicine is taken before the meal or after the meal and how many times the medicine should be taken within a day. The intake for two doses within a day should have an interval time of four hours.
Generally, the hospital will mark the method of taking medicine, side effects and ingredients of the medicine on the medication's label or bag. Therefore, the mother should read the stated information carefully before feeding her child. If the mother is unsure of this medicine, she should consult the doctor who prescribed the medicine for the safety purpose.
Unfinished medicine should be thrown away and not to keep in the store for a future usage. The medicine should be kept under its suitable temperature and should be taken within the specified time that is indicated clearly on the label of the medicine. If the mother could not find this information, she should consult the doctor for the sake of her child's safety and health.
The mother should not give an adult medicine to her child as this will cause some unpleasant conditions that might worsen the state of her child's sickness. Some parents think that they can reduce the dosage by giving half or quarter of the medicine to their child but in fact, this concept could not be applied to the child. It is illogical and wrong to ask the child to take an adult medicine. Some parents may even have a bad habit of keeping leftovers of the previous medicine which they may use to feed their child who falls sick in the future. In fact, this is very dangerous to the child's health as it may cause drug poisoning or allergy. As the child's age, height and weight varies with each other, the medicine is strictly not allowed to exchange or feed among the same group of the children.
Not all medications can mix with milk. It is always advisable to consult the doctor to inquire if there is a possibility of adding milk into the prescribed medicine to avoid any side effects.
The mother should observe the condition of her child to whom the medicine was being fed. Some medicines that are used to cure influenza or coughing may accelerate the heart beat and heart rate. The mother is advised to observe her child's condition one hour after the medicine was being fed.
If the child experiences some allergic reactions due to the medicine taken, the mother should consult the doctor immediately. Normally, analgesics (painkiller) or anti-epileptic medicines are not suitable to be given to the allergic child. If the mother encounters any abnormal symptoms of her child, she should stop using the medicine immediately but consult the doctor for further advice and treatment.
