When my daughter gets sick, it is
a nightmare starting with the doctor visit. Tactile defensive children do not
like to be touched. So, the exam is really difficult. When she is not feeling
well, it is even more difficult. To ease he anxiety, we bring her doll, so the
doctor can show her and tell her what he is going to do before he touches her.
Sometimes this helps. After the doctor visit, comes the real challenge- giving
my tactile defensive/ feeding disorder child medicine.
When giving her liquid medicine,
she gags and throws up. I have tried putting a candy on top (which she picks up
and eats and refuses the medicine). I have tried holding her down and giving it
is small amounts (which she spits out). I have tried mixing it with food (but
then she doesn’t finish all of the food).
After getting some suggestions,
here are things that worked for us:
1.
Chewable
tablets - She thinks they are candy
2.
Non-
flavored medicine- We mixed it with a small amount of juice (she loves juice so
she drank it all). If the medicine is flavored Rootbeer helps mask the taste.
3.
Suppositories-
put in with a bit of Vaseline to make it
more comfortable
Our biggest challenge came today
when she woke up with conjunctivitis, and now requires eye drops and ointment. The
only way to give her this medicine is with two people. My husband has to hold
her down while I clean her eyes, put in drops, and rub on the ointment. Once we
let her go, she rubs the ointment off while screaming. We then immediately wash
her hands and hope she is getting some of the medicine that she rubs off.
On hard days like this, I remind
myself that this too shall pass. I enjoy the extra snuggle time that I get, and
pray for quick healing.
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