What to do if your baby refuses to take medicine

Babies who refuse to take medication can be helped by adjusting the form of the medication, such as replacing chewable tablets with dry suspension as prescribed by the doctor, as well as carefully communicating with the baby, and crushing the medication if necessary and if the instructions allow. When the baby is too young to understand the language, you can choose a suitable preparation for the baby to take, such as dry suspension, or granules for the baby to drink under the guidance of the doctor. When a little older and can understand language, do not force-feed the medicine to avoid choking the airway when feeding. You can reason with your baby and tell him that taking the medicine will keep him from feeling bad, so that he will accept it psychologically, and then feed him the medicine slowly. You can use the blindfold method to put the medicine into a drink bottle. For some tablets or larger particles of medicine, if the instructions allow, they can be crushed and dissolved in water before feeding. Do not force the medicine, be patient, and seek medical attention if you feel unwell after using the medicine, so as not to miss your condition.