The correct way to feed medicine to infants and children

1, before feeding, carefully check the drug instructions or medical advice, clear medication time, interval, the amount of medication and the recommended method of medication. Some can be fed with milk powder and other foods, but most can not be fed with. For some drugs, it is better to take them 30 minutes before meal, and for some drugs, it is better to take them after meal, it is recommended to take them one hour after meal, and at the same time, do not eat too much at the same meal, almost 6-7 minutes full, to avoid children refusing to take the medicine because of full stomach, and even causing vomiting. Choose liquid or powder as much as possible, and avoid tablets and capsules to avoid accidental aspiration and choking. 2. Try not to force-feed the medicine; for infants and children under 1 year old, it is recommended to use a dropper to administer the medicine. Small infants will suck on their own when they come in contact with a pacifier or dropper tip due to the normal presence of a foraging response. The dropper can also be used to suck up the medicine and stick it into the child’s mouth diagonally against the cheek. Bottle feeding is not recommended to avoid causing an unpleasant experience with the bottle and subsequent refusal of the baby to drink. For uncooperative infants and toddlers, it is best to hold them in a semi-recumbent position in the arms of an adult, not lying down; with the head tilted to the side, pinch the chin with the left hand to open the mouth, and with the right hand, press the tip of the spoon against the buccal mucosa and between the molars to feed the adjusted medicine slowly from the corner of the side of the mouth with a spoon, and swallow it with the inflow of the cheek, then release the left hand and withdraw the spoon. For older children, try to communicate verbally and give appropriate rewards for the child to try to eat. You should not forcefully adopt the way of prying open the mouth and pinching the nose to administer medication. Nor should you engage in sneak attacks to administer medicine, feeding it while the child is talking with his mouth open, laughing or crying. This can easily cause the child’s fear of taking medicine, and is extremely dangerous, as it may be accidentally inhaled into the trachea, causing the possibility of choking by blocking the trachea. If you cough and choke during the feeding process, you must stop feeding immediately to avoid the danger of foreign bodies choking into the trachea. 3, after feeding the child, you should also feed the right amount of warm water or feed some sugar water, in order to rinse the residual in the mouth and attached to the esophageal wall of the drug, to remove the bitter taste left in the mouth, and can avoid damage to the esophageal mucosa. After feeding the medicine, you can let the child recline, the upper body slightly tilted upward, or stand up, patting the back, or side lying, you can properly massage the abdomen to help the gastrointestinal tract peristalsis digestion, after observing the child no abnormal reaction.