Joined: 08 February 2007 United Kingdom Posts: 160 Gender: Female
Posted: 23 August 2007 at 3:07pm | IP Logged
hello girlies, dd has oral thrush, she wont let me come near her with the syringe to give her the medicine do you know if its ok to mix with a drop of milk?
Joined: 24 October 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 4540 Gender: Female
Posted: 23 August 2007 at 3:44pm | IP Logged
Hi,
Sophie had this when she was small. If the medicine is quite thick, try putting on your finger then rubbing it in. Make sure your hands are very clean first though.
Joined: 11 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 8520 Gender: Female
Posted: 23 August 2007 at 7:20pm | IP Logged
If your lo is refusing the medicine, go back to your gp and ask for a cream. You can very easily rub this onto the affected areas. The thrush needs to be treated quickly to clear it up. Worth another trip to the docs to get the best stuff. I have never had a syringe to give my kids thrush treatment, they always had the cream as it is much more effective!
Joined: 11 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 5914 Gender: Female
Posted: 23 August 2007 at 9:00pm | IP Logged
Do you have Nystatin for the oral thrush? If so you really need to give it to her neat and not mix it with anything. I am afraid you may have to be cruel to be kind with it. My middle daughter used to suffer quite badly with it and didn't like the medicine I used to wrap her in a towel and lay her over my knee, talking to her constantly and just very quickly squirt it into her mouth, she didn't like it much but it did clear up the thrush. Also try using natural unsweetened yoghurt just see if she will eat it, it's quite soothing and will help clear up the thrush.
Joined: 12 June 2005 United Kingdom Posts: 223 Gender: Female
Posted: 25 August 2007 at 1:09pm | IP Logged
I would agree with Sam, the medicine is designed to stick to her mouth to treat the thrush directly, so mixing it with anything else will defeat the object. I'm afraid you're the boss, and she'll have to take her medicine!
Just hope you don't get too many bruises if she's a kicker like my two!!
Joined: 08 February 2007 United Kingdom Posts: 160 Gender: Female
Posted: 25 August 2007 at 2:07pm | IP Logged
thanks for all the advice, she has got nyastan and as sugested ive just wrapped her in a towel to stop the kicks and punches and as she started to cry dp squirted medicine in. i just hope she gets over this quickly as shes so miserable and of her food. thanks again ruth.
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