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has anyone used a medicine dispensing dummy?

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lucykate · 18/11/2005 21:24

having trouble getting antibiotics into a 24wk old with a heavy cold and an ear infection . am using a syringe but he just keeps spitting it out or throwing up. does anyone know if a medicine dispensing dummy works or does it just make them choke?

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starlover · 18/11/2005 21:26

yes it does!
i had the exact same problem, only with a 12 week old!
spon and syringe just didn't work. in fact, he even spat it out when given it with the dummy until i discovered how to trick him!

I had to wait until he was asleep, and swap his dummy for the medicine dummy and he would jhust take it all,. then i would swap them back and he was none the wiser!

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lucykate · 18/11/2005 21:28

starlover, where did you get one from?, i've been looking on line at mothercare, boots etc and haven't found one yet (although i am on a mac and some web sites don't work properly for me)

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bobbit · 18/11/2005 21:29

HI ANYONE GOT TIPS ON BABY CONSTIPATION SHES WEKS OLD AND CRYING AND STRAINING HOW CAN I HELP HER

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misdee · 18/11/2005 21:30

lucykate i think the larger tesco stores have them.

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starlover · 18/11/2005 21:30

i got mine from boots... and then saw them about half the price from mothercare!

bobbit... how old is your dd? is she breastfed or formula? my ds used to strain and cry and then just do a big sloppy poo! sometimes when they are that little they just don't like the sensation of it, after all it's pretty new and weird to them... hence the crying etc

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lucykate · 18/11/2005 21:32

thank you thank you thank you

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bobbit · 18/11/2005 21:38

HI STARLOVER SHE IS 15 WEEKS OLD I STARTED TO WEAN HER YESTERDAY SO SHES HAD BABY RICE 2X ITS A ASHAME BECAUSE SHES REALLY STRAINING AND NOT GETTING ANYWHERE WUTH IT I FEEL SO HELPLESS

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bobbit · 18/11/2005 21:39

STARLOVER . SHES NOW BOTTLEFED AND NEVER HAD PROBS B4 I GAVE HER BABY RICE

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starlover · 18/11/2005 21:39

well it could be because of the rice. 15 weeks is really early to wean. they do recommend waiting til 6 months now.
when was her last poo?
the only thing i can think of is getting her to take some water...

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bobbit · 18/11/2005 21:42

EVERYONE KEPT TELLING ME TO WEAN HAS SHE STARTED TO WAKE IN THE NITE FOR A FEED ... SHES HAD A LITTLE POO .. BUT IT ;LOOKS LIKE ITS STUCK

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dressedupasagiantcod · 18/11/2005 21:43

na leave it for a bit

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starlover · 18/11/2005 21:44

just give her more milk! seriously, she doesn't need baby rice yet. they tend to have a growth spurt around that age anyway...
leave off it and see if it makes her better

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bobbit · 18/11/2005 21:45

SHUD I FORGET IT AND KEEP HER ON THE MILK

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bobbit · 18/11/2005 21:46

OKAY ... WILL DO THANKYOU

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starlover · 18/11/2005 21:47

just see how you go. if it clears up you'll know it was the baby rice that caused it!

of course, it means a few more sleepless nights! but it's worth it if she feels better isn't it

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bobbit · 18/11/2005 21:49

DEFINITLEY ..... HOPE IT COMES OUT SOON

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lucykate · 18/11/2005 21:49

bobbit, i would hold off on weaning for a bit, maybe her insides just aren't ready. my ds is 24wks and he's not weaned yet. i did start last week but gave up when his cold got bad, 15 wks is very early unless she's a big baby

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bobbit · 18/11/2005 21:51

HI LUKYKATE SHES 15POUND 40Z ..... GONNA KEEP HER ON THE MILK AND FORGET THE WEANINGF FOR NOW

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mothballs · 18/11/2005 21:54

bobbit - yes listen to starlover, dont wean yet formula is more than enough (and her belly is too immature for anything else), just increase her intake, if she is waking in the night you could always try doing a dream feed before you go to bed at night, that will help increase the calories she is getting and should get her going through the night again. hth

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bobbit · 18/11/2005 21:56

WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT DOING A DREAM FEED ABOUT 10 MINS AGO ..

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starandsnowshaker · 18/11/2005 21:57

i just use a teat from a bottle works great

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mothballs · 18/11/2005 21:58

worked great for me ;) i was initially worried about stopping it, but once she was taking solids regularly one night i just stopped it and she still slept straight though.

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starlover · 18/11/2005 21:58

bobbit... dreamfeed worked really well for us! definitely worth a try

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bobbit · 18/11/2005 22:02

HOW DO YOU DO IT ? IV HEARD ABOUT IT BUT NEVER DONE IT

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starlover · 18/11/2005 22:04

well, ds used to go to bed at about 8ish and then when i went to bed at about half ten/eleven i would go in and just pick him out of the cot and give him his bottle
he rarely woke up, or if he did he stayed really sleepy. just keep the lights turned down low so as not to wake her up!

then just pop her back to bed and hopefully she'll stay asleep!

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