HA HA HA HA HA HA,







Cindy you really made me laugh because you sound just like me.  I basically

pull out the vita cocktail i call, keith goes running, I chase after

him...screaming come here, and pin his head back, pry his mouth open and pour

it in, and after about a month of doing this and saying if you just swallow

it , it wont taste nasty,  The past two days I noticed if i give him a drink

with the pills he is now immediately swallowing it....





YEAH PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE!!



Crystal

You guys are brave !



Scenario at our house:



Pill, syringe or spoon w/meds comes out...Son dashes around the house

screaming noooooooo ( big house..tile floors......loud noise ).

Child runs into a room and is cornered . Medicine goes into his

mouth....medicine comes out a minute later in huge projectile vomit.

Hose down child and floors .

Jeannie

Jeannie G wrote on Sunday, July 30,11:04 PM

Subject: [Autism-Mercury] Re: swallowing capsules (Don't laugh!)





> You guys are brave !   Scenario at our house:

>

> Pill, syringe or spoon w/meds comes out...Son dashes around the house

> screaming noooooooo ( big house..tile floors......loud noise ).

> Child runs into a room and is cornered . Medicine goes into his

> mouth....medicine comes out a minute later in huge projectile vomit.

> Hose down child and floors .

==============================================================

Diana from Kansas here:



My son was a projectile vomit machine when he drank milk (many years ago-9)

but ANYHOOOO there were a couple of meds which he just could not stand and

would vomit them up.  I took to giving him a few drops of it in a syringe,

waiting for the inevitable vomit, giving him a couple more drops until gag

reflex was dry.  Then I'd give him the rest of the dose and a very small

drink of water.  Since it's not safe to give the whole dose again (even if

you're pretty sure it's all over the floor, he may have absorbed some), I

felt like this was the safest way to go.  I did load the syringe a LITTLE

heavy for ex., if he was supposed to have 10 cc's, I put in 11 and counted

that extra cc as my contribution to the toilet.



Bye-bye............from  Di   ;+)

(Special Ed. teacher & Mom to 10 year Eric)



"Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. Unreasonable

people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. All progress,

therefore, depends on unreasonable people."

-George Bernard Shaw, on Progress

Cindy,

This post had me cracking up, as this is what we did all weekend, thanks to

Lorilyn's post on this list. For all of you out there who want your child to

swallow a pill, this works without a doubt! We tried it on the spoon, holding

the nose, etc. nothing worked. This however, worked. We coated it up with

coconut butter, put it way back on his tongue, (that's the hard part) and

down it went, I could not believe it. Thanks so much for everyone's ideas,you

are such a clever, resourceful bunch! Val

Val and others,



This technique of coating the pill in oil and placing it way back on

the tongue also works for my four-year-old son. Are any of you

concerned that your child could choke on the pill by giving it this

way, or are you all confident that the capsule will always go down

okay?  I'd appreciate your thoughts--I get a little anxious(as does

he) every time I give him one.



Kristi



--- In Autism-Mercury@egroups.com, scromb@a... wrote:

> Cindy,

> This post had me cracking up, as this is what we did all weekend,

thanks to

> Lorilyn's post on this list. For all of you out there who want your

child to

> swallow a pill, this works without a doubt! We tried it on the

spoon, holding

> the nose, etc. nothing worked. This however, worked. We coated it

up with

> coconut butter, put it way back on his tongue, (that's the hard

part) and

> down it went, I could not believe it. Thanks so much for everyone's

ideas,you

> are such a clever, resourceful bunch! Val

To train a child to take capsules, get instruction from a vet for giving

pills to a cat or dog. Same technique, same training method and very

effective. Parents should not  give up too easily since that is letting

their children make the important decisions.

Bob Fisher

Kalamazoo, Michigan

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change

the world; it's the only thing that ever does" Margaret Mead







----- Original Message -----

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To: <Autism-Mercury@egroups.com>

Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 9:15 AM

Subject: Re: [Autism-Mercury] Re: swallowing capsules (Don't laugh!)





Cindy,

This post had me cracking up, as this is what we did all weekend, thanks to

Lorilyn's post on this list. For all of you out there who want your child to

swallow a pill, this works without a doubt! We tried it on the spoon,

holding

the nose, etc. nothing worked. This however, worked. We coated it up with

coconut butter, put it way back on his tongue, (that's the hard part) and

down it went, I could not believe it. Thanks so much for everyone's

ideas,you

are such a clever, resourceful bunch! Val







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"Parents should not  give up too easily since that is letting their

children make the important decisions."

Bob Fisher



You mentioned using the pill-giving method that vets use. Well, my

child is only 6 years old but he is 82 pounds and 4'6". I am only

5'5" and definitely noticed that I have an easier time giving a pill

to my 8 pound cat, LOL !! Wonder if keeping my son's "paws" down by

rolling him into a huge fluffy towel first would help, hee hee.



Jeannie

Now it make sense! I could never figure out why my daughter Jen ( 11 1/2

years old) take 32 pill and capsules every morning without any problems and

everyone is having problems. I have been raising Collie Dogs every since I

was a kid. Dum me!!! That is how I taugh Jen to take capsules. I though

everyone taught their kids that way! Well, I can tell for a fact it works.

Usually I rub the neck of the dog or child when I am first training just

under the chin ... up and down movement. I have no idea if this is

important, but it seems to make it easier for them, that it take their mind

off the capsules.

Take Care and God Bless,

Beverly Weakley

Mom of Jen ... autistic girl

----- Original Message -----

From: <scromb@...>

To: <Autism-Mercury@egroups.com>

Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 9:15 AM

Subject: Re: [Autism-Mercury] Re: swallowing capsules (Don't laugh!)





Cindy,

This post had me cracking up, as this is what we did all weekend, thanks to

Lorilyn's post on this list. For all of you out there who want your child to

swallow a pill, this works without a doubt! We tried it on the spoon,

holding

the nose, etc. nothing worked. This however, worked. We coated it up with

coconut butter, put it way back on his tongue, (that's the hard part) and

down it went, I could not believe it. Thanks so much for everyone's

ideas,you

are such a clever, resourceful bunch! Val

Beverly,

Could you expand on your pill swallowing training technique?



Thanks much,

Chris



On Tue, 1 Aug 2000 13:03:25 -0400 "Beverly Weakley" <bridalsh@...>

writes:

> Now it make sense! I could never figure out why my daughter Jen ( 11

> 1/2

> years old) take 32 pill and capsules every morning without any

> problems and

> everyone is having problems. I have been raising Collie Dogs every

> since I

> was a kid. Dum me!!! That is how I taugh Jen to take capsules. I

> though

> everyone taught their kids that way! Well, I can tell for a fact it

> works.

> Usually I rub the neck of the dog or child when I am first training

> just

> under the chin ... up and down movement. I have no idea if this is

> important, but it seems to make it easier for them, that it take

> their mind

> off the capsules.

> Take Care and God Bless,

> Beverly Weakley

> Mom of Jen ... autistic girl

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: <scromb@...>

> To: <Autism-Mercury@egroups.com>

> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 9:15 AM

> Subject: Re: [Autism-Mercury] Re: swallowing capsules (Don't laugh!)

>

>

> Cindy,

> This post had me cracking up, as this is what we did all weekend,

> thanks to

> Lorilyn's post on this list. For all of you out there who want your

> child to

> swallow a pill, this works without a doubt! We tried it on the

> spoon,

> holding

> the nose, etc. nothing worked. This however, worked. We coated it up

> with

> coconut butter, put it way back on his tongue, (that's the hard

> part) and

> down it went, I could not believe it. Thanks so much for everyone's

> ideas,you

> are such a clever, resourceful bunch! Val

>

>

>



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I always have a drink ready anyway, as I don't think pills should sit in a

stomach without fluid.  Just give it sooner if he looks a little bug-eyed!

Lorilyn

----- Original Message -----

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To: <Autism-Mercury@egroups.com>

Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 8:47 PM

Subject: [Autism-Mercury] Re: swallowing capsules (Don't laugh!)





> Val and others,

>

> This technique of coating the pill in oil and placing it way back on

> the tongue also works for my four-year-old son. Are any of you

> concerned that your child could choke on the pill by giving it this

> way, or are you all confident that the capsule will always go down

> okay?  I'd appreciate your thoughts--I get a little anxious(as does

> he) every time I give him one.

>

> Kristi

>

we've been doing it fine. A few times I think if went back a bit too far and

he gagged it back up, but if you get it right on the back of his tongue and

close his mouth, have a drink, it goes down right away, even before he

swallows the drink, it is a natural body reflex. We haven't had any problems

with it so far, other than of course having to do it like we're Hulk Hogan

tag team wrestling him, it's going OK :) Val