I have to say…Thank God for antibiotics. I’ve written about antibiotics and turkeys before, but I can’t remember another time my kids have needed the wonder drugs. But seriously, they are amazing because I could not stand another night without sleep. It. was. terrible.(Oh, and I guess maybe the little guy was in some pain, too, although he couldn’t tell me because he doesn’t talk yet, but that’s another post for another day.)
I’m not a pro at administering antibiotics to my children. But I remembered a tip I saw somewhere (pinterest?) and decided to give it a try. Of course, my version isn’t nearly as pretty as the version I saw originally, but it gets the job done...

Since I’m still recovering from the sleep deprivation caused by those darn ears of Isaac’s, I was having trouble remembering whether he’d had the proper dose. So I made a quick grid on the bottle with a sharpie – 10 days, 2x a day – and I’ll know exactly when to stop, too (which is much harder than it sounds.) And don’t forget to attach your marker with a rubber band, so that the little stinker doesn’t get ahold of it and try to make a grid on the walls.
Now, if only I could figure out how to get the medicine into him without an Olympic level wrestling match…
I need to do this the next time one of the kids needs antibiotics. Mine usually end up getting something like two doses a day for four days, one dose a day for two days, two doses a day for three days and one dose a day for four days.
ReplyDeleteOhhh!!! That IS a good idea!!! I can totally relate to Olympic level wrestling ;)
ReplyDeleteHope everyone gets to feeling better soon!!!