~Eye Drops~

The best way that I have found to get my son (16mths) to take stuff like that is to lay him on the ground with his head between my thighs and his arms under my legs. That way he cant move anything but his legs which wont affect what you are trying to do. You should be able to hold his eyelid up enough(if you need to at all) to drop them in the corner of his eye, and it will run down into his eye. I had to give my son breathing treatments and ear drops this way. After the first couple times he stopped fighting me and I was able to do it with out any struggle. Good luck!

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It is really hard...I went through it for about a year with my daughter at about the same age. What worked best for us is to give them to him while he is asleep... drip it into the corner of his eye and let them seep in. Most babies are pretty heavy sleepers and the drops really don't hurt him so if you do it in his sleep he'll be none the wiser. Just out of curiosity, what are the drops for? If they happen to be for the same thing as my daughter I may also have some helpful advice regarding glasses and eye patches. Message me if you need any more help! Good luck!!

I'm not sure if there is a specific time of day you are supposed to administer the drops, but if not, then do it while he is asleep. Just put the drop in the corner of his eye by his nose, and gently lift his eyelid up. The drop will roll in. Make sure his head is tilted back a little so that the drop does not run down his nose. You can use this technique awake also, if he understands to close his eyes then blink. He may be little young for that, but that is how I do my 3 yr old. If they don't see the bottle coming at them they don't panic.

I love the "do it while they're sleeping" idea, so try that first. But if that doesn't work, or you have to do it more often than when he is sleeping, just hold him down, Mama. I know how crushing it can be, but it's really the only way. And I swear he won't hold it against you. Just give him lots of hugs and love when you're done.

I had to give my 4-yr-old drops in his eyes, and even though he was a good boy, it just scared him so bad that he couldn't hold still. So I would strattle his body just over his legs, not sitting on him with weight, but just enough to keep his legs still. I would tuck his little arms under my knees, keeping my own weight on my feet so I didn't hurt his arms. Then his little head would just sit between my knees to hold it very still. I would have to pry his lids open & drop the medicine in. We got to where we could do all of this in just a few seconds.

I would just talk to him the whole time in a calming voice & tell him how this would help his eyes get better soon. When it was over, he would always shoot straight up and hug me. He got to where he would even say, "Thank you for helping my eyes get better." Sweet little guy. Good luck!!

C.

Unfortunately, I have had to do the same as these other mothers have explained. My daughter gets ear infections often. She is fine when her ears are not hurting. I can swab her ears and even put drops in them but when they hurt I cant even touch around them. I have my mom with me when we put the drops in. I often have to swab out the drainage with a swab and peroxide then drop the medicine in. She holds her body and I hold her head still. She would be all over the place as I am sure you know. You have to use force especially when it is something that will help them. Most often when she gets right up she gives me a hug. The whole time I tell her how I am trying to get her ear to feel better. I apologize and give her lots of love when it is over. She is always over it the second she leaves my arms and goes on to play or whatever she was doing beforehand. I also have to do this when I brush her teeth because she doesnt do them good enough even though I show her on myself and her what she needs to do. She just brushes the front ones and the outside of the back ones. Dental hygiene is a big deal to me and I wanna make sure her teeth are healthy. If that means I have to use force to get the job done, so be it. She still loves me the same when it is over with.

Try putting eye drops in your eye. Show him that mommy needs her eye drops to. Me and my husband act like we are taken the medicine too to persuade our little