toddler won t swallow food
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 20 articles
Need Suggestions for Giving 7 Mo Old Medicine
He's not going to like it but he will swallow it then. good luck! ... If you mix it with food, there is a good chance they won't eat it all and then you'll ...
Answers
- When my girls were little and needed to have liquid medicine, if If the medicine didn't come with an eye dropper to use, I would always have a nipple & ring from a bot...
- Mix it in with his food.
- You could try putting it in about 2 ounces of a favorite juice or in some yogurt (if he likes yogurt) or baby food. Good luck. I hope the juice works for you.
Getting 7Yr Old to Swallow Med!
My grandson won't swallow a pill either and my daughter bought a pill crusher ... Finally, my husband said to get her to chew food up and not swallow it. ...
Answers
- Crush it and put it in applesauce, yogurt, juice etc....
- My 7 year old was very excited when the doctor told her that she was big enough to swollow a pill. I never thought she would be able to do it, but because the doctor ...
- This is gonna sound weird and uneffective. But, if I have a vitamin or pill that is pretty big- i have to struggle or concentrate to get it down. And I have swallowed...
Getting My Toddler to Take Yucky Medicine
I would try mixing it in some food such as pasta or mac and cheese, something where she wont taste it. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This ...
Answers
- I know an oral vitamin that tastes better that would fill the need that she has. Let me know if you want information! S. ____@____.com
- My son in 23-months-old and when I want him to take his medicine (sometimes it is yucky tasting) I grab a straw and suck it up and then hold the top of it and ask him ...
- I hate it when moms use this site to criticize other moms instead of answering the question that was asked. All 3 of my children have been on Prednisolone for the tre...
Toddler with Diarrhea
Get the capsule form whatever brand you buy because you want to sprinkle it over the food if he can't swallow pills. Ask your doctor before trying anything ...
Answers
- Hi my name is M. D. Could it be that he is cutting his two year molars. Check that might be giving him the diarrhea.
- my niece had the same problem. turns out it was to much fruit that was doing it. we drastically cut down on her fruit intake. just what was recommeded by the food p...
- Give him soup, it happened to my son. Dr told me to feed him soup. So I did, the diarrhea went away in 2 days. Good luck. If that doesn't work, I would have him at th...
Should I Be Concerned About My Son's Solid Food Intake
One Year Old Wont Eat Table Food ... dinosaurs pets and transportation or Giant Pegboard These are just a few of the toddler toys that have become classics ...
Answers
- Hi R. - I dont think you are doing anything wrong. I have twin boys that just turned 13 months and they still arent eating everythign I eat. They LOVE their bottle.....
- Get a day care provider who knows more about kids! That is ridiculous. They all develop and different rates. It probably makes things harder on her and it sounds li...
- I'm no expert, but my daughter is 14 months old. I would listen to your Doctor. As far as your son eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by now....they don't rec...
Seeking Lunch Ideas for Toddler
Formula won't keep him full for more than half an hour. ..... so she gets use to eating the same food. Just cut everything small enough for her to swallow. ...
Answers
- Have you tried small frozen veggies. Once in her mouth it will melt. It is a new texture and also healthy. Peas are a good one to start with!
- Give her everything you eat, cut it into bits small enoug to swallow. She's too old to be eating jar food. All they need is 2 teeth to chew. Don't give large chunks o...
- Have you tried Gerber graduates? They have smaller bites in good portions for little ones. The Gerber site even has coupons to print out. Or you could just look at the...
Switching Babies to Table Food
Pretty much what is in the baby food but in real food that is in small pieces. Rule: make them small enough that if they swallow it whole they won't choke ...
Answers
- Hi B., when my youngest went from babyfood to table food we gave her just about everything just cut up real small. Canned fruit like fruit cocktail I give her and I cu...
- With that many teeth, they are good to go with most foods. Just be sure things are cut up small & you supervise them. Cooked veggies, meat cut in tiny pieces etc, cut ...
- I had a premiee also, but he was 2 months earlier. So I understand what you mean. My suggestions is that you start with mash potatoes, green beans, chicken, carrots, b...
Four Year Old Won't Eat Anything Good!
He also likes to dip the food in sauces or add his own spice. ... There are some things he wont eat, and I respect that. ... It's very frustrating, but from what I head from other moms...totally normal toddler behavior. (: ... my kids to have one penny size bite of every item offered, actually chew and swallow. ...
Answers
- A nutritionist instructor told us(class) "it is our job as a daycare provider(parent) to offer our children nutritionally balanced meals. It is the child's job to eat....
- Buy funky toothpicks, or go to a bar, that gives out plastic toothpicks with their drinks (it seems odd, but bartenders really get a kick out why you want them) and gi...
- The color toothpick thing works slick. Give her some fruit to eat with them or some block cheese and square cut the meat up. We will over react sometimes in life.....
Trying to Get Toddler to Eat Grown-up Foods
I offer her table food with the things she will eat (dry cereal, plain crackers, fruit snacks) but she won't eat the stuff she likes with the table food ...
Answers
- My son was the exact same way! If it wasn't a dry carbohydrate, he wouldn't touch it. We just had to keep trying. I'd put foods he normally wouldn't want to eat on ...
- What I did was mash food up to make it look like baby food. Try that and if it doesn't work then I guess she will eat when she is ready. My girls were eating mixed v...
- I would get her off of the baby food. Have you tasted that mess. Let her eat what you eat just get a hand held blender from like walmart and puree it, she is definitel...
Help for Yeast Infection in 4-1/2 Year Old!
Oct 5, 2009 ... If she won't swallow one, then open the capsule and pour it in yogurt or ice cream or something once or twice a day. ...
Answers
- try giving your daughter some yogurt everyday...if she does not like the taste of yogurt put a couple teaspoons of cool whip in it or freeze it and then give it to her...
- I have heard different "natural" methods for getting rid of a yeast infection that couldn't hurt to try with a child. A friend of mine swears by this. "I made a vine...
- Ask your local pharmacist to suggest something over the counter for a child. Maybe there is something out there suitable for children. Otherwise, nystatin ointment (...
