WFMW - Triaminic Thin Strips
December 20th, 2006Ok, if your little one is anything like mine, it is ten nightmares to try to get any sort of medicine down their throat. I end up having DH dump it in while we hug him tightly and massage his throat in hopes that he swallows it rather than spitting it out into our faces. So, as we will soon be traveling, I was dreading trying to give him some liquid decongestant in the airport.
Imagine how thrilled I was to see in my grocery store the Triaminic Thin Strips
I was going to write about toddler-proofing for visiting houses over the holiday, as I need to make a list for some of my relatives who aren’t used to having a toddler destroying bringing joy to their house this holiday season - however, I’m still busy packaging/printing/sending out design orders. Perhaps you can help me out a bit tho, if you have any tips for me to send to my relatives (and eventually create into a blog post, linking to you, my beloved reader ;)) please leave them in comments for me. Thank you!
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my favorite thing to take on trips when my boys were little was a roll of masking tape. I used it to cover over any electrical sockets. Just remember, there is always a subsitute.
Those Thin Strips seem great in theory, but my four year old always ends up pulling it out before it has melted and gagging. He’s impossible to get medicine in. Thought we had found a solution because he likes the bubble gum flavored meds and just found Tylenol “Meltaways” for him, but he gagged and spit some out until I got him to swallow it. Very frustrating!!!
For older kids with a higher body weight Theraflu makes the decongestant strips too with 25 mg of benydryl as opposed to triaminic’s which are half as strong. We never allow the kids pop, except if they need a “yummy strip” then they can chase it down with pop. It makes them look forward to needing medicine!
How funny! I was in Longs yesterday and I saw the same thing! Girlie Girl has a cough and I feel bad that there really isn’t any cough drops that she can take. This is perfect!
Wanted to thank you for leaving a comment earlier. I’ve never used the thin strips and am wondering how those disolving things work now too. I have used the nightlights and they work great. Sometimes too much and if you are pregnant you really can’t be in the same room but the nightlight runs even after the medicine is out and over with.
Great tip, as usual. Bring an empty baby bottle and ask the flight attendant to fill it with water for take off and landing.
For visiting, I always bring my own safety outlet covers when I travel and helpfully install them in my host’s home.
Great tip, as usual. Bring an empty baby bottle and ask the flight attendant to fill it with water for take off and landing or nurse during that time - you should be able to rip off your shirt if you want now, after the recent publicity
The sucking helps with ear popping.
For visiting, I always bring my own safety outlet covers when I travel and helpfully install them in my host’s home.
Hi - thanks for your kind comments. For child-proofing I always make sure I remove breakables from low tables and shelves and use stair gates and window guards (if feasible).
Great blog by the way
I’m working my way round the blog roll for Saturday Photo Hunt, maybe by New Years i will get to everyone lol
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
my son would throw up all medicines when he was little! I had to give him suppositories when he had a fever!! yes trauma for both of us!!!!!!!
one of the greatest inventions ever
Every time you turn around, there are new inventions to make mom’s life easier. These are great–wish they’d been around when mine were little. Here’s another trick to try when your son is older and may have to take yukky medicine that doesn’t come in a strip. Try the “rinse and spit” method. Have a glass of cold water ready. Tell the little guy to swallow his medicine fast, and then quickly rinse and spit! It will take the yucky taste out of his mouth so fast, he’ll hardly notice it!