We bundled dd up and trotted off to her pd's clinic today. No fever, but the cough was beginning to affect the nose and causing small drips. We decided to play-it-safe and consult her pd.
According to the pd, no fever was a good sign. But he could hear slight wheezing thru his stetho so he suggested medication to 'open up the airway'. Whilst he was discussing dd's ailments with me, dd was struggling in dh's arms as she wanted me to carry her. She shouted 'mommy!'. The pd was startled and commended dd on her clear enuciation of the word. As for me, I was more alarmed at her shouting then anything else =P.
Since I am alone most times at home, I have had to devise a strategy to dose her singlehandedly.
Step 0: Put her into her combi hi chair and lower the back rest so that she's reclining but not totally flat down.
Step 1: Get ready HT teddy biscuit and give her a small bite to get her smiling and in a good mood. Put balance biscuit in a bowl.
Step 2: Get ready syringes with diff medication on standby.
Step 3: Take first syringe behind my back (so she can't see it) and use other hand to take biscuit.
Step 4: offer her the biscuit. When she opens her mouth quickly move the syringe which is in my other hand towards her mouth and inject the med in.
Step 5: pop a little biscuit into her mouth to kill taste of med in her mouth
Step 6 : Repeat the above
