My 7month old boy is refusing to take his antibiotic, he just spits it out, every last drop.

• Can u just put it in his throat and close his mouth until he swallows it?? tipping his head back so he has no choice but to swallow...? Tahneea (facebook)
• I was told to get them to swallow run your finger up there throat and under chin if you try it you want to swallow . Jessica (facebook)
• If he has a dummy you can buy ones that have a medicine cup on the end of it. Sara (facebook)
• My daughter did the same but she got to the point where we had to use a bit of force by using a Nurofen dropper to give it to her & hold it on the side of her gums (at the back so she can't close her mouth until she swallowed it.) she became sicker & caught another infection bc we wern’t doing enough to get it into her before i tried this. I felt terrible doing it this way even though I wasn’t hurting her but she recovered quickly. Mary-Anne (facebook)
• As i had a prem baby, she needed vitamins and iron. The only way we could get her to take it was by rubbing under the chin. But then this was a very little baby. Might be a bit hard to hold him and do this. Could u try maybe one of his favourite foods ie puree apple and mix it in that. Good luck :) Leanne (facebook)
• I used too poke the syringe in the corner of my LOs mouth while she was drinking her milk & squirt it in a little bit at a time while chattering away too her to distract her from what I was doing :o) Sarah (facebook)
• A friend of my recently gave me a hint and said to squirt it on the inside of their cheek as there is no gag reflex? Claudia (facebook)
• My almost 1 year old doesn't like taking the liquid medicines but oce it's in their mouth, blow on their face as it startles them and they swallow.  Bridie (facebook)
• All we do is tell our kids that its time for medicine. Cause we've found if we say its something else that won't touch it. Or like claudia paid squrt a little bit on each cheek i got told that by a doctor. Then praise them for being a good boy or girl. We clap and congratulate them. It works.  Gabby (facebook)
• Try a shot glass and mix with milk. A new thing to drink from may be what you need. Adele (facebook)
• Give it in a syringe and while squirting it into the child's mouth blowing gently on their face at the same time. This has worked well with my children. Eleanor (facebook)
• Have you tried putting it into his solids ?  Belinda (facebook)

My 4 1/2 mo is on medication but its impossible to give it to her she either holds her mouth shut to the point she goes red or just spits it at us hardly swallows it. I have to give it to her straight after food

• When u put the med in her mouth hold her nose she will b forced to swallow I know this sounds nasty and obviously you dont hold it for long but sometimes u need to b cruel to b kind. Facebook mum
• Have you tried giving it to her on a spoon??? I know my daughter was just on meds for eat infections and throat infection and we werent allowed to put it in the milk, but she would happily have it off a spoon and now in the syringe... Stacey (facebook)
• put the syringe right down the side of her gum between the gum and the inside of her mouth as far back as you can without chocking her and squirt it in. tilt her head back just slightly and have a drink ready for her to have straight away to take her mind off it. Kristy (facebook)
• This technique works but might be a little upsetting for mum and bub - wrap bub in a blanket/towel, cuddle close to your body and gently pinch her nose and tilt head slightly down. By pinching her nose she will open her mouth to breathe – squirt medicine near back of throat or dribble down inside the cheek. Wait for her to swallow before unpinching the nose. She will cry and it may take 5-10 seconds for her to swallow (may feel like ages!) but she will swallow. Easier with two people but can be done alone. Good luck! Catherine (facebook)