How do you get them to take their vitamin?

Sidney absolutely refuses to take the Poly-vi-flor (sp?). She spits every last drop out when I give it to her with the dropper. I have put it in her rice cereal but I worry that will ruin her taste for the cereal (she makes a face when i give it to her that way). Plus the Dr. said something about mixing it with the cereal negates some of the vitamins??? I need a new strategy....help please

Re: How do you get them to take their vitamin?

Aidan likes his vitamin drops so sometimes it goes right into the mouth.

But sometimes I will just put it in his juice/water - I remember reading something about not being taken with milk so he doesn;t get it at breakfast but at lunch instead.

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My doctor told me to mix in into her food, he said many babies vomit it up if given straight. He never said not to put it into her cereal. It's so confusing when it seems like every doctor has a different opinion.

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Oh, I always had put it in food.. Im sure if I didnt he would spit it out too.. it doesnt taste to good.

It MIGHT negate it but when they spit it out doesnt that make it worse?

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Re: How do you get them to take their vitamin?

When I give Julia the Poly-vi-flor, I tilt her head back a little bit and then squeeze the dropper, she seems to get more of it down that way.

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We always put it in her morning bottle...now sippy cup.

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I give Joseph the tri-vi-sol and he LOVES it! It's like a snack to him I put the dropper in the corner of his mouth and give a little bit at a time...

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We give it to Jesse after a meal. He didn't like them at first and used to spit the whole dose out. He's better now - I put him in the highchair and tilt the chair back. I stand behind the chair so he tilts his head back to look at me and then use the dropper. It all stays in this way (and he got used to the taste).

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He puked everytime I gave it to him in his mouth.

My dr said if they won't take it straight mix it with food but not in bottles (not sure why). I always mix it in his fruit. At first he made faces and resisted a little but after a few days he was use to it and fine with it.

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Re: How do you get them to take their vitamin?

Michael thinks it's a treat when he gets his vitamin - he gets it right from the dropper. I never even thought of his teeth getting discolored (they are not).

Message edited 2/12/2006 5:09:59 PM.