We are starting day 3 of the steroids - and we are already starting to see the *lovely* personality "side effects".
We still can't get him to swallow a pill - we've tried:
- Keep water in your mouth, then put in the m&m, and pretend it's a boat floating on the water. Now tilt your head back and let the boat float down your throat.
- Put the m&m in your mouth, then keep drinking until you swallow it
- Look at the bottom of the glass while drinking with the m&m in your mouth (to distract)
Nothing is working - we've got about 18 months left where he will need to take pills at least a few times a week, if not a few times a day. He hates taking the steroids with anything! And the longer he takes them, the harder he fights them - it's not pretty!
I can't wait for this first round of steroids to be over - 7 days on, 7 days off, 7 days on...
Oh, and here is your public service announcement for the day: Trying to wash the car with your 4 year old on steroids on a warm, sunny day is NOT advisable - I repeat, it is NOT advisable...
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Many years back I was trying to get my daughter to take pills and she couldn't. My daycare lady did it in one try. Put it in apple sauce... add food coloring even, if that makes it "happier". That's the way my daughter took any pill she may have needed until she finally learned how to do it. :)
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