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You have to do like we did with our dd when she got perfume in her eyes
and we had to flush them out. She was three at the time. We took a big
towel and wrapped it around her arms and chest and one of us would hold
her like that while the other did the flushing. It sounds bad but it
worked and it was the only way we could get it done short of taking her
to the ER. Which they would have done the same thing anyway. Good luck!
Paula
and we had to flush them out. She was three at the time. We took a big
towel and wrapped it around her arms and chest and one of us would hold
her like that while the other did the flushing. It sounds bad but it
worked and it was the only way we could get it done short of taking her
to the ER. Which they would have done the same thing anyway. Good luck!
Paula
Sonia Ulan
Hi Melanie;
I'm only just learning about these options myself, but some alternative
therapies may be less invasive. Have you ever considered seeing a
homeopath or naturopath? A friend of mine's daughter had the most
vicious eye infection the doctor had seen in awhile - conjunctivitis -
and when antibiotics didn't help my friend tried only a dose or two of a
homeopathic remedy and there was an immediate and dramatic change. The
remedy consisted of a teeny tablet placed under the tongue and it
dissolved immediately. I know what torture it can be to give our young
ones medicine. Something else might work better. Good luck!
Sonia
vouget@... wrote:
I'm only just learning about these options myself, but some alternative
therapies may be less invasive. Have you ever considered seeing a
homeopath or naturopath? A friend of mine's daughter had the most
vicious eye infection the doctor had seen in awhile - conjunctivitis -
and when antibiotics didn't help my friend tried only a dose or two of a
homeopathic remedy and there was an immediate and dramatic change. The
remedy consisted of a teeny tablet placed under the tongue and it
dissolved immediately. I know what torture it can be to give our young
ones medicine. Something else might work better. Good luck!
Sonia
vouget@... wrote:
>
> Mook (3yob) has an eye infection. The doctor says if we don't put
> eye
> drops in Mook's eyes, he'll go blind. Mook hates eye drops, and with
> all the squirming, screaming, and tears, I don't think anything gets
> in his eyes anyway. His infection is getting worse. DH forces the
> eye drops (why he was screaming, etc). I tried to be more gentle,
> but
> Mook just runs away and says he's not ready yet. He needs these
> drops
> in four times a day. I don't think he's ready to make the decision
> to
> become blind (he says he'd rather be blind than have eye drops).
>
> What do I do?
>
> Melanie in Japan
> always vouget
>
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In a message dated 04/28/2000 4:44:19 AM !!!First Boot!!!, vouget@...
writes:
<< What do I do?
Nance
writes:
<< What do I do?
>>Hold him down and put the drops in!
Nance
D Klement
marbleface@... wrote:
use your thumb and fore finger to pull out the bottom lid and drip in
the medication into the * cup * formed by doing this.
Kid Blinks and the meds are distributed over the eye.
Had to do this with my oldest as an infant ... baby alligator time!
Buzz
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>What she said and ...
> In a message dated 04/28/2000 4:44:19 AM !!!First Boot!!!, vouget@...
> writes:
>
> << What do I do?
> >>
>
> Hold him down and put the drops in!
>
> Nance
use your thumb and fore finger to pull out the bottom lid and drip in
the medication into the * cup * formed by doing this.
Kid Blinks and the meds are distributed over the eye.
Had to do this with my oldest as an infant ... baby alligator time!
Buzz
--
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Klement Family "Education is what survives when
Darryl, Debbie, what has been learned has been
Kathleen, Nathan & forgotten"
Samantha B.F. Skinner in "New Scientist".
e-mail- klement@...
Canadian homeschool page: http:\\www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/
Ont. Federation of Teaching Parents: http:\\www.flora.org/oftp/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A. Yates
What kind of eye infection could cause blindness? Conjunctivitis will
go away on it's own. I know since I had it when I was pregnant, and the
Dr. said I could not take the meds while I was pregnant. It was very
uncomfortable, but it did eventually go away.
I sympathize. I guess if it was me, I would just have to force him in
the most loving way possible. Lots of snuggling later. Maybe a reward
afterward...say a favorite story read ect....
Ann
go away on it's own. I know since I had it when I was pregnant, and the
Dr. said I could not take the meds while I was pregnant. It was very
uncomfortable, but it did eventually go away.
I sympathize. I guess if it was me, I would just have to force him in
the most loving way possible. Lots of snuggling later. Maybe a reward
afterward...say a favorite story read ect....
Ann
susan
maybe blind fold him and let him experience what it's like to not have the
use of his eyes. and keep talking with him and explain to him why you
can't allow that to happen. i tell my 41/2 yo son that it's my job to
help him stay healthy, safe and happy and sometime we can't get all of them
at the same time but that's what we aim for.
you might want to ask him something like - it's my job of keeping you
healthy and safe but i do want you to be happy as well so since we can't
not give you the medicine what can we do to make it easier for you to take
it. i think first you might want to relax him by add the element of play -
a game like blind folding - to give him back a little power ( i think drs
use this kind of thing to help them with little ones).
at this age (2-5) power seems to be paramount, they like to express their
power as much as possible and will resist anything which appears to
threaten to take it from them. this not a quick process but i've had
success with my son and i feel it has a very long term positive effect of
strengthening the bond of trust.
good luck,
susan,
austin,tx
vouget@... wrote:
use of his eyes. and keep talking with him and explain to him why you
can't allow that to happen. i tell my 41/2 yo son that it's my job to
help him stay healthy, safe and happy and sometime we can't get all of them
at the same time but that's what we aim for.
you might want to ask him something like - it's my job of keeping you
healthy and safe but i do want you to be happy as well so since we can't
not give you the medicine what can we do to make it easier for you to take
it. i think first you might want to relax him by add the element of play -
a game like blind folding - to give him back a little power ( i think drs
use this kind of thing to help them with little ones).
at this age (2-5) power seems to be paramount, they like to express their
power as much as possible and will resist anything which appears to
threaten to take it from them. this not a quick process but i've had
success with my son and i feel it has a very long term positive effect of
strengthening the bond of trust.
good luck,
susan,
austin,tx
vouget@... wrote:
> Mook (3yob) has an eye infection. The doctor says if we don't put
> eye
> drops in Mook's eyes, he'll go blind. Mook hates eye drops, and with
> all the squirming, screaming, and tears, I don't think anything gets
> in his eyes anyway. His infection is getting worse. DH forces the
> eye drops (why he was screaming, etc). I tried to be more gentle,
> but
> Mook just runs away and says he's not ready yet. He needs these
> drops
> in four times a day. I don't think he's ready to make the decision
> to
> become blind (he says he'd rather be blind than have eye drops).
>
> What do I do?
>
> Melanie in Japan
> always vouget
>
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susan
these are the only meds we every use and we have good success them. if you
don't want to see a altern. dr you can use a homeopathic product called calms
(it's easy to find where ever they sell homeopathic) and give it to mook
about 20 to 30 before trying to give him his meds.
-susan
austin, tx
Sonia Ulan wrote:
don't want to see a altern. dr you can use a homeopathic product called calms
(it's easy to find where ever they sell homeopathic) and give it to mook
about 20 to 30 before trying to give him his meds.
-susan
austin, tx
Sonia Ulan wrote:
> Hi Melanie;
>
> I'm only just learning about these options myself, but some alternative
> therapies may be less invasive. Have you ever considered seeing a
> homeopath or naturopath? A friend of mine's daughter had the most
> vicious eye infection the doctor had seen in awhile - conjunctivitis -
> and when antibiotics didn't help my friend tried only a dose or two of a
> homeopathic remedy and there was an immediate and dramatic change. The
> remedy consisted of a teeny tablet placed under the tongue and it
> dissolved immediately. I know what torture it can be to give our young
> ones medicine. Something else might work better. Good luck!
>
> Sonia
>
> vouget@... wrote:
> >
> > Mook (3yob) has an eye infection. The doctor says if we don't put
> > eye
> > drops in Mook's eyes, he'll go blind. Mook hates eye drops, and with
> > all the squirming, screaming, and tears, I don't think anything gets
> > in his eyes anyway. His infection is getting worse. DH forces the
> > eye drops (why he was screaming, etc). I tried to be more gentle,
> > but
> > Mook just runs away and says he's not ready yet. He needs these
> > drops
> > in four times a day. I don't think he's ready to make the decision
> > to
> > become blind (he says he'd rather be blind than have eye drops).
> >
> > What do I do?
> >
> > Melanie in Japan
> > always vouget
> >
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