Re: Re: Help With Eye Drops

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HI, clare, Hertfordshire UK

My mother in law told me something when my daughter needed drops at the age of 4. Just be matter of fact, it is something that is needed and the more emotion that is involved the more the children will react to the emotion.

Gosh that makes me sound hard, im really not, but the process worked, she has never liked drops, and still doesnt, but the quicker and less emotional painfull it is the better for her.

Good luck...

We often out them in the outer corner with her looking to the other side, so she couldnt see them coming. I have given the bottle to her know and taught her how to do it herself (but she is older).

Clare

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From: Belinda <shewhomustbekept@...>Subject: blepharophimosis Re: Help With Eye Dropsblepharophimosis Date: Monday, 22 June, 2009, 3:08 AM

Hiya AnnIt's been a while since I needed eye drops, but I am trying hard to remember what my Mum did to get me to behave at drop time.Candy helps. Bribery.A star chart, with a much desired reward at the end of the week or month. Getting the doctor to tell her how important it is that she let Mummy put the drops in. Maybe trying to explain the reason why she needs the drops - don't do this right before she needs them though, it'll go in one ear and out the other-I think I remember when I got a little older Mum started letting me put them in myself. That felt empowering. You could ask her why she doesn't like it.Maybe she doesn't like the feeling of having the excess roll down the side of her head, and into her hair. Maybe they make her nose run, that'd be annoying right as she's trying to go to sleep? We've all had one of those tickly nose drips that just doesn't want to go away, so you know the feeling.

I think I remember what I hated the most about them was they made my eyeballs cold. To this day I can't stand my eyeballs being cold.*Big Hugs*Be Good and Good LuckBelinda in Brisbane Australia>> Hi again all from Ann, one of the newbies.> > Catalina needs the artificial tears as she doesn't make tears on her own. I'm sure many of you are familiar with that. She hated them at first, then she kind of settled into them and got used to the "ritual". I would say "It's droppy time" and she would lay down for them. I would give her the lid to the droppy bottle, or a special toy to focus on, and she would be ok with getting her "droppies".

> > For the last 3-4 weeks though, she has been throwing a fit. I'm not sure if it's the terrible 2's starting, or if the way I am holding her eyes open is hurting her. I always try to be very gentle, and the second she squeezes them closed, I let go. She knows when the droppies are coming and she goes and hides from us. She tells me "I don't want droppies!"> > I've gone as far as getting her sister (aged 3) to help me try and comfort her through this, but nothing seems to work. I don't know what else to do, but I hate to hear her cry when she has to get her droppies.> She has to have them. Anyone have any suggestions on how to make this easier on her?> > She just turned 22 months a few days ago. I'd appreciate any advice from anyone going through this at this age, or who has gone through this at this age. > > Ann> Denver,

Colorado>

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Thank you all for the advice. We have introduced a baby doll and given her an empty bottle of tears they she can give her baby. She calls it "baby droppies". She is almost 23 months old so reasoning isn't exactly a factor with her just yet. But when we let her give her baby the "baby droppies" she seems to relax a bit. Her big sister is fianlly potty training and gets a "special treat" (fruit snack) each time she potties, but Catalina isn't ready to potty just yet. She wants the "special treat" though. So what we have implemented is, she always gets her baby with her for "droppies", and if she doesn't fight us to give her the drops, she gets a "special treat" (fruit snack). So far, it has worked wonders! I know bribery won't work forever, but we are all chameleons, we adapt and mold for the situation at hand. Thanks to yall for the advice!---

On Sun, 6/28/09, Clare Teale <clareteale@...> wrote:

From: Clare Teale <clareteale@...>Subject: Re: blepharophimosis Re: Help With Eye Dropsblepharophimosis Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 2:34 AM

HI, clare, Hertfordshire UK

My mother in law told me something when my daughter needed drops at the age of 4. Just be matter of fact, it is something that is needed and the more emotion that is involved the more the children will react to the emotion.

Gosh that makes me sound hard, im really not, but the process worked, she has never liked drops, and still doesnt, but the quicker and less emotional painfull it is the better for her.

Good luck...

We often out them in the outer corner with her looking to the other side, so she couldnt see them coming. I have given the bottle to her know and taught her how to do it herself (but she is older).

Clare

xx

From: Belinda <shewhomustbekept@ gmail.com>Subject: blepharophimosis Re: Help With Eye DropsblepharophimosisDate: Monday, 22 June, 2009, 3:08 AM

Hiya AnnIt's been a while since I needed eye drops, but I am trying hard to remember what my Mum did to get me to behave at drop time.Candy helps. Bribery.A star chart, with a much desired reward at the end of the week or month. Getting the doctor to tell her how important it is that she let Mummy put the drops in. Maybe trying to explain the reason why she needs the drops - don't do this right before she needs them though, it'll go in one ear and out the other-I think I remember when I got a little older Mum started letting me put them in myself. That felt empowering. You could ask her why she doesn't like it.Maybe she doesn't like the feeling of having the excess roll down the side of her head, and into her hair. Maybe they make her nose run, that'd be annoying right as she's trying to go to sleep? We've all had one of those tickly nose drips that just doesn't want to go away, so you know the feeling.

I think I remember what I hated the most about them was they made my eyeballs cold. To this day I can't stand my eyeballs being cold.*Big Hugs*Be Good and Good LuckBelinda in Brisbane Australia>> Hi again all from Ann, one of the newbies.> > Catalina needs the artificial tears as she doesn't make tears on her own. I'm sure many of you are familiar with that. She hated them at first, then she kind of settled into them and got used to the "ritual". I would say "It's droppy time" and she would lay down for them. I would give her the lid to the droppy bottle, or a special toy to focus on, and she would be ok with getting her "droppies". > > For the last 3-4 weeks though, she has

been throwing a fit. I'm not sure if it's the terrible 2's starting, or if the way I am holding her eyes open is hurting her. I always try to be very gentle, and the second she squeezes them closed, I let go. She knows when the droppies are coming and she goes and hides from us. She tells me "I don't want droppies!"> > I've gone as far as getting her sister (aged 3) to help me try and comfort her through this, but nothing seems to work. I don't know what else to do, but I hate to hear her cry when she has to get her droppies.> She has to have them. Anyone have any suggestions on how to make this easier on her?> > She just turned 22 months a few days ago. I'd appreciate any advice from anyone going through this at this age, or who has gone through this at this age. > > Ann> Denver,

Colorado>

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Fabulous, sounds like you are completely on top of it.

Clare

From: Belinda <shewhomustbekept@ gmail.com>Subject: blepharophimosis Re: Help With Eye DropsblepharophimosisDate: Monday, 22 June, 2009, 3:08 AM

Hiya AnnIt's been a while since I needed eye drops, but I am trying hard to remember what my Mum did to get me to behave at drop time.Candy helps. Bribery.A star chart, with a much desired reward at the end of the week or month. Getting the doctor to tell her how important it is that she let Mummy put the drops in. Maybe trying to explain the reason why she needs the drops - don't do this right before she needs them though, it'll go in one ear and out the other-I think I remember when I got a little older Mum started letting me put them in myself. That felt empowering. You could ask her why she doesn't like it.Maybe she doesn't like the feeling of having the excess roll down the side of her head, and into her hair. Maybe they make her nose run, that'd be annoying right as she's trying to go to sleep? We've all had one of those tickly nose drips that just doesn't want to go away, so you know the feeling.

I think I remember what I hated the most about them was they made my eyeballs cold. To this day I can't stand my eyeballs being cold.*Big Hugs*Be Good and Good LuckBelinda in Brisbane Australia>> Hi again all from Ann, one of the newbies.> > Catalina needs the artificial tears as she doesn't make tears on her own. I'm sure many of you are familiar with that. She hated them at first, then she kind of settled into them and got used to the "ritual". I would say "It's droppy time" and she would lay down for them. I would give her the lid to the droppy bottle, or a special toy to focus on, and she would be ok with getting her "droppies". > > For the last 3-4 weeks though, she has

been throwing a fit. I'm not sure if it's the terrible 2's starting, or if the way I am holding her eyes open is hurting her. I always try to be very gentle, and the second she squeezes them closed, I let go. She knows when the droppies are coming and she goes and hides from us. She tells me "I don't want droppies!"> > I've gone as far as getting her sister (aged 3) to help me try and comfort her through this, but nothing seems to work. I don't know what else to do, but I hate to hear her cry when she has to get her droppies.> She has to have them. Anyone have any suggestions on how to make this easier on her?> > She just turned 22 months a few days ago. I'd appreciate any advice from anyone going through this at this age, or who has gone through this at this age. > > Ann> Denver,

Colorado>