Re: Help with EPA -- me too!

May 10, 2009

I am having the same problem... I can't seem to get the appropriate dosage into

my son each day and I'm starting to feel like a " juice/fish oil pusher. " My

little guy is 2.8 years old today and I am trying to get at least 2 teaspoons of

Nordic Naturals fish oil into him each day. (I would really like to get 3 but

it doesn't seem possible!) We have tried the Fishies, which I must admit, TASTE

REALLY good, but my son gagged when his speech therapist gave him one. (I also

tried to give him one cut into small pieces and he looked at it and nodded

" no. " )

There are only two ways I have been successful with getting the oil into him...

juice and applesauce -- and he isn't always interested in having either! (and

this is where I feel like a pusher... Do you want juice? Do you want juice?

How about some juice?)

Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm fairly sure that my son won't be

able to (or even try) the capsules yet. Any creative ideas would be very

welcome!

Thank you,

May 10, 2009

I put it onto a medicine syringe (no needle of course)

and squirt it into his mouth as I would any other

medication. I give him a chaser of juice afterwards.

Yes, sometimes he balks. But, options are

limited. It is now part of our daily routine. The whole

" putting it into food or drink never worked for him.

Hope that helps!

Noelle

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On May 10, 2009, at 2:31 PM, DeGironimo <lisad529@...> wrote:

>

> I am having the same problem... I can't seem to get the appropriate

> dosage into my son each day and I'm starting to feel like a " juice/

> fish oil pusher. " My little guy is 2.8 years old today and I am

> trying to get at least 2 teaspoons of Nordic Naturals fish oil into

> him each day. (I would really like to get 3 but it doesn't seem

> possible!) We have tried the Fishies, which I must admit, TASTE

> REALLY good, but my son gagged when his speech therapist gave him

> one. (I also tried to give him one cut into small pieces and he

> looked at it and nodded " no. " )

> There are only two ways I have been successful with getting the oil

> into him... juice and applesauce -- and he isn't always interested

> in having either! (and this is where I feel like a pusher... Do you

> want juice? Do you want juice? How about some juice?)

>

> Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm fairly sure that my son

> won't be able to (or even try) the capsules yet. Any creative ideas

> would be very welcome!

>

> Thank you,

>

May 10, 2009

We used to make a daily smoothie with the fish oil in it, and I had the same

concern when he didn't finish it or want it.

It's crazy, but I just poke a hole in the fish oil capsule with a toothpick, put

it in a tiny medicine cup and cut a piece of a drinking straw and have him drink

it out of the straw with his breakfast and vitamin. I never would have thought

he would just drink it, but he does! Everytime, I say, omigoodness, that was

the fastest you drank that! And he smiles with pride!

Good Luck!

Jodi

>

> >

> > I am having the same problem... I can't seem to get the appropriate

> > dosage into my son each day and I'm starting to feel like a " juice/

> > fish oil pusher. " My little guy is 2.8 years old today and I am

> > trying to get at least 2 teaspoons of Nordic Naturals fish oil into

> > him each day. (I would really like to get 3 but it doesn't seem

> > possible!) We have tried the Fishies, which I must admit, TASTE

> > REALLY good, but my son gagged when his speech therapist gave him

> > one. (I also tried to give him one cut into small pieces and he

> > looked at it and nodded " no. " )

> > There are only two ways I have been successful with getting the oil

> > into him... juice and applesauce -- and he isn't always interested

> > in having either! (and this is where I feel like a pusher... Do you

> > want juice? Do you want juice? How about some juice?)

> >

> > Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm fairly sure that my son

> > won't be able to (or even try) the capsules yet. Any creative ideas

> > would be very welcome!

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

May 11, 2009

My son is 3.5 and refused it in any food. So I explained to him why he needed

it. Now I just pierce the capsule and squirt it into his mouth. He does have

to 'work himself up' to take them, lol, but he will. Now there are times he

will refuse, but he will usually come around (I will offer candy to him).

Granted he is usually a good medicine taker... I think due to the fact he had

severe acid reflux as an infant ... so he knows medicine makes him feel better.

Good luck! I know I hate having to bribe with candy, BUT the strides his speech

has made does make it worth it.

>

> I am having the same problem... I can't seem to get the appropriate dosage

into my son each day and I'm starting to feel like a " juice/fish oil pusher. "

My little guy is 2.8 years old today and I am trying to get at least 2 teaspoons

of Nordic Naturals fish oil into him each day. (I would really like to get 3

but it doesn't seem possible!) We have tried the Fishies, which I must admit,

TASTE REALLY good, but my son gagged when his speech therapist gave him one. (I

also tried to give him one cut into small pieces and he looked at it and nodded

" no. " )

> There are only two ways I have been successful with getting the oil into

him... juice and applesauce -- and he isn't always interested in having either!

(and this is where I feel like a pusher... Do you want juice? Do you want

juice? How about some juice?)

>

> Does anyone have any other suggestions? I'm fairly sure that my son won't be

able to (or even try) the capsules yet. Any creative ideas would be very

welcome!

>

> Thank you,

>

May 11, 2009

Nortic Naturals makes kids fish oil in a liquid. No more pokieing the3 small

capletes.

Dianna Persun, OT

Can Do Therapy, PLLC

Phone: (405) 923-9672

Fax: (405) 285-5403

From: jodiphillips111@...

Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 00:49:10 +0000

Subject: [ ] Re: Help with EPA -- me too!

We used to make a daily smoothie with the fish oil in it, and I had the same

concern when he didn't finish it or want it.

It's crazy, but I just poke a hole in the fish oil capsule with a toothpick, put

it in a tiny medicine cup and cut a piece of a drinking straw and have him drink

it out of the straw with his breakfast and vitamin. I never would have thought

he would just drink it, but he does! Everytime, I say, omigoodness, that was the

fastest you drank that! And he smiles with pride!