Re: tips for getting oil in a toddler

[Guest guest]

I put it into yogurt and Caleb eats it fine and it doesn't leave a residue.

I used to put it into his juice but noticed the same problem as you so he

now has it in yogurt. I do have to spoon feed it to him though which he

dislikes but needs must.

Good luck

Mawgan

On 14 September 2010 19:22, modelmomnyc <elee1222@...> wrote:

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> Madelyn took the oil from a spoon at first, but just once. I tried putting

> it in her rice milk, and her apple juice, and she drinks it fine. But when I

> clean the cup, it seems like a good amount of the oil is at the bottom.

> Any suggestions? I'm trying to avoid using a syringe because I think a lot

> of it would be spit back out.

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> Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

I give my son the NN lemon flavor and call them lemon candy. He LOVES them and

always asks for more. He chews them up and swallows the capsule. I just make

sure to stay nearby and make him take a drink after he's done chewing.

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> Madelyn took the oil from a spoon at first, but just once. I tried putting it

in her rice milk, and her apple juice, and she drinks it fine. But when I clean

the cup, it seems like a good amount of the oil is at the bottom.

> Any suggestions? I'm trying to avoid using a syringe because I think a lot of

it would be spit back out.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

I was putting it in my son's yogurt...he won't eat yogurt anymore. I've

been putting it in " Simply Limeaid " for a few months now and he drinks it

all.. I too notice a " residue " on the cup used. I think this will happen

with whatever it touches, unless put directly in the mouth. It's hard to

measure what they aren't getting. The only thing I can think of is giving a

little more to compensate if they are drinking it.

I'm interested in seeing what others are doing.

Malinda

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 12:22 PM, modelmomnyc <elee1222@...> wrote:

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> Madelyn took the oil from a spoon at first, but just once. I tried putting

> it in her rice milk, and her apple juice, and she drinks it fine. But when I

> clean the cup, it seems like a good amount of the oil is at the bottom.

> Any suggestions? I'm trying to avoid using a syringe because I think a lot

> of it would be spit back out.

>

> Thanks,

>

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[Guest guest]

I give it to my boys in apple sauce, but the sauce that has blueberries. I find

the more berries, the less likey they are to taste the lemon fish oil...yuck!

Idon't know how they take it! My boys are champs...

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From: Mawgan Batt <mawganp@...>

Sent: Tue, September 14, 2010 3:16:03 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] tips for getting oil in a toddler

I put it into yogurt and Caleb eats it fine and it doesn't leave a residue.

I used to put it into his juice but noticed the same problem as you so he

now has it in yogurt. I do have to spoon feed it to him though which he

dislikes but needs must.

Good luck

Mawgan

On 14 September 2010 19:22, modelmomnyc <elee1222@...> wrote:

>

>

> Madelyn took the oil from a spoon at first, but just once. I tried putting

> it in her rice milk, and her apple juice, and she drinks it fine. But when I

> clean the cup, it seems like a good amount of the oil is at the bottom.

> Any suggestions? I'm trying to avoid using a syringe because I think a lot

> of it would be spit back out.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all of the tips. Oddly enough, Madelyn took it from a spoon in her

highchair this morning. We called it " special oil " and told her it helps her

speak. She willingly took it, and the whole family cheered. She loved that.

We'll see what happens tomorrow.

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> > Madelyn took the oil from a spoon at first, but just once. I tried putting

> > it in her rice milk, and her apple juice, and she drinks it fine. But when I

> > clean the cup, it seems like a good amount of the oil is at the bottom.

> > Any suggestions? I'm trying to avoid using a syringe because I think a lot

> > of it would be spit back out.

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> > Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Oh you are so lucky! LOL Kate

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> > > Madelyn took the oil from a spoon at first, but just once. I tried putting

> > > it in her rice milk, and her apple juice, and she drinks it fine. But when

I

> > > clean the cup, it seems like a good amount of the oil is at the bottom.

> > > Any suggestions? I'm trying to avoid using a syringe because I think a lot

> > > of it would be spit back out.

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> > > Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

Oh that's such good news! That's what we found to be best too was the

spoon (and make sure you keep paper towel handy to blot Madelyn's lips to make

sure the fish oil just stays inside -you do not want even a drop of fish oil

outside Madelyn or it will end up on something- clothing, furniture, toys, your

car, etc.

And for those that missed the list of suggestions I had sent out:

the following can also be found at our new site

built by the awesome Dad

http://www.cherabfoundation.org/2006/how-do-i-get-my-child-to-eat-fish-oil/

old archive that may help:

My 5 year old apraxic son Tanner is a trooper and takes the ProEFA from a spoon

every day. I hold his nose for him, but he doesn't mind the taste. We started

the holding the nose thing when Tanner used to take the efalex, which is very

fishy smelling and tasting, and it's

kind of our ritual now.

I rip only half of the protective waxy seal off the top of the ProEFA bottle,

and put a pin in the part that is left. When it's time to give Tanner his

ProEFA, I open the top of the bottle, pull out the pin, put a hole in the

capsule, put back the pin, and squeeze the oil onto a spoon.

Here are some other things we used to have to do when Tanner took the efalex

which he hated. (Efalex is fishier tasting and smelling)

1. We would put just put a drop of fish oil in the middle of the bread for a

sandwich and cover with peanut butter, a drop in the middle of a pancake, a drop

in the middle of a bowl of spaghetti, etc. if we put too much fish oil, Tanner

would not eat the food.

2. Glenn and Tanner and Dakota would each hold a cup filled with a dash of

juice. Tanner's juice was always " spiked " with efalex. Tanner is very

competitive and would love a good race. " Ready set Go! " and Glenn would hold the

cup to his mouth without drinking and then stop and have all three compare who

drank the most. Of course, Tanner was winning! They would keep doing this until

Tanner won (which meant he finished the efalex fish oil spiked juice)

3. I used to bribe Tanner with gummy bears that he could have after. Didn't work

as good as the first two. But for a long time we did a combination of number one

and number three.

4. Tanner's older brother started taking the fish oil, and Tanner wants to do

what Dakota does.

5. As Tanner got older, at about four, we started calling the fish oil " yucky

magic fish oil which helps you talk " and we really made a big deal about how

yucky it was, and would " show off " to people how Tanner could take this yucky

stuff and eat it right off the spoon. It worked for Tanner!

It was lots of work, but well worth the results. If your child will not take

ProEFA, maybe buy some efalex and try that. Compared to efalex, a sock would

probably be a treat!

Again, some EFAs are liked by some children-hated by others. With ProEFA - many

kids from the Cherab group will just eat it from a spoon, or chew the capsule

since borage oil is naturally sweet. I can say that ProEFA does not smell like

some of the other EFAs we've

used. After a year and a half of Tanner hiding behind the couch when it was time

to take other fish oils, this was amazing even without all the great

breakthroughs he's had!

The improvements when on the right supplement and the regressions on the wrong

one are pretty quick-within weeks in most cases-so again you can see for

yourself-like most of us did already!

http://www.cherab.org/information/dietaryeffects/efatips.html#My

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