Swallowing enzymes

[LisaGreene]

Gosh you bring back memories! With both of our kids, we ended up using a teeny, tiny funnel. With baby lying down, we would put the funnel into the back of his or her throat and drop the beads down the old hatch. Then we'd use a syringe (no needle of course) filled with water to squirt the beads all the way down. This "technique" came about after many trials of different kinds and it worked best for us with our newborns/ infants. It took some practice but you should have seen how quick we popped those enzymes down- before they even knew it! Of course, after they were able to eat things like applesauce, bananas, etc. that made it easier. And when they can eat chocolate sauce, that's even better.

The key- whatever you do- is to make it fun, fun, fun when things are going right and be as boring as possible when they aren't. In other words, only give emotional energy when they do it right. Don't get mad or frustrated when they aren't cooperating. Just stop, wait a few minutes, distract them with something else for a little bit, and then try again. Repeat as needed and don't give in to the urge to get frustrated (don't forget body language!).

Good luck! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Hang in there. Before you know it, you'll be writing in asking for advice on friends, music and dating! ;-)

Hugs!
Lisa G.

 

[LisaGreene]

Gosh you bring back memories! With both of our kids, we ended up using a teeny, tiny funnel. With baby lying down, we would put the funnel into the back of his or her throat and drop the beads down the old hatch. Then we'd use a syringe (no needle of course) filled with water to squirt the beads all the way down. This "technique" came about after many trials of different kinds and it worked best for us with our newborns/ infants. It took some practice but you should have seen how quick we popped those enzymes down- before they even knew it! Of course, after they were able to eat things like applesauce, bananas, etc. that made it easier. And when they can eat chocolate sauce, that's even better.

The key- whatever you do- is to make it fun, fun, fun when things are going right and be as boring as possible when they aren't. In other words, only give emotional energy when they do it right. Don't get mad or frustrated when they aren't cooperating. Just stop, wait a few minutes, distract them with something else for a little bit, and then try again. Repeat as needed and don't give in to the urge to get frustrated (don't forget body language!).

Good luck! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Hang in there. Before you know it, you'll be writing in asking for advice on friends, music and dating! ;-)

Hugs!
Lisa G.

 

[LisaGreene]

Gosh you bring back memories! With both of our kids, we ended up using a teeny, tiny funnel. With baby lying down, we would put the funnel into the back of his or her throat and drop the beads down the old hatch. Then we'd use a syringe (no needle of course) filled with water to squirt the beads all the way down. This "technique" came about after many trials of different kinds and it worked best for us with our newborns/ infants. It took some practice but you should have seen how quick we popped those enzymes down- before they even knew it! Of course, after they were able to eat things like applesauce, bananas, etc. that made it easier. And when they can eat chocolate sauce, that's even better.

The key- whatever you do- is to make it fun, fun, fun when things are going right and be as boring as possible when they aren't. In other words, only give emotional energy when they do it right. Don't get mad or frustrated when they aren't cooperating. Just stop, wait a few minutes, distract them with something else for a little bit, and then try again. Repeat as needed and don't give in to the urge to get frustrated (don't forget body language!).

Good luck! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Hang in there. Before you know it, you'll be writing in asking for advice on friends, music and dating! ;-)

Hugs!
Lisa G.

 

[LisaGreene]

Gosh you bring back memories! With both of our kids, we ended up using a teeny, tiny funnel. With baby lying down, we would put the funnel into the back of his or her throat and drop the beads down the old hatch. Then we'd use a syringe (no needle of course) filled with water to squirt the beads all the way down. This "technique" came about after many trials of different kinds and it worked best for us with our newborns/ infants. It took some practice but you should have seen how quick we popped those enzymes down- before they even knew it! Of course, after they were able to eat things like applesauce, bananas, etc. that made it easier. And when they can eat chocolate sauce, that's even better.

The key- whatever you do- is to make it fun, fun, fun when things are going right and be as boring as possible when they aren't. In other words, only give emotional energy when they do it right. Don't get mad or frustrated when they aren't cooperating. Just stop, wait a few minutes, distract them with something else for a little bit, and then try again. Repeat as needed and don't give in to the urge to get frustrated (don't forget body language!).

Good luck! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Hang in there. Before you know it, you'll be writing in asking for advice on friends, music and dating! ;-)

Hugs!
Lisa G.

 

[LisaGreene]

Gosh you bring back memories! With both of our kids, we ended up using a teeny, tiny funnel. With baby lying down, we would put the funnel into the back of his or her throat and drop the beads down the old hatch. Then we'd use a syringe (no needle of course) filled with water to squirt the beads all the way down. This "technique" came about after many trials of different kinds and it worked best for us with our newborns/ infants. It took some practice but you should have seen how quick we popped those enzymes down- before they even knew it! Of course, after they were able to eat things like applesauce, bananas, etc. that made it easier. And when they can eat chocolate sauce, that's even better.
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<br />The key- whatever you do- is to make it fun, fun, fun when things are going right and be as boring as possible when they aren't. In other words, only give emotional energy when they do it right. Don't get mad or frustrated when they aren't cooperating. Just stop, wait a few minutes, distract them with something else for a little bit, and then try again. Repeat as needed and don't give in to the urge to get frustrated (don't forget body language!).
<br />
<br />Good luck! Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Hang in there. Before you know it, you'll be writing in asking for advice on friends, music and dating! ;-)
<br />
<br />Hugs!
<br />Lisa G.

 

[3PreciousOnes]

I see that this is an older post, but thought i'd leave what worked WONDERS for us with our two CF babies, when nothing else would when trying to get the enzymes down.

we cut the pointy top off of a 5ml syringe. we placed (or drew up) a bit of applesaue in first, dumped the enzyme beads in and drew a tad more applesauce. we placed the loaded syringe toward the back of the throat and presto!

it worked great! Our son was a gagger, big time! And our daughter just plain old didn't like the texture of the enzymes. Thank goodness for grandma's and their great ideas! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[3PreciousOnes]

I see that this is an older post, but thought i'd leave what worked WONDERS for us with our two CF babies, when nothing else would when trying to get the enzymes down.

we cut the pointy top off of a 5ml syringe. we placed (or drew up) a bit of applesaue in first, dumped the enzyme beads in and drew a tad more applesauce. we placed the loaded syringe toward the back of the throat and presto!

it worked great! Our son was a gagger, big time! And our daughter just plain old didn't like the texture of the enzymes. Thank goodness for grandma's and their great ideas! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[3PreciousOnes]

I see that this is an older post, but thought i'd leave what worked WONDERS for us with our two CF babies, when nothing else would when trying to get the enzymes down.

we cut the pointy top off of a 5ml syringe. we placed (or drew up) a bit of applesaue in first, dumped the enzyme beads in and drew a tad more applesauce. we placed the loaded syringe toward the back of the throat and presto!

it worked great! Our son was a gagger, big time! And our daughter just plain old didn't like the texture of the enzymes. Thank goodness for grandma's and their great ideas! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[3PreciousOnes]

I see that this is an older post, but thought i'd leave what worked WONDERS for us with our two CF babies, when nothing else would when trying to get the enzymes down.

we cut the pointy top off of a 5ml syringe. we placed (or drew up) a bit of applesaue in first, dumped the enzyme beads in and drew a tad more applesauce. we placed the loaded syringe toward the back of the throat and presto!

it worked great! Our son was a gagger, big time! And our daughter just plain old didn't like the texture of the enzymes. Thank goodness for grandma's and their great ideas! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[3PreciousOnes]

I see that this is an older post, but thought i'd leave what worked WONDERS for us with our two CF babies, when nothing else would when trying to get the enzymes down.
<br />
<br />we cut the pointy top off of a 5ml syringe. we placed (or drew up) a bit of applesaue in first, dumped the enzyme beads in and drew a tad more applesauce. we placed the loaded syringe toward the back of the throat and presto!
<br />
<br />it worked great! Our son was a gagger, big time! And our daughter just plain old didn't like the texture of the enzymes. Thank goodness for grandma's and their great ideas! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[browneyedgirl]

I know someone already mentioned this, and I'm not a mom or anything, but I remember hating those enzyme beads sooo much. My mom tried everything, but nothing really worked until she tried putting the beads in a spoonful of jelly, so it was thick enough that I couldn't tell the beads were in there but it still tasted good and was pretty easy to swallow. I'm not sure if this would work with your son since he's been choking, but just thought I would mention it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[browneyedgirl]

I know someone already mentioned this, and I'm not a mom or anything, but I remember hating those enzyme beads sooo much. My mom tried everything, but nothing really worked until she tried putting the beads in a spoonful of jelly, so it was thick enough that I couldn't tell the beads were in there but it still tasted good and was pretty easy to swallow. I'm not sure if this would work with your son since he's been choking, but just thought I would mention it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[browneyedgirl]

I know someone already mentioned this, and I'm not a mom or anything, but I remember hating those enzyme beads sooo much. My mom tried everything, but nothing really worked until she tried putting the beads in a spoonful of jelly, so it was thick enough that I couldn't tell the beads were in there but it still tasted good and was pretty easy to swallow. I'm not sure if this would work with your son since he's been choking, but just thought I would mention it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[browneyedgirl]

I know someone already mentioned this, and I'm not a mom or anything, but I remember hating those enzyme beads sooo much. My mom tried everything, but nothing really worked until she tried putting the beads in a spoonful of jelly, so it was thick enough that I couldn't tell the beads were in there but it still tasted good and was pretty easy to swallow. I'm not sure if this would work with your son since he's been choking, but just thought I would mention it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[browneyedgirl]

I know someone already mentioned this, and I'm not a mom or anything, but I remember hating those enzyme beads sooo much. My mom tried everything, but nothing really worked until she tried putting the beads in a spoonful of jelly, so it was thick enough that I couldn't tell the beads were in there but it still tasted good and was pretty easy to swallow. I'm not sure if this would work with your son since he's been choking, but just thought I would mention it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[amber682]

I feel your pain! My daughter is 4 months old, and is a gagger, big time! She has vomited quite a few times while taking enzymes.

We either
A. put them in dry and wash them down with the bottle
B. mix them in applesauce and spoon feed them
or C. put them in a large syringe with applesauce and squirt them in.

We sort of jump around back and forth, one way seems to work for a while, then another seems to work better for a while. We've tried lots of applesauce, a little applesauce, watery applesauce, no applesauce. Having applesauce does seem to make it easier for her to spit them out!

I talked to them about it at clinic last week. They suggested using very cold applesauce and making sure its way back on the inside of the cheek. If you use a spoon and it gets stuck to the roof of the mouth it can really make them gag.

There doesn't seem to be an magic solution when they're gaggy like that. We just do whatever seems to be working best that day *shrugs*

I have a 4 year old son with CF as well, so I can tell you just hang in there, its a phase and will pass! (He did better using baby bananas like Ratatosk mentioned)

 

[amber682]

I feel your pain! My daughter is 4 months old, and is a gagger, big time! She has vomited quite a few times while taking enzymes.

We either
A. put them in dry and wash them down with the bottle
B. mix them in applesauce and spoon feed them
or C. put them in a large syringe with applesauce and squirt them in.

We sort of jump around back and forth, one way seems to work for a while, then another seems to work better for a while. We've tried lots of applesauce, a little applesauce, watery applesauce, no applesauce. Having applesauce does seem to make it easier for her to spit them out!

I talked to them about it at clinic last week. They suggested using very cold applesauce and making sure its way back on the inside of the cheek. If you use a spoon and it gets stuck to the roof of the mouth it can really make them gag.

There doesn't seem to be an magic solution when they're gaggy like that. We just do whatever seems to be working best that day *shrugs*

I have a 4 year old son with CF as well, so I can tell you just hang in there, its a phase and will pass! (He did better using baby bananas like Ratatosk mentioned)

 

[amber682]

I feel your pain! My daughter is 4 months old, and is a gagger, big time! She has vomited quite a few times while taking enzymes.

We either
A. put them in dry and wash them down with the bottle
B. mix them in applesauce and spoon feed them
or C. put them in a large syringe with applesauce and squirt them in.

We sort of jump around back and forth, one way seems to work for a while, then another seems to work better for a while. We've tried lots of applesauce, a little applesauce, watery applesauce, no applesauce. Having applesauce does seem to make it easier for her to spit them out!

I talked to them about it at clinic last week. They suggested using very cold applesauce and making sure its way back on the inside of the cheek. If you use a spoon and it gets stuck to the roof of the mouth it can really make them gag.

There doesn't seem to be an magic solution when they're gaggy like that. We just do whatever seems to be working best that day *shrugs*

I have a 4 year old son with CF as well, so I can tell you just hang in there, its a phase and will pass! (He did better using baby bananas like Ratatosk mentioned)

 

[amber682]

I feel your pain! My daughter is 4 months old, and is a gagger, big time! She has vomited quite a few times while taking enzymes.

We either
A. put them in dry and wash them down with the bottle
B. mix them in applesauce and spoon feed them
or C. put them in a large syringe with applesauce and squirt them in.

We sort of jump around back and forth, one way seems to work for a while, then another seems to work better for a while. We've tried lots of applesauce, a little applesauce, watery applesauce, no applesauce. Having applesauce does seem to make it easier for her to spit them out!

I talked to them about it at clinic last week. They suggested using very cold applesauce and making sure its way back on the inside of the cheek. If you use a spoon and it gets stuck to the roof of the mouth it can really make them gag.

There doesn't seem to be an magic solution when they're gaggy like that. We just do whatever seems to be working best that day *shrugs*

I have a 4 year old son with CF as well, so I can tell you just hang in there, its a phase and will pass! (He did better using baby bananas like Ratatosk mentioned)

 

[amber682]

I feel your pain! My daughter is 4 months old, and is a gagger, big time! She has vomited quite a few times while taking enzymes.
<br />
<br />We either
<br />A. put them in dry and wash them down with the bottle
<br />B. mix them in applesauce and spoon feed them
<br />or C. put them in a large syringe with applesauce and squirt them in.
<br />
<br />We sort of jump around back and forth, one way seems to work for a while, then another seems to work better for a while. We've tried lots of applesauce, a little applesauce, watery applesauce, no applesauce. Having applesauce does seem to make it easier for her to spit them out!
<br />
<br />I talked to them about it at clinic last week. They suggested using very cold applesauce and making sure its way back on the inside of the cheek. If you use a spoon and it gets stuck to the roof of the mouth it can really make them gag.
<br />
<br />There doesn't seem to be an magic solution when they're gaggy like that. We just do whatever seems to be working best that day *shrugs*
<br />
<br />I have a 4 year old son with CF as well, so I can tell you just hang in there, its a phase and will pass! (He did better using baby bananas like Ratatosk mentioned)