[blparent] introduction

[Leanne Merren]

Hi,
I ask the pharmacist to mark the syringe for me.  Droppers with the squeezy 
bulb are too hard to use.  So I use the plunger syringe, and I have them 
pull it up to the correct mark and mark the stick with a knife.  Then I pull 
it up and push it out once to release any air that is in it.  Then put it in 
the medicine, pull it up past the mark I need, put my fingernail in the slot 
and push it down till my finger hits the top of the barrel.
Someone else may have answered this already, but I'm really far behind. :) 
Hope that helps.
Leanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisamaria Martinez, NOMC" <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 1:32 AM
Subject: [blparent] introduction


> Hi,
>
> I've been procrastinating about joining this list. In fact, I figured I'd 
> get all the info from a fellow lister if I really needed to figure 
> something out. Well, 8 weeks into being a new mom, I've realized it would 
> be nice to join yet one more listserv just to get the emotional and 
> legistical advice/suggestions I crave as a new momma.
>
> So, hi! It's Lisamaria and I'm now the proud and happy, and yet exhausted, 
> mom of Erik Martinez Bakker. He was born on Feb. 24 and just got his two 
> month vaccinations today. Which leads me to my question ...
>
> How the heck do I measure out 0.4 ML of medicine? I've heard about marking 
> and a few other ideas, but I don't quite understand how to tactually mark 
> a dropper or a serange.
>
> When I needed to give gas drops to Erik I had my husband preload the 
> seringe for me so I could administer throughout the day. This was a 
> bandaid solution for sure. Well, now Erik needs Tylinol and I can ask my 
> hubby to preload a dropper because I need to do it several times 
> throughout the day.
>
> Help!
>
> Thanks,
> LM
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