[blparent] Droppers to give infants medication/vitamins

[Leanne Merren]

This product will work well for older children, but infants usually require 
much less than 1/4 tsp.  I would recommend taking a plunger syringe and 
having someone mark the stick with a knife.  I would put the syringe in the 
bottle, pull up then push down to release all air, then pull up farther than 
I needed to.  Then I would stick my fingernail in the groove and push down 
till my finger hit the top of the barrel.  That would give me the desired 
amount.  I had different syringes for 0.8 ML, 1.2 ML etc., because those 
were the required amounts of Tylenol.  If they needed another med, I would 
have a syringe made for that amount, and keep it in the baggie with the med.
Hope that helps.
Leanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Miranda" <knownoflove at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Droppers to give infants medication/vitamins


> Hi Melissa,
> I'm not sure if this will be what you are looking for, but the Blind Mice 
> Mart at: www.blindmicemart.com Sells a product that may be of use to you.
> I haven't bought this yet, but I plan to do so very soon!
> Membership to the site is easy and free, and as you'll notice below in the 
> product description, they have member discounts.
> Here's the info.
>
> Teaspoon Measuring Syringe
> Accurately measure 1/4, 1/2 and 1 teaspoon of medicine or other liquids. 
> Insert the syringe into the bottle and pull out the plunger until the 
> desired groove
> meets the end of the syringe. Not returnable.
> Suggested Retail Price:   $4.00
> Blind Mice Member Price: $3.85
> (3.7% Off)
> Item:  182341
> Hth, and have a great week!
>
> In Christ, Miranda
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melissa Wagner <keys.melissa at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 5:32 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List' <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blparent] Droppers to give infants medication/vitamins
>
> Hello.  I appoligize if this has already been asked, but I am looking for 
> a
> way to safely measure my infant's medicine or vitamins in to a dropper so
> that I can give it to him.  I know the dropper that comes with the bottle
> holds more than the recommended dose.  If any of you have found a way to 
> do
> this that does not involve asking a sighted person to measure the medicine
> let me know.  Otherwise I have come up with a plan to have my husband or a
> sighted friend measure the medicine out and store it till I need to use 
> it.
> I am also looking in to a way to have the medicine stored and ready to 
> give
> if I can't find a solution for measuring by my self here.  Any tips are
> appreciated.
>
>
>
> Melissa
>
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