[blparent] measuring liquid meds for baby

[Melissa Ann Riccobono]

My pediatrician and pharmacist have both given me free syringes of various
sizes that I have labeled.  Recently however, I bought a large syringe--I
think it holds two or three teaspoons--and did as Pippi suggested and made
notches at the various measurements.  This is especially helpful as I have
two kids who need different measurements, and now I can use the same syringe
for both of them.  I believe Blind Mice Mart was the company who had the all
ready marked syringe.  I kept meaning to order it, and then I never did, but
I still may check it out at some point to have a backup.
Melissa

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Pipi
Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:32 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] measuring liquid meds for baby

Erin,
You can take a knife and scratch the syringe's plunger at the different 
measurements. That way you can use the same 1 teaspoon syringe and have it 
marked for 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and 1. you would just pull the plunger up until 
you feel the scratched line.
Hope I'm explaining that well enough.
I'm not sure where you can buy the different sized syringes.
I know that someone posted a link on here a while back for a place that you 
can buy the already marked syringe.
Pipi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
To: "NFB blind parent listserv" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 10:01 PM
Subject: [blparent] measuring liquid meds for baby


> Hello list,
>
>
>
> My poor little guy recently got his first ear infection.  I feel so bad 
> for
> him because that is so painful and the terrible stuffy nose and teething 
> on
> top of it all just adds insult to injury.  I just wanted to know what 
> tricks
> you all might have for measuring the liquid meds just right.  I'd like to
> use a syringe since it's easiest for giving to baby because I know if I 
> even
> attempted it with a spoon the meds would be lost and on the floor.  Before
> my husband leaves for work he's able to premeasure what I need into a 
> small
> container that I can then suck up later with a syringe and give to my son,
> but do you all know of a resource where I can get syringes in all the
> different sizes so I don't need to do anything other than label the 
> syringes
> themselves and fill them up when needed?  I haven't done much hunting yet,
> but thought I'd throw a line out to the list before I got too deep into
> researching.
>
>
>
> Thanks, and have a great weekend.
>
>
>
> Erin
>
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