This mom’s trick for getting a baby to take medicine has gone viral

One of the only things worse than having a sick baby is having a sick baby who refuses to take medicine. Trying to get your little one the proper dose can be a challenge, to say the least. But, thanks to this mom’s genius idea, giving your infant medicine may now be easier than ever before.

Helena Lee posted a photo showcasing the brilliant new trick she learned for getting her baby boy to take his medicine. She used a rubber nipple from a bottle, inserted an oral syringe full of medicine into the nipple and delivered her baby his proper dose without wasting a drop.

As Lee wrote in her Facebook post, she had tried and tried to get the baby to take the medicine, but he kept spitting it out and making a mess — because, as any parent knows, that’s what babies love to do with medicine!

That’s when this genius idea came to her.

She went on to say that not one bit wasted, and the medicine was delivered tear-free. Success!

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Parents Respond

While some parents sounded in to say they’d used this trick — or a variation of it — 40 years ago on their own kids, the post has been shared more than 186,000 times. So clearly, a good number of parents have found this to be helpful. One commeter writes “Whattt this would have saved a lot of tears!! And Tylenol!”

Others shared their amazement on Twitter:

This trick is definitely worth a try — especially if it could make your life a little easier and help your baby to feel better in the process. That’s a parenting win-win.