Medicinal Memories- January 10, 2012
We kept Charlotte at home today as she fights a nasty cold and fever. After an epic battle between pediatrician and baby this morning, the doc came out on top and was actually able to look in her ears and determine she had an ear infection. This will be her first-ever round of antibiotics. I’m not looking forward to the legendary “Amoxicillin diapers” I’ve heard foretold from other mothers.
I opened the bottle to begin an inevitable mama/baby battle of wills. I eventually waved the white flag by preparing my newest culinary delight, Applesauce a’ la Amoxicillin.
I would know that cherry/bubblegum smell anywhere. A flood of memories came back as I flashed back to standing in the kitchen as my mom measured out the pink suspension with an old kitchen teaspoon. Amoxicillin has been a staple of First World childhoods for decades, mine was no exception. However, I had forgotten all about the stuff.
That got me thinking of all the other childhood things I had forgotten about until I had a child. I mean, apart from the occasional babysitting job in college, I had little to no daily interaction with children until I had a baby. My adult life caused me to forget so many things about childhood.
Here’s a list of stuff I forgot about, or hadn’t thought about in many years…
- 3 Blind Mice– You know, the song? I miraculously knew all the words when Charlotte’s little toy started playing it.
- Rectal thermometers
- Cups with lids
- Mr. Snuffleupagus– All of the sudden everyone on Sesame Street can see him. What’s up with that? I thought only Big Bird could see him?
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- Crayons that come with kids’ menus
- Doll babies with blinking eyes and thumbs that stick in their mouths
- Receiving blankets
- Board books– Now I realize why little ones can’t have books with regular pages
- Johnson’s Baby Shampoo– Ah! That smell! Good thing they’re gonna make it cancer-free now. I guess we adults can expect our shampoo cancer diagnosis anytime now.
- Stride Rite– I will NEVER go in on a weekend again. (That shopping trip deserves it’s own post.)
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I'm still reeling over our synchronized Stride Rite posts. Anyway, random insight that I've learned over about eight ear infections: Target is the best pharmacy for kids' medicine. It has this bottle with an opening just big enough for the syringe tip. You insert syringe, turn the bottle upside down, extract your medicine and go on your way. This saves you the sticky fingered dig into the bottle to try to suck up as much of those last doses as you can. And if you're ever prescribed Omnicef for an ear infection, it's impossible to get the last doses out of other drugstore bottles. We have to pour it into a medicine cup and suck it out that way towards the end.
Oh and in answer to your question, Will got hurt the other day and I just instantly said, "It'll get better before you get married." I've never said that before and I haven't heard it in years, but that's what people always told me when I skinned my knee or something as a kid. It was strange to have it just regurgitate out of my mouth without a thought.
just a tip for the meds – mixing kids' Florastor (a probiotic) in her milk will help with the "Amoxicillin diapers". It helps lessen the upset tummy and thus prevent some of the horrible diaper rash that can result. You don't need a prescription for it but it's behind the counter at the pharmacy. (ie you have to ask for it) its been a lifesaver for my boys. Before I found that stuff they got diaper rash from antibiotics so bad that it bled.