The Daily Biff - Cough Syrup

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Tue, 20 Dec 2005

Cough Syrup
Berkeley is now as sick as Kristy and both of them spent much of the day in bed (Eliana and I seem to have been spared so far - knock on wood). Both Berkeley and Kristy have high temperatures, a nasty cough, and seem to walk around in a daze. (Meanwhile, Eliana has been running around the house as merry as can be, singing her rendition of "Jingle Bells" - she has been quite giddy all day long.)

Berkeley was coughing this morning hard enough that he made himself convulse and vomit (Kristy managed this same feat later in the day). After Berkeley's episode, I got down the children's cough syrup from the medicine cabinet. We stock the Tylenol brand, both grape and cherry flavors. I poured Berkeley up a couple of teaspoons of the cherry flavor and diluted it with a small amount of water so it would be easier to drink. He doesn't like taking the syrup, so we either have to coax him by dangling a carrot in front of his nose or threaten him with some kind of punishment (for example, going to bed or turning off the tv... nothing extreme). On this particular occasion I used a carrot - a glass of milk and a couple of oreos.

Well, even the prospect of milk and oreos didn't loosen his pursed lips all that much. So I took a little sip of the cough syrup to show him it was great stuff to drink. After my small sip, it took just about every ounce of energy for me to keep my composure and not grimace in disgust:

"Mmmmm... that's good!", I lied.

He was a sport about it and did drink it down. But, man, cough syrup is just plain awful. It seems that someone could make a pretty penny coming up with a cough syrup product that didn't taste so bad.

:: Posted by rus on Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:14 pm
:: Filed under /daily_journal/2005

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Re: Cough Syrup

I would suggest the Triaminic strips. This is much easier than making them swallow liquid.

:: Comment posted by Jeff on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:26

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Re: Cough Syrup

sweet... I just picked up a box of the strips. Berkeley is asleep right now, but when he wakes up I'll give them a try. Too bad the strips don't also include a fever reducing agent (like acetaminophen).

:: Comment posted by rus on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:24

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