big production taking FCLO

[momofmine]

Hello mamas,

Just looking for some tips that I maybe haven't tried in getting my 6 yo to take the FCLO without such a huge production.  My older child doesn't necessarily like it, but he's old enough to just gulp it down and follow it with a chaser of juice and forget about it.

My 6 yo takes quite a bit more prodding.  And prodding, and prodding.  We have tried squirting it in the mouth with the squirter that it comes with, followed by a chaser of straight juice.  (I rarely give them canned juice, and never straight, always diluted like 1:10 juice:water, but for this I give him 100% juice and it still is a chore.)  I have tried stirring it straight into a small amount of citrus-y juice like pineapple.  I have tried offering it with a chaser of juice AND a macaroon (that one is the best so far).  However, I feel like I don't like giving him all this canned juice just to get the FCLO down.  But it is a lot of work to make a small amount of straight up fruit juice every day in the juicer just to take the FCLO.  I usually don't make plain fruit juice in the juicer.

So, what do you do to get the FCLO into your younger kids?  Also, we are on SCD, so chocolate chips bribes are out!  

[cocobean]

Have you tried just pretending it's not a big deal?  Like get really excited about it and treat it likes it's a really special thing to be doing.  Then get really excited and clap and maybe even jump up and down ;) so they think it's really awesome to be doing it.  This usually works for my son but he's only two so I don't know if it would work for you or not.  Good luck though!

[momofmine]

Thanks!  Yeah, I was definitely doing the praise, wow you're so cool thing!  I think if we just get into a habit of it, it won't be so bad.  But the stuff is pretty hard to get down, even for an adult!  I am way impressed that your 2 yo takes the fermented!

[velcromom]

One thing we do that helps is to take the FCLO after brushing our teeth, before rinsing - this way the toothpaste flavor is strong & helps cover up the taste.

I can't imagine doing it without the syringe, it really helps to keep it from flooding all over the mouth & getting all over the taste buds! Also, I make sure the kids drink water afterward because for us, it can sting the membranes of the throat. Because of that, I don't give it to anyone with a sore throat. (or with hiccups!) I made that mistake myself once and it really hurt a lot.

[PlayaMama]

we use the syringe to mix 1 mL for them with a full syringe of juice. i use the orange skate oil and it's good with orange juice apple juice. both my kids take it with no problem.

though for me, i plug my nose, tilt my head back, squirt in the dose and then chase with juice all without unplugging my nose. i only do that after i've had the fclo and some juice.