[Flexmom]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to give my 18 month old daughter Cod Liver Oil daily? I tried today for the first time straight up and she didn't like it! This Cod LIver Oil was peach flavored....I took a little lick and I didn't like it either

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Thx!

 

[udonandbroth]

the lemon flavored one tastes better. It's not too noticeable is you slip it into soup

hope this helps.

 

[MamaBug]

Moving this to Toddlers

 

[NoHiddenFees]

With DD1 I mixed some lemon flavoured fish oil (Carleson's) in her yogurt, but would become so stressed that she finish it that I knew I had to find another way. To my surprise, she would willingly take it off the spoon. This is true only of lemon; we tried berry and peach as well. OTOH, DD2 demands fish oil because big sis gets it.

 

[LoveChild421]

ds loves the Nordic Naturals Berry Keen- tastes like strawberries- he will take a spoonful and ask for more.

 

[CajunMama]

We like the Nordic Naturals too. DS takes it with no problems.

 

[Trishy]

J loves the NN Children's DHA chewables. They are very small and they just chew them up.

 

[Flexmom]

Gosh, you ladies are all so lucky....I just can't get her to take it off the spoon....and this AM I tried to mix it w/her oatmeal....no go!

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[Shanana]

I've tried giving 12 month old dd the NN peach and orange from a syringe. She HATES it! It got so bad, she started refusing food from us (this from a child who eats EVERYTHING). Even though her holistic ped is adamant about her getting it, I decided I was more worried about her losing her trust in us than not getting the CLO. I'd like to try the strawberry as someone else told me their dc liked it, but it's starting to get expensive, buying all these flavors and having them go unused, lol. I've tried mixing it with food, but that's usually unsuccessful.

 

[arniflora]

We use Iceland Health fruit flavored. The first time I offered (straight, from the spoon) he gobbled it down. I thought, "woohoo!" The next day and the subsequent week - nope! I laid off for a week, then tried again. He took it - and has taken in straight from the spoon ever since.

I still do the little happy dance inside when he takes it!

 

[sbgrace]

My son actually vomitted the first time (well, one of them did, the other told me he hated it). I put the liquid in some carrot juice (which they like but I think any strong juice would work) shake it and they drink it down. I may be lucky in that...I don't know. I use unflavored or lemon.

 

[Pastrydemon]

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Originally Posted by LoveChild421 ds loves the Nordic Naturals Berry Keen- tastes like strawberries- he will take a spoonful and ask for more.

Ditto that. Now that she's a bit older, I got the little Nordic Naturals pellets which squirt the oil into her mouth when she chews. She's totally crazy about her "other vitamins."

 

[Flexmom]

Thanks so much for the suggestion of trying the oil w/some juice! We juice pretty regularly and carrot juice is the basis of almost all the juices we drink, so mixing it right in did the trick! yay! Now I have to make sure to do this once a day just for that! Thanks so very much!