Looks like Mary Poppins was onto something when she sang, "A spoon full of sugar makes the medicine go down!" It turns out that giving infants a small dose of a sugar solution just before they get injections seems to make the pain more tolerable. To see what the study said, read more.
Dr. Linda A. Hatfield and her associates at the Pennsylvania State University School of Nursing in University Park report,
Administration of 2 milliliters of a 24 percent oral sucrose solution two minutes before routine immunizations is effective in decreasing maximum immunization pain and shortens the time before returning to a near normal state in infants at two and four months of age.
The children were given the sugary liquid 45 minutes before the shots were administered. I might have to try this trick (and treat) before my daughter's next doctor's visit.
Tell us, do you think it's worth trying?
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I work in a hospital and we use this stuff all the time. Just dip a pacifer in it and sawddle the baby up and they will be happy.
1My dad is a doctor, and he always told me to give my daughter a little square of chocolate after she hurt herself, not as a comfort but because he said the sugar rush was good for easing pain.
2It's worth a try!
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