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I remember both of my children having periods where they struggled to take the tablets. When they were little babies it was no trouble at all but around 6-8months there were a couple of periods when they would throw-up their feeds and grip their gums together, so I just changed how I gave it to them. I used to give it to them mixed with breastmilk and syringe in their mouth after the feed but when they struggled with that I mixed it to a much smaller quantity and gave it before the feed so they didn't throw-up at the end. When they started eating solids I used to pour the crushed tablets on the second mouthfull, they were always keen for the first mouthfull and then would be confused with the taste of the second, by the third they were happy again.
I was given good advice to not disguise the taste of the tablets where possible because it can create problems down the track, they do get used to the taste. My children only very occasionally pull a face when they chew the tablets, usually they don't react at all.
It's all just trial and error - try changing when you give the tablets before/during/after a feed or meal. Try reducing the amount of liquid you mix with or try pouring it on solids if you have started that. Also, sometimes it's just a passing issue where they just need a short-term change like having something sweet afterwards to break the cycle and then go back to everything as normal after a day or two. I remember one day where my son had thrown up 3 feeds in a row and was gripping his gums and it was starting to get stressful for him so I gave him a dummy dipped in golden syrup (as you can't give honey yet) then pulled it out, syringed the tablets and popped the dummy back in and then he was fine to keep his next feed down. I only needed to do that on two separate occasions. Some people would be horrified I gave him sweet stuff on his dummy but you aren't dealing with normal baby feeds here and sometimes it's ok to give something out of the ordinary for an out of ordinary situation. I hope things settle down again quickly for you but you are definately not alone.
