2.5 ml of iron syrup and 5 ml of calcium, two times a day each, separated by at least four hours, every single day for the next three months.... and that too while I'm climbing higher and higher rungs in the ladder of mothering challenges.
First of, its difficult enough keeping time four hours apart - awake times, mind you. And when the time comes and Bobo is actually awake, ensuring that the said ml make its way down the throat is something short of acrobatics! It's harassment I say, little babies made to gulp yucky gooey liquids four times a day in the name of growth supplements. Ironically, the bottle claims "yummy taste" - duh??
Countless napkins and clothes have taken the brunt of the rusty-looking iron syrup stains. Thank heaven they made the internet - it told me that lemon juice and salt work on rust stains and voila - the combi really magically removes iron syrup stains! I know there are disposable tissues but they are useless in the face of the current combat. Bobo has learnt to make syrup dribble out of her mouth from both sides and no matter how much further down the mouth you push it, it makes its way back up. Seriously, it leaves a very bad taste - in her mouth as well as mine!!!
