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I guess the worst of today just happened. I feel for him, I truly do.

I went to the store to get some more tylenol and motrin. 10 pm was the time for another dose. Sooo, I woke him up, starting out gently, but only succeeding after almost yelling to get him to even sit up. Then it literally took me yelling to get him to open his eyes. He has started taking the motrin Jr, which you do not chew. So, I endeavored to find a tylenol that would correspond to that. Well, the ONLY tylenol what wasn't chewable has no coating and tastes awful if you suck on it or try to chew it.

Oh man, he was vey upset when he tried to CHEW that nasty pill. I had him spit it out into my hand, so we could try again. Would you believe at this point he laid down with a glass full of water, and spilled it on himself and the bed?

That got him crying. I tried to calm him down, he couldn't hear me, so I had to yell again. Then he thought I was mad at him. I shoulda just given up and let the babe sleep. BUT I was determined to get his dose in before I go to bed sometime in the near future. anyway, we commenced try number two.

Wouldn't ya know he did the EXACT same thing? He tried to chew the darn thing again. Why oh Why does tylenol not make a coated pill KIDS can just swallow? The only coated pill I found was the extra strength which children under 12 cannot take.

You know why he kept chewing it? Because it didn't have a coating on it, and it *felt* just like the chewables he has had in the past. BTW, he ~hates~ any kind of chewable medication because of the flavors, and won't tolerate the liquid forms either ~ he just gags when I give him those.

Tomorrow, I am going to try to find some sort of acetaminophen that KIDS can take without having to chew it up.
< /rant >