Penicillin timings

Someone please help me figure out when I can feed my LG. She has just started penicillin for tonsillitis (very poorly baby). I have to give the medicine 1 hour before food or 2 hours after (on empty stomach). This leaves such a tiny window for her to eat!!!! I gave medicine at 6.20 when can she eat? When does she need to stop eating for next dose? And how do I fit 4 doses in a day?. She goes to bed at 6. From a very tired mumma

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Just give her it 1 hour before she eats? 🤷🏼‍♀️ If she’s really sick I’m guessing she won’t want much food anyway

If she’s had meds at 620 she can eat at 720 and then the next dose of meds 2 hours after she eats? Say she finishes eating at 740 she can have the next meds at 940 or 1020 if you want to leave a 4 hour gap between the meds. If you give at 1020 she can have food at 1120 and so forth. I think you’re over thinking it with her being poorly! Don’t panic yourself over the meds, maybe get a piece of paper and write it down so you can visualise the timings rather than having it in your head x

Thanks guys, my brain not working!

@Megan if it was me I just probably wouldn’t offer food just to make it less confusing 😂😂😂 x

@Chelsie food also means milk, it needs to be taken on an empty stomach

And with the milk she's struggling because she can't breath well so she wants little suckles often which then making it tricky to fit on medicine

Oops well if it was me I would’ve taken it wrong then 😂😂

It’s impossible just try to half hour before food xx

@Chelsie food includes milk

@Megan if she’s only having little and often milk I wouldn’t worry too much about her having an overly full stomach from the milk before the meds, if you’re really concerned you could pop into the pharmacy tomorrow and speak to the pharmacist they should be able to give you more advice on it xx

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