I know that my children get better faster if they sleep and eat well, and they need to breathe well to do so. I used to be really stingy with medicine, but the combination of having children over the age of 4, more noses to wipe, and going more places makes me offer medicine quicker.
That means I have to find the medicine and the little measuring cup. Then I have to figure out the proper dosage, pour it, and hope they don’t spill the little cup halfway to their mouth. The other day my daughter drank it too fast and coughed some back up. That makes me question, “Did she get enough medicine in to help her stop coughing and sleep?”
Triaminic sent me a box of Thin strips just in time. Have you seen any of their advertisements? The medicine is individually wrapped with the right dosage. No little measuring cups needed. The medicine is a paper thin strip that kind of melts on the child’s tongue. My daughter didn’t get it completely on her tongue and it melted on to her teeth, but a drink washed it right down. It took me longer to open the foil package then it took for her to take the medicine. Now I know to just snip it open with my scissors.
I was more comfortable sending my children out with other children knowing that they would not be coughing and blowing their nose so much. Sometimes I do just keep them home because it irritates me when a sick child is out in public spreading their germs around. I guess it would be rude to print Triaminic’s Free Sick Day Guidelines and hand them out to the other mothers. Maybe they wouldn’t mind a coupon for Triaminic.
I was brand loyal to other medicines, but I’m glad that I tried Triaminic. Would you like to try it also? They have offered 5 boxes of Triaminic Thin Strips, Day Time Cold & Cough Medicine for a giveaway. Did you get that? 5 of you can have a box of medicine for free!
To enter this giveaway you must:
- Live in the United States
- Have a child age 4 or older – If your child is younger than 4 you are not qualified.
- Promise to follow the dosage instructions
- Leave me a comment telling me the age of your child that would take the medicine
You can earn extra entries by tweeting this giveaway, stumbling this post, subscribing to my RSS feed, or linking to this post from your site. If you complete any of the extra entries please leave a separate comment for each.
This giveaway ends March 30, 2009.
The winners picked by Random.org are comments # 1-Amanda, 7-Faith, 11-Paige, 14-Tami, & 16-CanCan. Congrats to you! I’m sending emails to each of you.
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My son is 5 years old. I hadn’t thought of trying the strips, but I can see how that would be much easier than the little measuring cups or spoons.
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My daughter is 2 1/2 and these would be great for her because they sound so much easier than trying to get the right dose of medicine in her. Thanks!
I have 4 and 6 year old girls.
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Sounds cool…I don’t think I have seen those before. My kids are 7, 5, and 3.
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I love the thin strips!! They are so much easier to dose and my 4 and 6 year olds like the taste!!
That’s good to know! My kids had a lot of questions about the strips.
Boy 8 years old. It is hard to find the right medicine for this age group.
I have four and six year old boys. the six year old wouldn’t be able to take them because they are red, but my 4 year old would.
I think they have a grape flavor, but maybe that has red in it too.
I have a 4 1/2 year old.
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I have a 5 year old. He’s currently sick. Hopefully he will be better by the time you pick for this contest.
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my son is too young, only 13 months… but my cousin has kids that are 5 and 7 and i bet she would love to try this out!
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My daughter is 4 and these sound like they would make taking medicine so much easier:) Thanks!
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i have a 5, 7 and 8 yr old that can use these!! i promise to follow directions.
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I have a 5 & 7 yr. old and either one could benefit from taking medicine this way.
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My son was born 10/25/05. He is four years and 5 months old. He likes to take medicine.
I have three children that would use this, they are 5, 7, and 10. My 10 year old hates medicine, but she would take these.
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My older kids are 8 and 6 years old. I think they may prefer the strips over other forms.
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