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Lina Tuiasosopo, a mom of five and registered nurse in Texas, figured out that medicine time can go a little easier if you have a spare bottle nipple, which she demonstrated in a viral TikTok video. Tuiasosopo measures the dosage her baby needs and pours the medicine into a clean and empty bottle nipple. She then feeds her baby with a bottle and secretly swaps out the bottle for the medicine-filled bottle nipple until her baby has finished taking in the dose. While she received some backlash online, experts say the method is safe. “As long as a caregiver is measuring out the proper amount of medicine with a syringe, administering it via a bottle nipple is fine,” said Anastasia Gentles, M.D., medical director and pediatrician at Pediatrix Urgent Care of Houston. “Prescribed medications are typically given with food. I would advise caregivers to follow the directions from their pharmacist.”
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