Munchkin® The Medicator™ Liquid Medicine Dispenser, Blue

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This item was a baby shower gift so I did not personally use it. However, it is part of my "go to" for every new parent as the easiest way to dispense medication to an infant.

Our newborn son needs to take heart medicine 4 times a day. Because he is still very small, his prescribed dosages are very small. Thus, it is important that he gets every ml that he's prescribed. The first couple of weeks we fought to give him his medicine with small syringes, but were failing miserably. He was crying and (worst of all) spitting much of it back out at us. We decided to try this dispenser, and another similar product. This one is dramatically better than the other and has greatly improved our life. Now we are able to mix his medicine with just a tiny amount of milk and he takes it enthusiastically. There is hardly a drop left in the container. We can see this because the clear nipple allows us to see exactly how much he has taken. If there is any remaining drops, then we either give it back to him or we use a syringe to suck it out and then only need to give him that drop with a syringe. The difference is unbelievable. He's getting all of his medicine now, and none of us hates the process. Btw, we'd read about the leaking problem and have seen how this happens. If the lid is not carefully twisted on, then it can get hooked on improperly. However, if you are careful to line it up correctly then there is no leak. Neither my husband nor I have had any leaks since we've done this. Given how often we use this - that is saying something. If there are other people facing the sorts of challenges that we've been having, then this medicator is a tremendous help!

Really easy way to give medicine to a baby. It fits up to 2 tsp (10 cc). There are marks on the side of the cup to easily see how much medicine you put in. The cup twists off the pacifier nipple very easily as well as twists back on. It is super simple to clean, the parts all come apart within seconds. The one thing I dislikr is that the nipple tip is a bit harder than a bottle would be. It should be a little softer, but overall has great design and a great way to give medicine.

My son is a year & 3 months. And he’s teething super bad right now! I’ve been trying to give him Motrin & Teeth & Gum Soothing meds and he HATED IT AND PUSHED ME AWAY AND SCREAMED & cried! Until NOW!!! I really thought my son would notice the Meds and THROW THE BINKY ACROSS THE ROOM! But he didn’t! He sucked on the Binky like it was a little bottle of Milk! Mommy tricked him! Worked like a charm! Definitely recommend! These are the GADGETS THAT MAKE MOMS LIFE EASIER! BUY IT!

This is the most amazing $4 product I've ever owned. We were having serious struggles getting my son to take any kind of medicine, which became a serious problem when he got his first ear infection and needed to take amoxicillin twice daily. With this tiny bottle, I can slip it in his mouth while feeding him and he takes his medicine with no problem. Without it, it was spitting, gagging, screaming. I was a little concerned by the negative reviews that said it was tricky to put together. It could not be any simpler to twist shut. I also used a Dr. Brown's bottle nipple, to mirror what he uses on his bottles. It fit and worked perfectly.

I love the idea of this because my daughter is pacifier addict and needs medicine 3x daily. The pros... - only 3 pieces and easy to clean - nipple shape is similar to Soothies and regular neck bottle nipples (my very picky daughter has no qualms taking it) The cons... - measurements on the side wash off and don’t include small measurements (ie volume smaller than 1 ml/cc) so I still have to use a separate syringe to measure - the seal on the nipple is not tight so medicine leaks out or gets stuck inside (which is really annoying when you’re dispensing a small dose because almost none of it makes it to the nipple; if the medicine is OTC you could just give a larger volume but ours is Rx and limited)

Dont let negative review fool you. This was amazing. I used it for my daughters acid reflex medicine. She was able to take it no problem unlike the syringe. Does it spill? Yes only if you dont twist it close. Who doesnt know how to close it correctly?? Never spilled for me. Do the numbers come off after many washing. Yes. Yes they do. But i always knew how much meds to give my daughter by putting it in a syringe and then putting it in this because she drank it right away. No hassle.

Ottimo..è di grande aiuto , pratico e comodo..la mia bambina lo accetta con tranquillità. Facile anche da lavare, io lo sterilizzo ed è rimasto uguale.

unsre Zwillinge bekommen Eisen und wie fast alle Neugeborenen Vitamin D. Das mit der Verabreichung des Eisensafts ist so ne Sache. Gibt zwar ein paar Tricks aber wenn man alleine zwei Raubtiere bändigen muss geht doch öfter mal was daneben ;-) jedenfalls habe ich noch 2 andere Hersteller getestet (das Ergebnis war sehr ernüchternd) bei dem einen hat sich beim ersten Abkochen schon das Material verformt und beim zweiten lief die Eisen-Milchmischung übers ganze Kind, den Body, usw. Gibt ekelhafte Flecken. Ich hatte die Hoffnung schon aufgegeben bis ich diese Schnuller fand. Dank der aufgedruckten Skala (ist aber in OZ) braucht man auch nicht unbedingt was zum abmessen. dann einfach zuschrauben und fertig. Alles dicht und alles wird vom Kind eingesaugt, so wie es auch sein soll. Habe auch schon "Dünnhalsschnuller" aus der Drogerie rein gemacht, funktioniert ebenfalls einwandfrei. Unser Fazit: Wenn Medikamente dann mit Munchkin!!!

Es de mucha utilidad para evitar que derramen la medicina y con el cupón se toman TODO sin regresar nada. El único detalle que podría encontrar es que no tiene tapa pero cumple bien su función.

Good....if even cap was added to this product..it would have been suited to the price...

Fantastic for trying to get liquid medication into the kids