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With babies, oral syringes are commonly used to drip liquid medicine into the buccal cavity or onto the tongue. Assessing the swallowing ability is important and awareness of tongue tie, or cleft lip and palate difficulties should be considered. Oral and nasal cavities are closely linked, and liquid medicine can come out of the nasal passages if the baby does not suck and swallow and is distressed or sneezes. Cradling babies, ensuring their arms are not flailing about, and talking to them provides comfort and reassurance.

It is important for babies to feel secure and loved by those around them and cuddling a baby when giving a liquid medicine can often help. Family‐centred care, where the family is treated as a unit, recognises the importance of the parent/carers in nurturing the child whilst in hospital.