Handy Pill Crusher And Container

Before Baby C was discharged from the hospital after her second surgery, she was prescribed with a bunch of supplements, namely iron syrup, folic acid (both to prevent anemia and to increase her red blood cells as her haemoglobin was pretty low after 2 major surgeries), multivitamin syrup and probiotics powder.

As the folic acid was in pill form, the nurse told me to buy a pill cutter and crusher to grind the pill into powder. And this was what hubby bought from the pharmacy:


First I put the pill into the top section of the pill crusher and screw the cap. Once the cap is screwed to the max, a cracking sound can be heard, which means that the pill / table has been crushed.


This is the crushed folic acid in powder form.

I then pour the powder into the container, which is at the bottom of the pill crusher to store the powder.  The divided section is meant for storage for 2 dosages.

I never knew there’s such a handy tool.   Do you think it would be easier to feed toddlers with crushed pills as opposed to meds in syrup form?

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  1. I remembered my mum last time used to feed us the diluted pills with water and its super duper bitter!! and I see her using the 2 steel spoons to crash the pills before putting water to it. Having this is really handy 🙂

  2. I think crushed pills are definitely easier then syrup coz my girl doesn’t likes syrup, she will cry and cry and I am afraid that she might choke from those syrup too. Crushed pill are much easier, I can hide it into her meals and she won’t even noticed them 🙂

  3. I use a tumbuk instead, fold the pill into a paper and tumbuk!

    But this is need.

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