Jeni's just asked about this on the comments bit and it is interesting as it may be the first time that some of us ever used a spoon - it was in our case. Babybear hated being given medicine, and always made a grab for the spoon, thus flinging the sticky pink contents all over the carpet, curtains and walls. (Do I sound bitter? Let's just say that the colour was just one of the reasons that I switched from Calpol to the blessedly clear Medised.)

I've found, through trial and error, that the best place to give her medicine is in the bath. Not great for antibiotics, granted, but for painkillers before bed it's not a bad place to start. It's less stressful as you don't care about spillage and I wonder if that transmits to the baby somehow?

Also, Babybear definitely prefers the deeper spoons (I can't remember what they came with, sorry) rather than the standard issue shallow graduated ones. And if I try to give it to her directly I get nowhere as she prefers to lean forward (while playing with Mr Ducky and pals) and schlurp it from the side of the spoon. It takes a few goes and she's had the lot. So that's as far as I've got, any other ideas gratefully received. Especially if you have worked out a way to get eye drops into them...