He will decide when your child needs a higher dosage of thyroid hormone by examining your child and measuring blood levels of T4 and TSH at regular intervals. A. Thyroid hormone tablets are very small. They can be crushed and dissolved in a teaspoon of formula, juice, or water. You can give the tablet-liquid solution through a dropper or a small syringe. When your baby begins taking solid foods, you can mix the crushed tablet with a teaspoon of cereal or strained fruit.
Older babies can simply chew up and swallow the tablet.
Do not mix the crushed thyroid tablet into a bottle of formula or other liquid, because the full dose will not be taken if your baby does not finish the bottle. The tablets have very little flavor of their own. For the rest of his life. Thyroid hormone is especially important for brain development in the first two years of life. It is also necessary for body growth and development and the normal functions of all the body's systems.