How to Handle a 15 Month Old Getting Blood Drawn — Help?!
Hello. I’ve received such great advice here that I am asking yet another question. My son had his blood drawn at about 13 months old to check his blood lead levels. Of course this is a routine test. It was pretty upsetting. I held him as the nurse poked needles into him. I’m queasy when it comes to needles, so I couldn’t watch. Basically they stabbed and PLUNGED both arms in an attempt to get blood. Not a drop. They couldn’t find a vein (a common problem I have as well). They finally stabbed his finger and squeezed it what seemed like forever to get enough blood to test. I was a wreck afterward. My kid is really friendly, happy, open to strangers, patient… He didn’t cry at the injection of the needle, but he cried when she started plunging around inside the first arm. Of course he was screaming by the time she was squeezing his finger. I tried to sing to him, but I was so upset my voice faltered. I myself had to calm down, breathe deeply, and resorted to murmuring anything I could th
