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My 9 month year old son just had his first blood d...

2008-08-29T17:41:00.000-04:00

My 9 month year old son just had his first blood drawn and the lab tech stuck him in his left arm, could not find the vein, kept the needle in his arm and turned it to the left until he hit one. I am not a nurse but I did take the combat life saver course in the military and they did not teach us to dig around with the needle until we hit a vein. Does this sound odd to anybody else or am I

That must have not been very fun for anyone. I wat...

2008-05-10T20:44:00.000-04:00

That must have not been very fun for anyone. I watched as they took blood from our new born at the hospital. He went nuts and I had a lump in my stomach. It was nice to hear from you again.

After one terrible (and ultimately unsuccessful) e...

2008-05-09T19:55:00.000-04:00

After one terrible (and ultimately unsuccessful) experience in a doctor's office, we have ALWAYS driven in to Children's Hospital in the city for Ellie's blood draws. The techs in the outpatient lab there are used to sticking babies and they do a wonderful job. I highly recommend that approach.

Yikes, we had to do it too but it wasn't that bad....

2008-05-08T02:11:00.000-04:00

Yikes, we had to do it too but it wasn't that bad. Our ped's nurse does it right in the office so at least I know her and she knows her way around a baby. I don't however think that Chase cared one wit. She screamed bloody murder until it was over.

Oh, poor baby! And poor parents! That must have be...

2008-05-07T20:17:00.000-04:00

Oh, poor baby! And poor parents! That must have been awful for all of you. We've got our 9 month appointment coming up soon...