Feather1414 said:
I am absolutly TERRIFIED of needles.
Any ideas on how to de-sensitize myself?
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Sounds like my hubby- he can't stand needles (he watched when he got his tattoo- bad idea)... if you find a way to de-sensitize yourself, tell me about it! He has to turn away whenever they start messing with them- so I was the one who had to hold Nathan's arms!! And then Daddy got to be the one who gave him comfort (and his bottle!) when it was over
If I didn't know he needed these things, I wouldn't do them. I hated seeing him cry like that! The only times he has cried like that since we brought him home was during the first week or so, and only during diaper changes. One of the Dr's at the pediatrician's medical group we use called it the "I already gave!" cry.
After we got the second dose of Tylenol in him he was alot better and less ouchy- he doesn't even have to have his legs kept tucked up now, which makes burping him alot easier. I WILL be giving him Tylenol before we go in the next time for shots- I couldn't this time because I had no clue what the dosage was. The Tylenol bottle doesn't list a dosage for a child this young... But the pediatricians have this wonderful photo copies of dosages by age/weight for both Tylenol and Motrin products!
He's doing alot better, and so am I- I was truely very worried when he had that crying jag, because he's not a big crier. Even had his father call the Dr's office to make sure it was ok! Thankfully he seems much much better now- he just had his 3rd dose of Tylenol half an hour ago, and I had a hard time waking him up enough to get him to swallow it... he was so soundly asleep and comfy!
He's also gotten to snuggle and snooze with Mama more then usual because of it all
I had a hard time getting him to sleep in his crib at night for awhile, so he ended up in the big bed with me quite often (my hubby got a pic of the morning he came home to find us both asleep there). Well, I snoozed on the couch with him after we got home, and he snoozed on me and the pillows in the big bed a little while ago.
I can remeber having my set of 3 Hep B shots when I was around 16, and my last tetnus, too. I've also still got vivid memories of the IV I was given when I had him, and when I went to the ER the weekend after that.
I can really understand how not fun that is- and it's got to be worse when your so little and don't understand why it hurts to move your legs.
It is amusing- my husband is the one who really gets worked up and nervous when all these things happen. I'm the calm one, and end up looking incredibly detached. Sort of feel bad about it- what must people think when they see my husband cuddling his son while I'm reading a magazine on parenting/babies/kids/housekeeping/crafts?
Ah well. We did find out that Nathan is still very healthy- and now weighs in at 13lbs and change (nearly 14lbs), and is 22 3/4th at 7 weeks! He'll be 8 weeks old this coming Friday- hardly even seems like it's been that long. He's in the higher percentiles for weight (95th percentile) and as I recall, height/weight combined (75th percentile)