He is 4. How can i keep him calm ?
Can he sit on my lap ? What's the best way to hold him still ?
2007-01-26 10:51:21 · 11 answers · asked by lucy t 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Most places will let him sit on your lap. You should keep him facing you, talk to him, give him a toy. Try not to look at it yourself, cause if you do he will. I would hold his head to face me, a nurse can hold his arm. I've had to be with my kids for stuff like that. Good luck, I hope it goes well.
2007-01-26 10:59:18 · answer #1 · answered by Daddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure he knows that its just a tiny pinch and will be over before he knows it.
Because kids get squirmey when they're scared, it might be dangerous for you to hold him. The phlebotomist definately doesn't want to poke you, and that might cause a problem if he's on your lap. Have him squeeze your hand and look at you while its happening! If he doesn't watch, it will be less traumatic. Maybe talk to him about what you'll do later that day, his friends, anything to keep his mind away from the needle...
I'm a phlebotomist, so thats what a lot of parents do. Differnet kids will do different things... some just sit calmly, some cry and carry on...
good luck.
2007-01-26 10:59:22 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 2.5yo has medical issues that require regular blood draws, so I feel your pain as a mother. Her doctor prescribed a "numbing cream" (lidocane & prilocain cream) that we use. I put a pea-sized amount on her arm where they are going to stick her and cover it with a bandaid before I leave the house. Just before the tech draws her blood, we remove the bandaid and wipe off the excess cream. I usually try to distract her so that she isn't looking when they stick her and she has yet to cry when getting her blood drawn. We also used it on her sister when she was 5 and she said she didn't even feel it!
I have my child sit on my lap when having their blood drawn. I let them bring one of their favorite toys with them to hug with the free arm while the tech is doing their thing. We also have a play doctor kit at home that I show the kids what will be happening before we go. I usually do this a day or so before and let them pretend to be the doctor and do what ever it is that is going to be done to their dollies/stuffed toys. They're usually pretty comfortable with whats going on before we get there and there are usually no big surprises waiting for them. We started this when my husband was going through a bout with cancer so our then 2yo wouldn't be afraid of doctors or think that the doctors were "being mean" to Daddy.
Hope this helps! Best of luck to you and your son. May the result be what you want (good I hope!).
2007-01-26 12:08:59 · answer #3 · answered by Barney's Betty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way you can keep him calm is to stay calm yourself. Take slow, deep breaths, breathing in through your nose and then just as slowly exhaling through your mouth. Have him copy you. Distract him from looking.
Phlebotomists work with kids on a regular basis. Take their advice about whether or not to hold him, and if so, how.
2007-01-26 10:59:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey: Are you looking for sugar coating? The truth of the situation is that your son is terrified and only time will change that.
You can try holding him on your lap or better yet, deprive him of sleep and bring him sleepy so that he won't fuzz. My method is
has been found to be tried and true.
Good luck,
Mr. M on "blood test."
2007-01-26 11:41:58 · answer #5 · answered by Humberto M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Distract him-having just gone through this ordeal-think that's the best way. They will usually let you hold him.
Ps-ask for a butterfly needle-small and wont pinch as much-good luck-it's usually harder on the moms
2007-01-26 10:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by pico24_1999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite they enable my son sit down on my lap. Unfortuanatley it fairly is not undemanding. the ideal ingredient , i think of, is to basically carry them down and get it over with as right now as achieveable. And pray that the guy doing it gets it on the 1st attempt. My son became into interior the wellness center and the nurse became into sticking him and sticking him and he became into bleeding and that i purely could not take it anymore. I had to offer up them. I informed them they necessary to get somebody else. per risk you may communicate on your son and promise him a manage or a splash marvel while he's finished.
2016-12-12 21:06:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short of sedating him, I find that it is best for "mommy" to wait out of sight. It's amazing how brave a 4 year old can be when his mom is not right there to give him sympathy.
2007-01-26 10:57:36 · answer #8 · answered by another_sleepless_knight 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I sugest you ask them if the can hold on to one of his favorit toys or Items. Or even if you have a cell phone ask them if you can call his Daddyso he can talk with him, and focus on him talking to him unsteed of the pain.
Hope I helped,
MightyE
2007-01-26 11:00:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
for him to not move?
knock him out.
obiously have him look the other way.
after it's over tell him how great he handled it and reward him.
when i was just getting the finger prick when I was 5, I hid under the table and I had to be dragged out.
Kids+needles= complete and utter Chaos.
2007-01-26 12:25:05 · answer #10 · answered by jelkatct 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋