Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 Bill, I read your note on the list. This is what we did with our 3 yr. old son and it has continued to work very well for us. If you don't already know or remember what happens during a lab draw, I would find out. Then we pretended we were taking a doll (Bert from Sesame St.) to the lab to have some blood work done. We went through the whole procedure step by step. Eventually our son would help with the labs and then we would practice on our son. We had him sing the ABC song to give him an idea of how long he had to lay still. We also used a product called EMLA cream that you put on the site where they will draw blood, wrap it with plastic wrap at least one hour before they draw and it is amazing. (put it on the inside of both elbows) They feel a pinch but not like the real thing. They will always feel something and we told him that. I would say it is critical to get some EMLA cream, it is a prescription from your doctor. It has absolutely NO effect on the lab work, it just numbs the skin. My husband uses it routinely at work to start IV lines on kids and draw blood. When we practiced we just used lotion to simulate the EMLA cream. This took about one month to get him comfortable. Now that he knows it doesn't hurt real bad, he is much easier to take. Email me with any questions and good luck. Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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