Re: how do you get your 4 year old to sit still for the first ght shot?

[Guest guest]

Hi Jen,

When we started growth hormone for my son, he did OK at first but

then started objecting to getting a shot. We checked with his doctor

and she said it was OK to give him his shot after he went to sleep as

long as we let him know that was what we were going to do and he

agreed to it.

So you might want to try it after he goes to sleep but with his

permission, even though he is 4.

You will have to be careful though. Some kids try and stay up later

and some get so anxious about the shot, they don't sleep well. Also,

once in awhile, just as I give my son his shot, he tries to grab the

needle or really squirm.

I hope this helps.

Ken M

>

> Or how do you even get him to come out from under the couch? (most

kids go

> under the bed, but Jasper can fit under the couch...sigh).

>

> Anyway, Dr. H. got us started on gh, but when the RN came to do the

injection

> training he literally hid for an hour and then got hysterical when

we came near

> him. I tried talking through all the steps. I stopped short of

telling him it doesn't

> hurt at all, because I think it must hurt at least a little bit. He

even got hysterical

> at the feeling of the alcohol, so we've spent days just practicing

that part so he

> gets used to the cold sensation. But still, he's not exactly

volunteering. I tried a

> offering a toy bribe (obviously we can't keep that up for 13

years...). But now

> he's simply tormented by desire for the toy AND fear.

>

> So many other painful things we've had to do (blood draws, silver

nitrate on

> the g-tube etc.) were not as scary and they were only temporary. We

just held

> him down until it was over and then let him go. Do you have to do

that at first,

> hold him against his will? He is a real fighter. Which has worked

well for him

> in the past, but I really don't know what to do.

>

> PLEASE, any guidance would be SO appreciated.

>

> Jen Domer

> mom to Jasper, 4 RSS, 7 non-RSS and Sylvie, 2 and non-RSS

[Guest guest]

hey jen!!

yes getting rid of the alcohol wipe will make a big difference!! as

far as the pen, we do see dr h but we also had been seeing another

endo (he had put christopher on the ght last feb and perscribed

gentropin and the pen, dr h discont. the ght when we saw her in

april, christopher grew 3cm but lost weight he had to do the caloric

catch up growth) dr h just restarted his ght at the end of jan. we

already hed the pen so reluctantly thats what she stayed with!! i

dont know how much of a fight it would be. the covers we got from

the drug company that makes genotropi and the pen. feel free to

email me privately at jlcals2003@ yahoo.com (no space after @) i

would love the chat back and forth with you since our kids are the

same age!!

jodie c

(nicholas-6 1/2(7 on the 25th) nonrss, christopher- 4 rss 27lbs 5oz

36 1/4 " periactin 4.5, ght genotropin .5, assmentry(left side 1 cm),

ADHD and OCD possible), johnathon-21months nonrss)

[Guest guest]

We followed someone else's advice early on to have Abby hold onto a

stuffed animal. She tends to be a bit obsessive compulsive anyway

and took readily to that idea as well as having an audience of

stuffed animals in the wings. For over a year now, she sets three

little animals on a pillow facing her and holds her " special " animal

in her arms while we give her the shot. The special animal changes

from time to time, depending on what her preferences are at the

time. It seems to let her feel more control over the situation.

Sherri D. - mom to 7 year old twins - Abby (RSS) and Sam (non-RSS)

>

> Or how do you even get him to come out from under the couch? (most

kids go

> under the bed, but Jasper can fit under the couch...sigh).

>

> Anyway, Dr. H. got us started on gh, but when the RN came to do the

injection

> training he literally hid for an hour and then got hysterical when

we came near

> him. I tried talking through all the steps. I stopped short of

telling him it doesn't

> hurt at all, because I think it must hurt at least a little bit. He

even got hysterical

> at the feeling of the alcohol, so we've spent days just practicing

that part so he

> gets used to the cold sensation. But still, he's not exactly

volunteering. I tried a

> offering a toy bribe (obviously we can't keep that up for 13

years...). But now

> he's simply tormented by desire for the toy AND fear.

>

> So many other painful things we've had to do (blood draws, silver

nitrate on

> the g-tube etc.) were not as scary and they were only temporary. We

just held

> him down until it was over and then let him go. Do you have to do

that at first,

> hold him against his will? He is a real fighter. Which has worked

well for him

> in the past, but I really don't know what to do.

>

> PLEASE, any guidance would be SO appreciated.

>

> Jen Domer

> mom to Jasper, 4 RSS, 7 non-RSS and Sylvie, 2 and non-RSS