Help with Shots!

[Guest guest]

We are in need of help with injecting Laikyns shots!

--We can't remember what Dr.H said about the inject ease. Are you

suppose to pinch the skin up a bit or not?

--Laikyn moves alot and cries when we give her the shot. What are

you parents feeling is the best way to inject? We have been using

the belly area but tonight she moved and the needle came out so we

had to inject her twice. That what a whole lot of fun let me tell

you!

I myself am having a hard time with this. I go in and cry in the

bathroom when I am done for some reason. Did you all go through a

gulity time? She only cries for a second but it's so hard to hold

her down and give her the shot. It all goes so fast and she gets over

this really well but I think, will she ever get use to this and not

fight us? As you all can see I am so confused with this whole

thing! I really don't see how she will ever get use to it if ever

time we get things ready she is scared. I just don't want this to

always be a battle!!

Sorry for venting so much, I guess this new step is hard for me to

get through!

Z

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

We use a pen device to give his shots.

We were told to pinch the skin while giving the shot. Also, we

give him his shots in his butt.

When we first started we were giving his shots while he

was awake. The doctor said as long as agreed we could

give him his shots while he was sleeping. So we talked it over

with and he preferrs it that way. Sometimes he jumps but it

is rare. It is very rare that he remembers any shot and we find his

sleep is not distubed by a nightly shot.

I hope this helps.

Ken M

>

> We are in need of help with injecting Laikyns shots!

>

> --We can't remember what Dr.H said about the inject ease. Are

you

> suppose to pinch the skin up a bit or not?

>

> --Laikyn moves alot and cries when we give her the shot. What

are

> you parents feeling is the best way to inject? We have been

using

> the belly area but tonight she moved and the needle came out

so we

> had to inject her twice. That what a whole lot of fun let me tell

> you!

>

> I myself am having a hard time with this. I go in and cry in the

> bathroom when I am done for some reason. Did you all go

through a

> gulity time? She only cries for a second but it's so hard to hold

> her down and give her the shot. It all goes so fast and she gets

over

> this really well but I think, will she ever get use to this and not

> fight us? As you all can see I am so confused with this whole

> thing! I really don't see how she will ever get use to it if ever

> time we get things ready she is scared. I just don't want this to

> always be a battle!!

>

> Sorry for venting so much, I guess this new step is hard for me

to

> get through!

>

> Z

>

[Guest guest]

,

Me again. One thing about giving them at night once Laikyn is asleep

is some parents have made thier children afraid to sleep because it does wake

them up and scares them. However Chole has fell asleep on us early a time or two

and we have had to do that sometimes she will cry a tiny bit and fall straight

back to sleep other times she gets really upset because we woke her and shes

cranky. We normally do it after bath time. Every child is different though so it

may be worth a shot:)

Good luck,

Reah and Chloe:)

kmerrith wrote:

Hi ,

We use a pen device to give his shots.

We were told to pinch the skin while giving the shot. Also, we

give him his shots in his butt.

When we first started we were giving his shots while he

was awake. The doctor said as long as agreed we could

give him his shots while he was sleeping. So we talked it over

with and he preferrs it that way. Sometimes he jumps but it

is rare. It is very rare that he remembers any shot and we find his

sleep is not distubed by a nightly shot.

I hope this helps.

Ken M

>

> We are in need of help with injecting Laikyns shots!

>

> --We can't remember what Dr.H said about the inject ease. Are

you

> suppose to pinch the skin up a bit or not?

>

> --Laikyn moves alot and cries when we give her the shot. What

are

> you parents feeling is the best way to inject? We have been

using

> the belly area but tonight she moved and the needle came out

so we

> had to inject her twice. That what a whole lot of fun let me tell

> you!

>

> I myself am having a hard time with this. I go in and cry in the

> bathroom when I am done for some reason. Did you all go

through a

> gulity time? She only cries for a second but it's so hard to hold

> her down and give her the shot. It all goes so fast and she gets

over

> this really well but I think, will she ever get use to this and not

> fight us? As you all can see I am so confused with this whole

> thing! I really don't see how she will ever get use to it if ever

> time we get things ready she is scared. I just don't want this to

> always be a battle!!

>

> Sorry for venting so much, I guess this new step is hard for me

to

> get through!

>

> Z

>

[Guest guest]

Yeah - my daughter woke a little bit when she was first starting,

about 5 years old. As we got more experienced at giving the shot

(which means being quicker at it), now she never even budges.

Sometimes she goes " hmmmm " in her sleep, but she still asks us to do

it. But the important thing is NOT to use an alcohol wipe. The

only time our doctor and nurse told us to use it is if we are

camping and her skin is really dirty. Jenn

> >

> > We are in need of help with injecting Laikyns shots!

> >

> > --We can't remember what Dr.H said about the inject ease. Are

> you

> > suppose to pinch the skin up a bit or not?

> >

> > --Laikyn moves alot and cries when we give her the shot. What

> are

> > you parents feeling is the best way to inject? We have been

> using

> > the belly area but tonight she moved and the needle came out

> so we

> > had to inject her twice. That what a whole lot of fun let me

tell

> > you!

> >

> > I myself am having a hard time with this. I go in and cry in

the

> > bathroom when I am done for some reason. Did you all go

> through a

> > gulity time? She only cries for a second but it's so hard to

hold

> > her down and give her the shot. It all goes so fast and she gets

> over

> > this really well but I think, will she ever get use to this and

not

> > fight us? As you all can see I am so confused with this whole

> > thing! I really don't see how she will ever get use to it if

ever

> > time we get things ready she is scared. I just don't want this

to

> > always be a battle!!

> >

> > Sorry for venting so much, I guess this new step is hard for me

> to

> > get through!

> >

> > Z

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

We also use the injectease. You do not have to pinch the skin up.

We do not use the belly at all. We use 's thighs as that is

where he has the most fat. We alternate legs daily. We do it after

is in a deep sleep. We just pull down his pajamas and do the

shot.

We do not use the alcohol pads at all as they can cause the shot to

sting. We make sure to let the GH warm up for at least 20 minutes

and usually a little longer before doing his shot.

Sometimes he fusses a little and tries to brush our hands away, but

sometimes he doesn't even notice at all.

Hang in there,

Judith, Steve, (RSS) and (non RSS) 5 year old twins

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

When we first started giving Jordan his shots it was a nightmare too. We had

to hold him down because he would kick and scream and sometimes my husband

could barely restrain him. But we did it and believe me it got so much easier.

Now he just lays there and barely moves. He is used to it now. We use an

injectease too and I find it to be great. And Jordan helps sometimes by

pressing the button himself and pressing down on the syringe. We used to have

all

types of bandaids for him to choose from too - batman, spongebob, spiderman...

Now he doesn't even want to use them anymore.