My new vote is for not telling him, but it's too late now!!
I told him that he had to go to the doctor next week to get some needles. He cried.... A lot He told me he isn't brave & doesn't want to get a needle tomorrow. The only way I could calm him down was to convince him he was not getting a needle tomorrow. Poor baby is so scared
I did have one thought though. I'm going to take his new Lightning McQueen bandaids with us. They're really funky, clear all over other than the picture so they look sort of like a tattoo. He loves them & it might help him to have a special bandaid afterwards.
Sarah, DD is booked in for her's next week too. I will be using the emla gel. I have been telling her for a few month's she will need to have needles soon..... her reaction has been quiet positive, but i fear that will change once she see's the needle!
Sending big success vibes's out for both our kiddies
Sarah - the emla needs to be on for 20-30 minutes beforehand for it to work so if you intend doing that you will need to put it on at home (which might clue him in and make it worse) or wait for it to work at the doctors. Neither option sounds pleasant
If your GP / practice nurse is a great needle giver, I would probably not bother with the emla and go for the bandaids Good luck!!
My DS1 had his late last year and I was stressed about it too! I had to take DS2 for his 12 month needles on the same day (look at their birthdays LOL) so it was a double whammy. I got lucky because DS1 was actually excited about his needles when I told him , he loves Drs and hospitals ever since he had to go to the dental hospital to have a procedure done. I was still worried he'd freak out once the reality was there so I promised him we'd get an ice cream cone from Maccas afterwards. But he was fine, he didn't even flinch and the needles didn't appear to hurt him in the slightest *phew*.
Is there any kind of bribery that would be irresistible to your DS? Hopefully the bandaids will be a good incentive for him . Good luck!
He told me he isn't brave & doesn't want to get a needle tomorrow. The only way I could calm him down was to convince him he was not getting a needle tomorrow. Poor baby is so scared
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Good luck!!
, he loves Drs and hospitals ever since he had to go to the dental hospital to have a procedure done. I was still worried he'd freak out once the reality was there so I promised him we'd get an ice cream cone from Maccas afterwards. But he was fine, he didn't even flinch and the needles didn't appear to hurt him in the slightest *phew*.
It will be all over soon and you won't have to worry about it again (hopefully!).
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