Poor Babby

[sueg]

Yesterday was a rough morning for Freya. One-year checkup, including three shots and two finger sticks for lead/hemoglobin testing. She was so unhappy. I have to bring her back next week for two more shots because of some new guidelines about not giving flu and PCV shots at the same time. Poor baby

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[xdarkstarx]

Shots are the worst. :/

Hope you hear back soon!

[captain_oz]

But how old is she? Isn't she just barely a year? 18 mos is when they tell you to start getting concerned, no?

[goldoyster]

Mte.

[sueg]

He said it wouldn't concern him as much if she was a boy but that this was really unusual for a girl.

I know it might not amount to much in the long run, of course, and hope that's the case.

At any rate, everything I've ever seen says that the earlier you catch a delay, the better, so I don't mind if we err on the side of looking at things earlier.

[fanlain]

This is what my child development text says too - earlier intervention is better. If she doesn't end up needing it, what you have lost? But if she does, you'll be thankful you were there early.

[fanlain]

We never had the lead/hemoglobin testing yet, and we just had the 15 month appointment. Is that something we should be asking about?

[sueg]

They always do it at 12 months here, but I guess I don't know if they routinely test children who are not "at risk" for lead (living in an older home). I thought both of these tests were always done. Lead can come from other sources besides old paint and any baby could become anemic. I would ask.

[fanlain]

It's by zip code"In Illinois, children who live in a high-risk area (or zip code) are considered at high risk for lead poisoning and are required by law to be screened from 6 months through 6 years of age. In Chicago, all children are considered at high risk for lead poisoning, and Chicago law requires children to be first tested at six or nine months of age