Maybe if you have one of those super calm, easygoing kids, a visit to the doctor isn't so bad. At least it means you get out of the house. If that's the case, you can stop reading right now. But for most of us, it's the kind of visit that makes you sweat... literally drenching my clothes trying to keep my kids on their best doctor behavior. So what do I do because I don't have a brain...I schedule a double appointment. I mean knock them out at one time right? Smart if you are trying to save gas but STUPID if you are not! And this day I was the later!
I've tried several different recommended tactics to prepare my son for the doctor. I've done the emotion coaching and the fair warnings ('tomorrow, we get to go to the doctor!' and 'in five minutes, we get to go to the doctor!'). Nothing has worked. My now three-year-old gets riled up about it as soon as I squeak out the word doctor-- whether it's a week or two minutes before the appointment.
So how do we survive it? Can he have [two packages of] candy in the car? Sure. Dont judge me! Can he hold onto my phone and look at pictures while waiting for the doctor. Yep. Anything to calm him down and prevent the red-faced crying that I (and the doctor and nurses) are bound to eventually endure. But the fun has just begun! The real treat is when the physical exam begins. If you ever need help pinning your child's arms and legs down so the doctor can peek into his ears or look at his throat, call me. I've had loads of experience with it. But then the doozy came, see since he is now three he has to pee in the cup! I had to kinda giggle...I mean and break out in a sweat. I have a nine month old who is hanging on my hip trying his best to rip my shirt off cause he is hungry. Both my kids are naked for their exams and you want me to get my kid to pee in a cup? Picture me in a small tiny bathroom with a screaming hungry nine month old, whipping out the boob so people will stop giving me the "oh my gosh you are starving your baby stare" all while kneeling on the floor helping my three year old aim into a cup! Now that my friends is a sweaty mama moment! Hunter was a trooper...he thought it was great and we laughed so hard! So I learned that peeing in a cup can change a doctors appointment and make his doctor phobia disappear. Who would have thought it could be so easy! Well that is until you get home and he thinks he can pee in bowls, cups or buckets. Yep...fun times!
Here's hoping we won't be heading back there anytime soon or I may need to take Valium first!
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