**Schnappycat**

ladeebri

Are you still doing the TEDDY study with your LO?

schnappycat

Yes, reluctantly. The last visit did not go well. He had some kind of reaction to the adhesive they use on his arms for the numbing cream and screamed the entire visit. They weren't able to take blood or do the other things they needed. Grrr. We have another appt. in a couple of weeks and I'm not looking forward to it. At least there is no diet record this time!

What about you??

ladeebri

We did his 1 yr visit and they just called me yesterday to schedule the next one.

DH really doesnt want to do it anymore (not like he's contributing anyway).  I keep forgetting to do the darn stool samples.  I forgot for 3 months in a row and have been better about it since then.  Everytime we have a diet record Im there filling it out the night before, trying to remember everything he ate   Yea, like thats accurate!

The blood draws are getting more and more difficult as they get older huh?  Weird that this is the first time your LO reacted to the adhesive.  That doesnt sound like fun.

schnappycat

I made DH do the stool sample last week because I'm way too nauseated to do it. I don't think he was happy. LOL!

I guess I'm actually the perfect "TEDDY mom" according to them. Never forgotten a stool sample, and I guess my diet records are great. I definitely have an anal streak that works well with their study. But it's such a huge PITA now that he eats so much (and eats at restaurants and other people's houses--I hate asking my MIL what she puts in her food)! It's one thing to record what he eats, but how it's prepared exactly, exact portions, etc, is so hard. It takes up so much time. Ugh. ?

The blood draws have always been hard for us. I don't think it hurts him much, but he is so squirmy and isn't fooled at all by distractions (bubbles, etc.). And he hates the numbing cream so much that I think it would be better without it. I have no idea how they can get it on the older kids who actually understand what is happening. I figure we only have another visit or two before he totally catches on.

We'll keep at it for now, but we'll see how hard it gets when the baby comes.?

Oh, and as DH points out, there is a definite observation bias with this study because I do tend to feed DS different foods when I'm recording. Healthier overall, and I'll exclude certain things that are harder to record. So it's not very accurate either way, I don't think.?

Hey, have you been to any of their events? We did the Children's Museum thing this summer. It was fun because we hadn't been.?

ladeebri

No, we havent done any of the other events. We're both so busy with work and DS that we tend to reserve our time for just family time, ya know?  I feel like we dont get enough "just the 3 of us" time between grandparents etc.

I guess I just keep thinking there is no way we'll be in this for the long run, and I wonder if Im really just wasting their time because we may not stick it out.  The only thing keeping me going at this point is I will hate myself forever if he ends up getting Type 1 and I didnt stick with the study.