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Lead test at 9 months?

jacks24jacks24
in D.C. Area Babies
How do they get the blood for this? Is it a heel or finger stick?  We have to get a lead test and a test for anemia done.  How bad is it going to be?  Am I crazy bringing my almost 3 year old to the appointment?
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Re: Lead test at 9 months?

  • amh_navyblueamh_navyblue

    If I remember correctly, it's a finger prick, so not as quick as a shot and therefore the potential for more drama is there, but all together I don't remember it taking that long, so the decision about whether to bring your 3 year old would be based on how patient he/she is in these kinds of situations...which as the mother of a 3 year I know can vary!;)

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  • LMH1209LMH1209 member
    It's a finger prick.  My DS was a champ and didn't cry, but it seemed to take forever to get enough blood from his tiny finger.

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  • Deegirl322Deegirl322
    My pedi did this at 12 months and it was a toe stick.?
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  • vtmezzovtmezzo
    Ditto PP, it was a toe stick and I think my DS had it done at his 9 mo appointment - because his daycare is in a renovated Victorian building. It wasn't pleasant - if only because it takes so long to push the blood out of their little toes! Good luck!
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