Preparing For The Doctor
TODDLER OF THE WEEK KARI AASLAND
Childs name: Kari Aasland
Loves to: Chase the dog with her toy stroller
Hates to: Have her teeth brushed
Favorite Toy: Anything Elmo
Best Toddler Tip From Mom: Go with the flow…know when to give a little and when to take a stand…in other words, choose your battles and you will both be happier.
PREPARING FOR THE DOCTOR
I have to ruin Alex’s second Valentine’s day. More specifically, his doctor has to ruin it. Poor child has had a bad track record so far with Valentine’s, his first year he was in the hospital projectile vomiting and unable to eat anything. This year might be almost as bad. We’ll be headed in for a full tune-up, and Alex will have to tolerate the weight torture machine, the annoying tape measure head check, the pokey ear thing, the cold chest domajiggy, and worst of all, the owwy sharp sticky things at the end. Afterwards we’ll have stickers (like they REALLY make the owwy’s better, sha right), maybe even a lollipop. But the best cure all comes once we get home. A nice long nap and being pampered by the doggies, who are obsessed anytime we come in and Alex smells different.
Alex and His Lab Abby, Taken Last Year
I usually give Alex a dose of Tylenol about a half hour before his doctor’s appointment, as it seems to help with the pain from the shots. Nevertheless, the whole ordeal is always very wearing on him, and we make sure and plan for a nice afternoon of quietly cuddling under the blanket and watching Diego or the Backyardigans for endless hours on TV. We also set aside special Daddy time whenever we’re under the weather, because, well frankly, Daddy is the cuddling master. He has some sort of special pheromone that he apparently releases that can calm Alex and make him pass out asleep in a matter of minutes. I don’t know what pheromone it might be, or where it comes from, or how to get it myself, I just know my husband has it, and it works wonders.
Do you do anything in particular to make your toddler more comfortable after shots?
In hindsight, if I had realized ahead of time that Alex has had two icky Valentine’s I never would have made this appointment. But at this point, what’s done is done, and I suppose it’s better to get it over and done with. We’ll be having a loving, if a bit sore, Valentine’s Day around here. We wish you and yours a lovely Valentine’s as well.
toddlers, Valentine’s Day, toddler vaccines
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