https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 04:54:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428940 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:37:54 +0000 chopsuey 2428940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not yet. They had toe/finger pricks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428933 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:36:18 +0000 Alivoo01 2428933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS did at the hospital quite a few times after birth (poor kid), then they pricked him to test for iron deficiency and something else. But that happened before he was 1. He's 2.5 now and no draws since then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428786 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 08:31:42 +0000 yin 2428786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Routine at 1 year to test for iron and lead. They also get it done yearly to test their food allergies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428620 Wed, 20 Jan 2016 00:47:26 +0000 jill_a55 2428620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we've never had them at the pediatrician, but routine for us with his specialist (on basically the same schedule as the pediatrician) and it is effing miserable. It's the most tramatic and awful experience ever and it ruins our day every time. C is almost 22 months </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428469 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:14:42 +0000 LovelyPlum 2428469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She had a finger pick for lead levels at her 18 mo. appointment, along with all the newborn things. She did have to get two blood draws for illness, though-one at urgent care, and a follow up 3 days later in a lab. She was quiet, but she didn't cry at all. I was so proud of her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428314 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 20:25:30 +0000 littlejoy 2428314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. It's standard, in Portland, to have lead levels checked at 1 year. We went ahead and checked her iron then too. We're rechecking iron, b12, and vit d at 2 years old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428207 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:33:30 +0000 CRGmama 2428207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not other than a heel/finger prick. I absolutely dread the day he needs a full draw. I can't imagine how to make him stay still. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428204 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:31:27 +0000 BananaPancakes 2428204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The 3 full blood draws he's had were not related to well-checks. I didn't realize that was a thing. Most of my friends' children have never had a blood draw. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428197 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:24:03 +0000 MrsRcCar 2428197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both boys at one for lead. E has his 2 year well child coming up and I am not sure what to expect because we live somewhere new. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428186 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:15:43 +0000 Mrs. Cheesecake 2428186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD and DS have both had their blood drawn at their 1-year well baby visit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428185 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:14:59 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2428185@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Recently at his 1 year and we felt like refusing it as he was about to get poked but thank goodness we checked since it was elevated! I have a recent thread about it. He ended up getting 5 shots and the lab draw, I was more traumatized than he was! They also wanted to do a skin test for tb since we traveled recently to South America. We skipped that one for now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428183 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:12:13 +0000 Aandmklover 2428183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both boys had many foot pricks as newborns because they both were jaundice. Both have had full blown blood draws to check lead and iron levels. My DS1 had his blood drawn twice after one to check his thyroid too. I hated it every time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428181 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:09:04 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2428181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope for my first two, but my third was hypoglycemic at birth and gave a lot of blood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428178 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:05:48 +0000 MoonMoon 2428178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: it was really horrible! So much worse than a vaccine jab. Poor babies. I'm glad it's behind us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428175 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:04:16 +0000 Foodnerd81 2428175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, at 9 months, 1 year, and 2 year well visits, to check for iron and lead. </p> <p>@MoonMoon: here (in MA) you can do the first one at 9m or 1 year. I had them do it at 9 m since there are no shots at that visit, but her iron was a little low and they had to do it again at 1 year anyway. </p> <p>It sucks. I don't know if our phlebotomists are bad or I'm a wuss but I hate it. We don't have to do it again though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428156 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:38:17 +0000 MoonMoon 2428156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Routine test for anemia and lead at 9 months old, maybe we got an earlier one because our house is old? She also tested him, using the same blood draw, for a genetic condition (whose name I forget) which causes favism (allergy to fava beans), because I have s family history of it and it occurs commonly in those with Mediterranean/Mid-Eastern descent. He didn't have it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428154 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:35:40 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2428154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's almost 2 and nope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428151 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:33:57 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2428151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 had to have a blood draw for allergy testing at 16 months.</p> <p>LO2 had to have multiple heel pricks for jaundice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428111 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:14:34 +0000 Boogs 2428111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, routine at one. Both found to be anemic at that time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428108 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:12:00 +0000 twodoghouse 2428108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not for regular well checks, but they both had heel pricks for jaundice in their first week. DD also had a health scare around 4 months and had to have blood taken several times in a weekend. It was a little traumatic for both of us because the first time the phlebotomist was awful and couldn't get in her veins. The next couple times she had blood work they were vey quick and efficient, but she was scared to death because of what happened the first time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2428097 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:06:37 +0000 Torchwood 2428097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They did several times in the NICU, but nothing since. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2427855 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:12:10 +0000 KT326 2427855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, at 2 he had one to check his iron levels. Our ped said it had just become a new standard that usually happens at age 1. He had to have another iron check at age 3 to make sure his iron levels were back up (they were low at 2 years old). </p> <p>He did great both times! I was shocked that he actually sat still. At 2 years old he didn't cry but he did at 3 once they were all done. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2427827 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:04:21 +0000 Bao 2427827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: yeah I was thinking that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2427824 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:03:51 +0000 josina 2427824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes at 1 year for lead and hemoglobin/iron levels. His iron was low at the first check so had to re-draw a month later and luckily passed the 2nd one!<br /> *It took almost a full minute each time to fill a vial from his arm. Poor little guy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2427823 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:03:22 +0000 sorrycharlie 2427823@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes, they do it yearly here for iron and lead til age 3, full arm draw. I skipped DD1's 2nd year appt though. I have to take both girls in a couple weeks :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2427822 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:03:01 +0000 winniebee 2427822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. DS1 they tested iron and lead level routinely at a year. He also had peanut allergy test at age 2. </p> <p>DS2 had lead levels checked at 12m because even though not standard practice at our current pediatrician, we lived in an old house </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2427821 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:02:38 +0000 mrsjyw 2427821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: that's so funny that even in our state there are differences! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2427818 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:01:07 +0000 sunny 2427818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes within hours of birth for some tests. I felt so bad for her!! I don't think she's had any since then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2427817 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:00:53 +0000 fancyfunction 2427817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes they did a lead test at 1 and 2 but thankfully not this year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-had-their-blood-drawn#post-2427816 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 15:00:50 +0000 yoursilverlining 2427816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our state requires a blood draw/test for lead at 12 months. So, yes to the title (has had blood drawn), no to the content (not at a well-visit) </p>