https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 12:43:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494760 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:32:16 +0000 anonysquire 2494760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Several times. He has been pretty sick this winter. </p> [attach=1857/16/o429tt.600x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494560 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 19:03:04 +0000 mrsjyw 2494560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So the nurse was able to do them with a heel prick, but they needed five vials.... .and he screamed through all of it... :( he stopped after she was done though and is in good spirits and passed out for the night. I was sweating the entire time, but DS1 was a good comfort to his lil bro :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494507 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:00:12 +0000 sunny 2494507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, LO1 had a bunch of heel pricks in her first month and LO2 has had a bunch of heel pricks and an arm poke in his first month. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494484 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:32:06 +0000 Modern Daisy 2494484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and it went fine every time thankfully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494384 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:26:06 +0000 josina 2494384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to do bloodwork twice to check for iron and lead. His first test he was low on Iron so had to follow up a month later and thankfully passed then.<br /> The first time he didn't cry at ALL which was amazing, I sang him the ABC's to distract him. The 2nd time didn't go as well but not any worse than shots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494330 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:49:11 +0000 mfa_lady 2494330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD needed bloodwork for the lead test at 12 months old. I'm SO glad DH took her to the lab, because I would have been a wreck. It took two people to hold her down and another to take the blood. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494326 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:47:56 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2494326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD had to get heel pricks as a newborn to check for jaundice levels and a fingerstick for her iron check at her 9 month appointment. She didn't even cry for the iron labs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494245 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 13:03:31 +0000 regberadaisy 2494245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, DD1 has had bloodwork at a pediatric lab numerous times to check her iron. She was anemic and has thalassemia minor. We also do routine finger pricks to monitor her iron levels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494232 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:52:32 +0000 Ms maths 2494232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, finger pricks for lead and iron for both kids, and one follow-up in the vein for LO2 for a more accurate lead reading. They had trouble finding the vein so they were just fishing around in her arm with the needle:( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494214 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:31:23 +0000 MamaG 2494214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, at 12 months for iron. They failed to get a vein after 3 pokes. They tried again at 15 months and got the vein. It sucked. She screamed the entire time and it's certainly not a quick process. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494211 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:28:57 +0000 catomd00 2494211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>WTF Is with this site today? Half my post is gone. This was supposed to say…</p> <p>Yes, it's standard here for a lead draw at 1 and 2 years. We just had our 2 year draw on Saturday and it was traumatic!<br /> She was crying "I no like it" the whole time! DH didn't hold her down hard enough so she got her arm free and almost ripped it out, but mommy was quicker (and anticipating that DH couldn't get the job done) and grabbed her arm. It was equally as traumatic getting the bandage off last night! At one year, she was upset by it but not this bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494208 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:25:27 +0000 petunia354 2494208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS did. It went as expected. We took him to the childrens hospital so they were able to get blood from the first stick. My biggest fear was them having to try multiple times! </p> <p>Poor C :( I hope it goes smoothly for you guys!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494202 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:19:47 +0000 KT326 2494202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He had blood work done when he was two years old to check his iron levels. We had two techs, one to draw the blood and one to hold his arm. He was in my lap and it went really smoothly. He didn't even cry and the tech had to poke him twice! He had blood work done again at three years old and he cried a little bit but still did great. </p> <p>I think as long as you are calm he will pick up on that. I acted like it was no big deal and I think that helped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494197 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:11:58 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2494197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. They do a newborn screening in Texas to check for 53 disorders. She had her heel pricked in the hospital and again at her 2 week appointment.</p> <p>ETA: oh, just saw that you meant for something other than a heel prick! We haven't had to do that yet. I hope it goes ok for your DS! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494193 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:07:11 +0000 petitenoisette 2494193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes at 12 months for iron and lead. I knew it was a finger prick but I didn't realize at all how they did it (I guess I thought they just took a few drops or something?). Anyway, they keep squeezing blood out of their finger and collect it in a little tube. That's the hard part compared to the finger prick! And then they gave me some gauze to hold on her finger until it stopped bleeding which was difficult with a squirmy 1 year old! </p> <p>But in all, it wasn't so bad and I just realized that I've really gotten over my fear of blood draws because I watched them do it the whole time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494188 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:58:02 +0000 Boogs 2494188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both to check iron levels. For the first one the crying was very minimal. For the second one, he watched very quietly and curiously. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494168 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:44:32 +0000 Alba4 2494168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, NY state requires blood to be drawn at age 1 and 2 to check for lead levels. It isn't fun.... my son watches and cries. But then it's over!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494166 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:44:12 +0000 BSB 2494166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty sure they both had blood work done in the nicu and more recently when DD was in the picu for RSV. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494148 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:24:56 +0000 MoonMoon 2494148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 9 months for lead testing and a couple of other things. It was definitely not fun, but in some ways I'm glad he got it over with then rather than at an older age. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494140 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:21:05 +0000 LAZB 2494140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>at 12 months DD had her iron and lead levels tested. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it'd be. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494126 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:11:35 +0000 BadgerMom 2494126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. We did a lead test at a year. I didn't go with, but I don't remember DH saying it was terrible or anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494124 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:10:09 +0000 nana87 2494124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In NYC it's standard to do bloodwork at 1 year for lead levels. LO screamed while it was being done but was totally fine afterwards </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494017 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:21:06 +0000 kodybear 2494017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both did. We had to get allergy testing for both and it was blood through the arm. Lo2 was over a year I think and lo1 got it done at over 3yo. They both did great. Didn't cry until the needle and then were okay after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2494010 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:17:21 +0000 snowjewelz 2494010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember DD did at some point, maybe her 12 mo? They did it really quick, I think she realized it after and cried for a bit but not for long! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/has-your-lo-needed-bloodwork#post-2493993 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 09:00:51 +0000 mrsjyw 2493993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS2 is 8 months tomorrow and will need some labwork done. He had heel pricks done for jaundice level checks as a newborn, but this will be done through his arm/hand. :(</p> <p>Has your baby needed to get blood drawn? If so, how did it go? </p>