Re: Re: Haircuts/dentist/labwork

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Oh - I have to keep my humor about this whole thing as it is just crazy

what we do to get by with these little cherubs! I have never cut his hair

except when he is asleep as well to just trim up the bangs, etc. ...

But I'm wondering if it's worth it anymore to head out in public for this very

abusive looking haircut saga. What you do is a great idea! It just might be

worth a try. I'd rather he scream here then in the haircut salon, at least we

are used to it. Thank you so much for the idea, I will try it next time and

report back. I just wonder if it will ever get easier because he's getting so

strong and big too.

Friday we went to do a repeat CBC to recheck his WBC count - find out tomorrow

what that problem is... It took 5 people to get the lab done but thank goodness

the lady got him on the first stick! Poor was calling for Daddy the

entire draw, broke my husbands heart when I shared that with him later on in the

day. That same day we had castings done for new splints too - good time as well

but we made it through.

Thursday we are going to the Dentist for the first real visit. The kids dentist

in South Dakota was wonderful, he would let get up on the chair after

the big kids went and he checked his teeth out twice and told me they looked

good - he didn't ever try to clean them but assured me things were going fine in

there. Well, this will be our first appt and I'm a little nervous. It's at

Portsmouth Naval Hospital here in Virginia where they have tons of services

including pediatric special needs dentistry. I'm really hoping these people are

ready for what's coming their way with the protest of .

If anyone has any tips to share, I'm all ears...

Thanks again for the haircut tip, I really appreciate it.

Take care,

Jayne

Woods wrote:

Hey Jayne,

and are about the same age and on the same page with

haircuts!LOL!

It generally takes two adults plus mom to hold him down for an exam,

and he has to go under for a dental appointment, sooooo the barber

shop is out of the question! What has been working for me, and

might for you too since is young, is an old car seat with a

five-point harness. I strap him in and his loving brothers each

hold an arm while the video plays, Josh screams and I cut as fast as

I can with my husband's mustache scissors (blunt tips. I get two or

three minutes at the very most, but it seems like an eternity! Then

I try to straighten things out while he sleeps. He usually starts

to squirm after the first snip, even in a deep sleep, so I patiently

wait a bit and snip again. After about a week of nightly visits he

looks a little like Raggedy Andy, but at least he can see!

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