claire.update

Claire and I headed to the hospital this morning for her VCUG.  Let's just say that things didn't go so well.  She loved that the nurses gave her a warm blanket when she arrived (and then another).

She didn't like it when they were trying to insert her catheter.  She cried, screamed, and kicked....borderline hyperventilated.  The nurse gave her a few minutes to calm down and brought back reinforcements.

All 3 nurses working together were very helpful, but Claire is a strong little girl.  A little bit too strong at times.  The nurses kept looking at me and saying, "Are you doing ok?  We don't want to hurt her."  Me?  I was doing fine.  I'm so unemotional about things like this.  I felt bad for the nurses because she was fighting, but what do you say to your child?  I just wanted the test done. 

I calmed her down again, and on the 3rd try, I thought we were going to get it.  The nurse was about 5 seconds away from inserting that little catheter, and Claire threw her hands around, unsterilized everything and was screaming, crying, and kicking again.  "Mom!!!  I want to come back when I'm older and tougher!!" 

We were all traumatized at that point.  I think the nurses just felt bad for Claire.  I didn't feel too badly...I wanted to get the test done.  The nurses didn't want to hurt her, and she was being extremely uncooperative.  Maybe next time. 

So, we have to wait and see what her doctor says.  Patience.