Going for a sweat test

[juju]

Hello everyone,

In a week we are going with our 27 mths/o daughter for sweat test. The history with my daughter is that after birth she wasn't gaining weight at the rate she was supposed to.. Also she is not a big eater, like her father.. She eats plenty of fruits and vegetables(even raw green beans), but not in big quantities, in other words she eats almost everything, but not much and not the same food next day, you could call this a fussy eater. Pooh sometimes is soft like a paste with undigested bits of fruits and veggies in it and sometimes hard.. Also ocassional colds and runny nose. Anyway, the doctor suggested it might be CF.. So thats where we are heading next week.. Right now my daughter is 22lb and 87cm height, slow growth but steady.. My question is how do you keep a 27 mth/o baby steady for 45 min. for a sweat test? Am I gonna have to chain her to the chair when shes gonna start screaming and kicking everybody around her?

thx for your time and all the best to everyone

 

[juju]

Hello everyone,

In a week we are going with our 27 mths/o daughter for sweat test. The history with my daughter is that after birth she wasn't gaining weight at the rate she was supposed to.. Also she is not a big eater, like her father.. She eats plenty of fruits and vegetables(even raw green beans), but not in big quantities, in other words she eats almost everything, but not much and not the same food next day, you could call this a fussy eater. Pooh sometimes is soft like a paste with undigested bits of fruits and veggies in it and sometimes hard.. Also ocassional colds and runny nose. Anyway, the doctor suggested it might be CF.. So thats where we are heading next week.. Right now my daughter is 22lb and 87cm height, slow growth but steady.. My question is how do you keep a 27 mth/o baby steady for 45 min. for a sweat test? Am I gonna have to chain her to the chair when shes gonna start screaming and kicking everybody around her?

thx for your time and all the best to everyone

 

[juju]

Hello everyone,

In a week we are going with our 27 mths/o daughter for sweat test. The history with my daughter is that after birth she wasn't gaining weight at the rate she was supposed to.. Also she is not a big eater, like her father.. She eats plenty of fruits and vegetables(even raw green beans), but not in big quantities, in other words she eats almost everything, but not much and not the same food next day, you could call this a fussy eater. Pooh sometimes is soft like a paste with undigested bits of fruits and veggies in it and sometimes hard.. Also ocassional colds and runny nose. Anyway, the doctor suggested it might be CF.. So thats where we are heading next week.. Right now my daughter is 22lb and 87cm height, slow growth but steady.. My question is how do you keep a 27 mth/o baby steady for 45 min. for a sweat test? Am I gonna have to chain her to the chair when shes gonna start screaming and kicking everybody around her?

thx for your time and all the best to everyone

 

[Nors2006]

JuJu,
Our son was tested (negative) when he was three months old (family history and positive IRT newborn screen). It is a fairly easy test, a nurse will apply ointment and a gentle electric current to your daughter's skin on her arms and cover with gauze, then you basically you wait about an hour for the gauze to collect sweat. Just bring her snowsuit and hat and let her run around and play as normal.
Hope this helps.
Nors

 

[Nors2006]

JuJu,
Our son was tested (negative) when he was three months old (family history and positive IRT newborn screen). It is a fairly easy test, a nurse will apply ointment and a gentle electric current to your daughter's skin on her arms and cover with gauze, then you basically you wait about an hour for the gauze to collect sweat. Just bring her snowsuit and hat and let her run around and play as normal.
Hope this helps.
Nors

 

[Nors2006]

JuJu,
Our son was tested (negative) when he was three months old (family history and positive IRT newborn screen). It is a fairly easy test, a nurse will apply ointment and a gentle electric current to your daughter's skin on her arms and cover with gauze, then you basically you wait about an hour for the gauze to collect sweat. Just bring her snowsuit and hat and let her run around and play as normal.
Hope this helps.
Nors

 

[ktsmom]

The electric current part is uncomfortable (based on my 3 year-old's reaction) but that is the SHORT part of the test; I'm thinking 5 to 10 minutes. Once that is done, then she doesn't have to sit still for the actual collecting of the sweat. She can run around and play, like Nors posted.

Good luck.

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[ktsmom]

The electric current part is uncomfortable (based on my 3 year-old's reaction) but that is the SHORT part of the test; I'm thinking 5 to 10 minutes. Once that is done, then she doesn't have to sit still for the actual collecting of the sweat. She can run around and play, like Nors posted.

Good luck.

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[ktsmom]

The electric current part is uncomfortable (based on my 3 year-old's reaction) but that is the SHORT part of the test; I'm thinking 5 to 10 minutes. Once that is done, then she doesn't have to sit still for the actual collecting of the sweat. She can run around and play, like Nors posted.

Good luck.

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[juju]

Oh. ok.. I thought she has to sit still for the whole testing.. So I guess the challenge will be only for those 5-10 min connected to the machine. I'm concerned that she'll not stay still with those wires attached to her arm for that long. Have you guys tried some tricks that you might want to share from your experience with the little one at the test?

 

[juju]

Oh. ok.. I thought she has to sit still for the whole testing.. So I guess the challenge will be only for those 5-10 min connected to the machine. I'm concerned that she'll not stay still with those wires attached to her arm for that long. Have you guys tried some tricks that you might want to share from your experience with the little one at the test?

 

[juju]

Oh. ok.. I thought she has to sit still for the whole testing.. So I guess the challenge will be only for those 5-10 min connected to the machine. I'm concerned that she'll not stay still with those wires attached to her arm for that long. Have you guys tried some tricks that you might want to share from your experience with the little one at the test?

 

[ktsmom]

You know, the standard mommy tricks - and plenty of patience!

I brought sister's Leap Frog Leapster with me, on the sly, and pulled it out and let Katy play with it. Not only was it contraband (it was SISTER'S and Katy never got to play with it!!!) but it makes noises, etc. They are kind of expensive but it has been a great toy and the cartridges go all the way up through grade school. At 27 months your daughter might be better suited for the My First Leap Pad, I think is what it is called. And no, I don't get a commission from Leap Frog...... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

Anything brand new will work - go to the Dollar Store and find something that makes noise, lights up, etc. Just get it all unwrapped and ready to go, in secret, before hand, and then whip it out of your purse (like the Super Mom that you are!) or her backpack as they are starting the test. 27 months is a tough age for this kind of thing, but you guys will make it through!

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[ktsmom]

You know, the standard mommy tricks - and plenty of patience!

I brought sister's Leap Frog Leapster with me, on the sly, and pulled it out and let Katy play with it. Not only was it contraband (it was SISTER'S and Katy never got to play with it!!!) but it makes noises, etc. They are kind of expensive but it has been a great toy and the cartridges go all the way up through grade school. At 27 months your daughter might be better suited for the My First Leap Pad, I think is what it is called. And no, I don't get a commission from Leap Frog...... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

Anything brand new will work - go to the Dollar Store and find something that makes noise, lights up, etc. Just get it all unwrapped and ready to go, in secret, before hand, and then whip it out of your purse (like the Super Mom that you are!) or her backpack as they are starting the test. 27 months is a tough age for this kind of thing, but you guys will make it through!

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[ktsmom]

You know, the standard mommy tricks - and plenty of patience!

I brought sister's Leap Frog Leapster with me, on the sly, and pulled it out and let Katy play with it. Not only was it contraband (it was SISTER'S and Katy never got to play with it!!!) but it makes noises, etc. They are kind of expensive but it has been a great toy and the cartridges go all the way up through grade school. At 27 months your daughter might be better suited for the My First Leap Pad, I think is what it is called. And no, I don't get a commission from Leap Frog...... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">

Anything brand new will work - go to the Dollar Store and find something that makes noise, lights up, etc. Just get it all unwrapped and ready to go, in secret, before hand, and then whip it out of your purse (like the Super Mom that you are!) or her backpack as they are starting the test. 27 months is a tough age for this kind of thing, but you guys will make it through!

Dana
Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)

 

[JazzysMom]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>ktsmom</b></i>

You know, the standard mommy tricks - and plenty of patience!


I brought sister's Leap Frog Leapster with me, on the sly, and pulled it out and let Katy play with it. Not only was it contraband (it was SISTER'S and Katy never got to play with it!!!) but it makes noises, etc. They are kind of expensive but it has been a great toy and the cartridges go all the way up through grade school. At 27 months your daughter might be better suited for the My First Leap Pad, I think is what it is called. And no, I don't get a commission from Leap Frog...... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">


Anything brand new will work - go to the Dollar Store and find something that makes noise, lights up, etc. Just get it all unwrapped and ready to go, in secret, before hand, and then whip it out of your purse (like the Super Mom that you are!) or her backpack as they are starting the test. 27 months is a tough age for this kind of thing, but you guys will make it through!



Dana

Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)</end quote></div>


I just have to say that this whole response just made my day for some reason. I felt the "mom cheer" thru your words & it put a smile on my face. Thanks!

 

[JazzysMom]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>ktsmom</b></i>

You know, the standard mommy tricks - and plenty of patience!


I brought sister's Leap Frog Leapster with me, on the sly, and pulled it out and let Katy play with it. Not only was it contraband (it was SISTER'S and Katy never got to play with it!!!) but it makes noises, etc. They are kind of expensive but it has been a great toy and the cartridges go all the way up through grade school. At 27 months your daughter might be better suited for the My First Leap Pad, I think is what it is called. And no, I don't get a commission from Leap Frog...... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">


Anything brand new will work - go to the Dollar Store and find something that makes noise, lights up, etc. Just get it all unwrapped and ready to go, in secret, before hand, and then whip it out of your purse (like the Super Mom that you are!) or her backpack as they are starting the test. 27 months is a tough age for this kind of thing, but you guys will make it through!



Dana

Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)</end quote></div>


I just have to say that this whole response just made my day for some reason. I felt the "mom cheer" thru your words & it put a smile on my face. Thanks!

 

[JazzysMom]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>ktsmom</b></i>

You know, the standard mommy tricks - and plenty of patience!


I brought sister's Leap Frog Leapster with me, on the sly, and pulled it out and let Katy play with it. Not only was it contraband (it was SISTER'S and Katy never got to play with it!!!) but it makes noises, etc. They are kind of expensive but it has been a great toy and the cartridges go all the way up through grade school. At 27 months your daughter might be better suited for the My First Leap Pad, I think is what it is called. And no, I don't get a commission from Leap Frog...... <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">


Anything brand new will work - go to the Dollar Store and find something that makes noise, lights up, etc. Just get it all unwrapped and ready to go, in secret, before hand, and then whip it out of your purse (like the Super Mom that you are!) or her backpack as they are starting the test. 27 months is a tough age for this kind of thing, but you guys will make it through!



Dana

Mom to Katy (3, cf) and Kyra (6, no cf)</end quote></div>


I just have to say that this whole response just made my day for some reason. I felt the "mom cheer" thru your words & it put a smile on my face. Thanks!

 

[PACmommy]

I have to say, the nurse at our clinic was great. She had singing dogs and bubble blowers, my kids were distracted the whole time.

 

[PACmommy]

I have to say, the nurse at our clinic was great. She had singing dogs and bubble blowers, my kids were distracted the whole time.