She debates where she will get it..out loud..
Her little body showing stress as she decides..
"Okay mom, can we do arm?"
Ok Madi.......
As I grab her soft baby like skin...
and pinch it to prep it for her shot..
I look at her perfect skin..and tell myself she NEEDS this....
slowly getting closer with the needle...
she grabs my arm with her tiny fingers.......
clenches harder as the needle pierces her skin.......
I press down and I inject the insulin.....
Her eyes wince and a soft "ouch" comes from her little voice.....
I pull the needle our of her skin and her clench softens....
I kiss on her forehead and a "You are so brave Madi"...
and we are done...for a few hours
Madi does the same thing..every time I give her insulin...every..time...
Oh, I know how hard it is. My little girl did the same exact thing every single time she got a shot. She would pinch her skin over and over and say "I'm not ready now I am." Once the shot went in she would finally relax. Now that she just started on the pump, we have a new routine. I'd like to say it gets easier and while I no longer have to hold her down like in the beginning, shots 2 years later still sometimes made her cry. It's just heartbreaking. Hang in there.
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