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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks 11:12 for the helpful suggestions.  I don't intend to hold her down or tell her to "manup".  She is 5 and scared, and needs help to work through the fear and not make it worse.[/quote]

My 4-year-old is also terrified of the swab after having strep multiples times in the spring. It was to the point that he talked about "the plastic thing" constantly and told me how he didn't want it ever again. Then comes this fall when I think he has strep and we have to go to the doctor. It was pretty awful because I had to carry him into the office screaming and he continued through the exam and while we waited. It was embarrassing and I felt terrible for him but there was no calming him down. And then I held his arms while they swabbed him. I know you don't want to but isn't a few seconds of your daughter being angry at you better than undiagnosed strep? I see it as our duty as parents to do what's best for our kids so if that means holding them down for an important lab test then so be it. My son cried for a few seconds after the fact and then immediately told me it wasn't bad at all and he was fine. It was very strange to see him go from hysterical to fine in such a short amount of time.

I'm afraid that counting on your daughter to work through the fear may not be viable. At least not while you're sitting in the office with the nurse in front of you ready to swab.[/quote]

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