Well, that's a bust.

[elfs]

I should never be allowed to take a child to the doctor's. I get stressed out, worrying about whatever pains my child might suffer, and man, that is not good for the kid to see. We tried to take Kouryou-chan to the dentists' today to have her front teeth looked at. They're broken and have to come out, but Kouryou-chan wouldn't try the gas at all, totally freaked out when they tried to do the topical Novocaine. The doc said that they could restrain her by force if needed, but after a point it became my responsibility to find another option. So we left the teeth in-- they'll ache Kouryou-chan until they fall out, and she understands that as well as she is able-- and got a prescription for penicillin (yeah, real old-fashioned penicillin) to take care of the obvious infection underneath.

Poor little girl. I hope she'll do okay with this. She's such a stubborn girl, too; once she gets an idea in her head that she's not going to do something she is not gonna do it, no matter what.

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Re: White labcoat fever

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During my years working with dentists and dental assistants, I learned that the pesky parent/child feedback loop is the reason most pediatric dentists don't allow parents past the waiting room. *grin* Some pedodontists even have closed circuit or one way mirrors so parents can watch from the waiting area. Otherwise, a significant percentage of parents convey fear and anxiety to their children to the point that what happened to y'all happens.

Asking Elf to leave was probably standard; I bet they wished they'd never let him back in the first place, to be honest. I know that sounds harsh, but I speak as one of those parents prone to exactly that sort of reaction in medical situations. (My daughter was only a week or so old when I fainted with her in my arms, after they stuck her heel for a test. After that, I stopped holding her during procedures.)

As mentioned earlier, I suggest going with Versed or a similar cocktail -- these days, they even make lollipops for this purpose, under the brand name Oralet.