Bloods
Hi all,
I've always been challenging to bleed, but for my bloods at my dating scan they couldn't get any and I had to go back a week later for an anaesthetist to do it 🤦♀️
I make sure I'm hydrated and warm before the appointment, but doesn't seem to help.
Just wondering if anyone's got any other tips I could try.
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I’m 100% the same 😅 no tips because you’re already doing what I know to do, not that it works most of the time. I’ve got one good vein that’s their best bet and there are so many puncture scars there! The student nurses/doctors/medics are usually the ones to get it first time!
Thanks both. When I was at 12 week appt, people were in and out of the blood room within 5minutes, I was in there for 15 minutes with no success, and I was the last person before their lunch. I felt so bad! 🤣 Glad to know I'm not the only difficult 1 though!
Did they use the machine to scan your veins? If not maybe ask for that? X
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I’m the exact same! They struggle with me every time - I find if you go to the actual blood test department in the hospital they get it first time, I guess cause they do it day in day out!