Thursday, September 25, 2008
Dentist trip
I know this is all out of order but I promised to tell about the dentist trip! Sweet Pea is so much like me. I have always hated going to the dentist and Sweet Pea has picked up on this tradition. I have been very careful to not let her see my emotions/fears about the dentist so that she could form her own opinion. Sweet Pea has been to the dentist on three previous occasions and had caps placed on her back four teeth because her enamel did not form on them. So the dentist was not a new event for Sweet Pea. However, you would never have known this! We went through the whole what to expect, what we expected, getting a reward for good behavior (I'm not above bribery), and all of that good stuff. When we got to the dentist office, everything was going well. Sweet Pea only gave a little bit of trouble when they did her X-ray's. When we got back to the teeth cleaning, Sweet Pea was completely different. She refused to open her mouth, she covered her ears and stated that she didn't have her listening ears on, and was humming to herself. After much persuasion, she finally got her teeth cleaned. Then, when it was time for fluoride, we went through the whole scenario again. I was more traumatized than she was but the whole thing was horrible. So we are now going to look for a new dentist office that may be able to give Sweet Pea a little bit more of specialized attention to help her through this. I am hoping that after a couple of years, she will be more capable of dealing with the dentist trip. I am older now and know that I have to go to the dentist but I would still rather go to the gynecologist!
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you are so funny! I have always loved the dentist..isn't that weird!? Hope they get better for ya!
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