Pokey Poke

Here we are, soon after admission and Vera's got her first (bitter) taste of pain. Vera was taken into a room to draw some blood for pre-op tests and also to set an IV plug. We were told to wait outside. "She'll be struggling a lot" we told the medical officer. "Don't worry we can manage,"

Next thing we know, we could hear the little girl howling her lungs out inside. We had a feeling finding a vein was not going to be easy for her. Chubby hands and legs don't help here. I knew fixing it after anaesthesia is an option. I should have insisted.

10 minutes of crying later, we asked to go in and calm Vera but were told that it'll be done soon. Far from it. We were called in shortly. After 2 pokes, they still could not get the blood samples. Definitely no IV plug here. Just 2 blue-black feet, red eyes, lots of mucus and a very upset baby.

Now, the plan is to fix the plug after anaesthesia.