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Cake day: June 7th, 2024

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  • A nurse taught us this trick when my wife was pregnant and had to get regular blood draws. Every time you’re about to get jabbed, tap-tap yourself on the forehead. Even better if somebody else does it. Nurse said our brain would get distracted processing the visuals of the hand, the bonk bonk sound, and the touch sensation. It would end up ignoring the jab sensation until it was too late.

    It really does work. My kid used to freak out about getting his shots. Then I’d have him sit on my lap and do that. Worked like a charm. After a while he started requesting it.

    Just a gentle finger drumming on the forehead.