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<blockquote data-quote="pumppimp" data-source="post: 436551" data-attributes="member: 52090"><p>Hi Shell,</p><p>sorry to hear you are having a rough time. A pump can be put anywhere you can do a injection, most people start off with the tummy as it's the most common place people feel like injecting and it is apparently the quickest absorbing point. Ask your dsn to see if she can give you some sets to take home to have a play with. see if you can get your daughter to put one on you (don't flinch or make a fuss even if it does hurt) don't push it either if doing anything with a set causes a fuss put them to one side and try again later. Maybe she could see you put one in another family member? I would try and make it so she feels in charge and it's her descion to do it even if she is gently persauded to. Also you can get lots of different types of sets ones that are the ones where you just push a button and others where you angle it in gradually yourself. I don't know why but I've always found them a bit less threatening than the push a button ones doesn't make any sense but it's whatever you're most comfortable with, they also can come in multicolours as well if that would help any, might make it feel a bit less medical if possible. I've found that it's sometimes better for the child to do it themselves then it's their decision it just might take a bit of time. the less stress around it the better.</p><p>Good luck,</p><p>Laura</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pumppimp, post: 436551, member: 52090"] Hi Shell, sorry to hear you are having a rough time. A pump can be put anywhere you can do a injection, most people start off with the tummy as it's the most common place people feel like injecting and it is apparently the quickest absorbing point. Ask your dsn to see if she can give you some sets to take home to have a play with. see if you can get your daughter to put one on you (don't flinch or make a fuss even if it does hurt) don't push it either if doing anything with a set causes a fuss put them to one side and try again later. Maybe she could see you put one in another family member? I would try and make it so she feels in charge and it's her descion to do it even if she is gently persauded to. Also you can get lots of different types of sets ones that are the ones where you just push a button and others where you angle it in gradually yourself. I don't know why but I've always found them a bit less threatening than the push a button ones doesn't make any sense but it's whatever you're most comfortable with, they also can come in multicolours as well if that would help any, might make it feel a bit less medical if possible. I've found that it's sometimes better for the child to do it themselves then it's their decision it just might take a bit of time. the less stress around it the better. Good luck, Laura [/QUOTE]
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