Terrified of blood test

I’m currently 6W3D, just wondering is there any numbing cream I can get for future blood test? I’m terrified of blood test. The thought of getting my blood drawn makes me puke more than my pregnancy. Haha

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I don’t think there’s any numbing cream for blood test 🤔 maybe you can just grab on something, look away and close your eyes. Blood test is unavoidable during pregnancy and not trying to scare you, there could be multiple blood drawn for blood test. I was poke three thrice continuously because need a few tubes of blood. Just take a deep breath and you can do it. Don’t worry!! It is very fast and will be over in less than a minute or so.

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Hi dear, one of the nurses once shared with me a helpful tip — drink plenty of water before your blood test. It helps to plump up your veins, so when the nurse draws blood, it’s less painful. I tried it myself and it really worked. Another trick is to look away and chat with the nurse to distract yourself. Like the other mummies have said, there will be quite a few blood tests, but they’re all necessary and manageable. You’ve got this!

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Unfortunately its unavoidable and you should expect to get even more intrusive blood tests and vaccinations as your pregnancy progresses and even post that. I find that reading up on the types of tests I have coming up helps me prepare mentally

there will be quite a few blood tests once you're getting closer to 20weeks