The first thing Namine said to me upon going back into the ultrasound room was, “Doctor hurt me.” Not a question, but a statement. An assumption that at the hospital, she will unquestionably be caused pain. My heart breaks. “No, honey,” I said. “This will not hurt. They’re just taking pictures of your legs.” But this wasn’t exactly the right thing to say, either; X-rays are pictures, and she hates those.
Of course the room is dark and I have to lay Namine down on the bed/table thing with the paper sheet on it. “No! Hold me! No, please, Haha, no, please hold me!” I force her to lay down, assuring her all the while that I am right here, nothing bad will happen, I am right here. Once Namine accepted that there was no pain involved – and all it really took was showing her as much – she was fine. She lay still, not moving her legs at all until the ultrasound was done.
Now, we wait for word from the doctor.
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