Today, at Ishaan's school, they were talking about mosquitoes. The kids were sitting on the rug and the teacher was explaining how mosquitoes bite and suck blood. The teacher actually "made" blood using red and black paint color and then used a straw to demonstrate the act of sucking blood. Ishaan was listening and participating in the discussion, but then suddenly, when the teacher demonstrated the sucking of blood, he fainted. He had perspiration on his face and wet his pants. The teachers were shocked. They called out his name and brought him back to senses and asked him to lay down for a while. When they asked him what happened, he said that the talk and look of blood made him feel dizzy. The school office called me to let me know about the incident and that Ishaan was OK.
When I went to pick him up, he was just fine. Then while talking to one other parent, I realized that he has inherited the "faint at blood sight" gene from his dad :)
Gaurav has collapsed/felt dizzy after a blood draw and also he had to sit down in the labor room when I was in too much pain during Ishaan's delivery.
Very interesting and surprising discovery !
Now we will need to remember this when we take him for any future blood draws..
Also, amazing how the dad and son are so much alike (in lots of other ways too !!) :)
When I went to pick him up, he was just fine. Then while talking to one other parent, I realized that he has inherited the "faint at blood sight" gene from his dad :)
Gaurav has collapsed/felt dizzy after a blood draw and also he had to sit down in the labor room when I was in too much pain during Ishaan's delivery.
Very interesting and surprising discovery !
Now we will need to remember this when we take him for any future blood draws..
Also, amazing how the dad and son are so much alike (in lots of other ways too !!) :)
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