My DD has a congential heart defect. She had open heart surgery 2 years ago to close a small hole and has been left with a mildly leaky valve. She has to have an echo every 6-12 months just to make sure it isn't getting worse. She screams and cries every single time which means they can't get the images they need. Her lungs inflate, her heart hammers at a million mph and they just can't see what's going on when they're looking for a quite subtle jet of blood going the wrong way. She's had a couple under sedation just so they can have a proper look. Every time we think next time she'll be older and more reasonable. It hasn't happened yet. Her next one is on Friday and I mentioned it today to start bringing her round to the idea. She started crying straight away and said she isn't going. We've already tried everything we can think of. Bribes and distraction, practicing at home in the bath with shower gel, watching videos of it being done. I just know it's going to be another disaster and I'm dreading having to do another sedated one. I just don't understand the issue, it doesn't hurt at all.
Does anyone have any tips or wisdom?