analogy with breastfeeding
Lorrie - it's a very good analogy comparing breastfeeding to injecting insulin - and perhaps also putting in / taking out contact lenses, and saying those who object are fortunate not to need daily injections. In all these examples, the person wants to be left alone - as in not physically knocked and not drawing attention to the action. Still, the opportunity to be discrete is one of the main reasons I use abdomen for injections at meal times, as it's usually possible to "hide" under a table, even a fold down tray on a train on aeroplane.
Loopy Loo - Your daughter has my sympathy about being woken up by her 7 year old bother when trying to sleep on a car journey. I know we're adults, but fortunately, my partner can fall asleep much more easily than I can, something he inherited from his mother, so I dose myself with caffeine, turn on the radio and drive all the way home (typically long journeys, 6 hours or more)- he usually wakes up when I stop to have a break. He does understand that if I ever say "I need food", I mean it, not just being greedy. In the same way, I tell him if I'm going to sleep or just nap.
However, once we swapped roles - I had to wake him 2 hourly through a night in a tent after the prologue of an expedition adventure race when he had landed on his nose - I knew the medic, and she knew I was a nurse / first aider and also that I was more likely to detect any unusual behavour that might indication a brain injury, as opposed to his normal unusual behaviour of not responding to questions. I think she was wise not to want such a sweaty body in close proximity (no showers). I explained to him that I would keep asking and prodding until I got a coherent reply. We made it through the night, and he completed the race, some 4 days and nights later.
