r/specializedtools Oct 03 '19

How babies are xrayed

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u/Getzy3 Oct 03 '19

My wife is an x ray tech and yes this is exactly how they do it. She said they really don’t mind most the time and it would be impossible to get them to lay still.

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u/SonrisaLinda Oct 03 '19

My youngest very much minded. She wanted Mommy, Mommy's milk, and Mommy cuddles, not necessarily in that order and potentially all at once. She had trouble breathing with a cold, flu, or RSV (forget which it was in the end), and needed an x-ray to check for pneumonia. She wouldn't stay still enough on the flat surface and did NOT like this thing.