Originally Posted by matagi

Wattsy, the best technique is to sit her on your lap and clamp your arm around her, holding the arm which will get the injection in place. This method has two advantages, it means you can keep a firm grip on a wriggling, screaming toddler and also means you can look away at the crucial moment and therefore avoid crumpling to the floor.

4-year olds are deadly when it comes to injections - I remember needing a tetnus jab as a 4 year old after stepping on a rusty nail. My sister and brother-in-law took me to the doctor and my brother-in-law reckons he could hear me screaming out in the street when I got the injection (he was sitting in the car)