Blood test to check for immunity?

[kristenk]

Has anyone had their child tested for MMR/Varicella/etc. immunity through a blood test? If so, can you tell me what it was like? Is it an actual blood draw from the arm or more of a finger prick or something in between (if there is anything in between)?

[pinkmomagain]

Well, dd2 had a test to check for chicken pox titers and if I remember correctly it was a traditional blood draw from the arm. I'd imagine this would be similar.

[Elilly]

In the lab I work in, we would definitely do a blood draw from the arm. That said, if your child is needle phobic, you could try going to a pediatric hospital and hopefully they would have the numbing cream :)

[lablover]

DD had chicken pox titers tested. It was a traditional blood draw.

[SnuggleBuggles]

Haven't had it done because our ped was skeptical that the results could really be used to make any grand conclusions. I only knew "get their titers checked" but hadn't really researched what that meant. A bit bummed that it isn't a definitive way to make decisions.

Beth