Does your Pediatrician ...?

No. Over the course of four kids spread apart 14 years from oldest to youngest and having lived in three states, we've had several pediatricians. We have never had blood or urine samples as part of a well visit. I wouldn't be opposed to it in an older child say maybe over the age of 6-7 but I'm not sure I see a huge need for it barring other factors (family history, eating difficulties, etc).

Do you know what they are testing for? I would speak to the doctor, if you have not already, and find out her reasons for doing this. Every doctor is different and experience informs their practice. Communications between you and your child's doctor is critical.

Our pediatric practice started taking urine samples about a year ago when my youngest DD was 12. I think it's fine to get a sample and then decide if they need to test for anything or if they should just throw it out. Because getting the sample beforehand is easier than getting a sample at the end of an appointment.
But, blood samples? No. That's invasive. They should only do that if they're testing for something specific, and the parent should be made aware of what tests they will be doing and why.

We've done blood tests for lead at 1 year for both boys. (I think NY either requires or highly recommends it.) The only other time they've done blood tests is for specific diagnostic purposes.

There was one well child visit after we switched doctors where they did a urine test. DS2 thought it was totally hysterical that he got to pee in a cup.

Mine tried to do a urine test for a well child visit once. She didn't get a good catch and called us back to emergency because the sample was off. We wasted an entire day getting a good sample and we didn't need to, all was fine and no one was even sick so Now we decline unless there are symptoms we need to check out. I thi k the screening crates more stress when it's just not necessary.

No. A couple of mine had quick iron tests around 9-12 months but that was it.

Age of the patient?

No, not here. When we lived in Padadena (outside Los Angeles) our pediatrician did a finger poke/blood test for lead on a regular basis.

I think unfortunately this is going to have to be what is the norm, type II diabetes in kids is on the rise, obesity and obesity related illnesses that were only found in adults are now really growing to epidemic levels for children as well. I would also think that lead should be and will be a rising issue as our current infrastructure continues its deterioration. Flint is far from the only city with a big problem, and I think that doctors and public health workers should be being more proactive in this area than they have been in the past.

In answer to the OP though, no. My kids have not have any of these tests done. 

Our pediatrician did not for either of our kids, but they are older now so it's been awhile. I suppose this sounds petty, but I'd also be wondering if my insurance would pay for that type of testing, since it doesn't seem to be part of a typical well-child visit.

fingersticks - yes - testing for anaemia and blood glucose (both Dh and I and 3/4 grandparents are diabetic so the latter is a must)

actual labwork? my teen? yes - cholesterol and then a hormone screen (we had concerns that one wasn't routine) but the little one (9) no

urine test - only when they were working up the little one for recurrant vomiting - to rule out a chronic UTI as the cause

My doctor does a thumb poke for well visits. I can't remember what they check - hemoglobin, maybe? No urine test.

I forgot to say, my ped does do a finger stick on DS to check blood sugar, but that is only because I have Type 1 diabetes.

The las time my DD saw her pediatrician, for her 5th year well visit, he did or tried to do something totally unexpected. After they weighed and measured DD, the nurse informed me they were going to need a urine specimen. I assumed they meant pee in a cup, so I said sure. The nurse took us to the exam room, then told me to undress DD from the waist down. I asked if she wanted a specimen first and she told me they were going to collect it there. that's when I realized they were going to try to catheterize DD!! Needless to say, I vetoed that immediately!

Seriously, who does that to a 5 yo child who has never even HAD a bladder infection?!

The dr was seriously pissed that I wouldn't allow them to do this. He informed me that I was NOT being cooperative at all and that he didn't think much of parents who didn't follow medical guidelines for yearly visits. I reminded him that I didn't think much of pediatricians who missed that my 3 month old had pneumonia, not a cold, when I brought her in for an emergency visit and TOLD him that her breathing was off. And then we left.

The next day I moved DD over to the family dr the rest of us used. The family dr was stunned that the ped had suggested catheterizing DD for a routine urine check, especially since no one had even tried doing a urine catch first.

Marcy