I took my baby to get her shots, she had a fever and was fussy for the rest of the week.
2006-08-23 12:30:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
the shot contains small fragments of the illness she's getting immunized against. she has a fever to fight the virus introduced into her system. look into spacing her shots farther than recommended, look into having only one shot at a time.
2006-08-23 12:31:40 · answer #1 · answered by cassandra 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shots kick their immune systems into action. Their bodies react to the shot by responding with antibodies and a fever (to kill off the foreign viruses).
Fevers are not always a bad thing. It means the little ones body is working.
Just don't let the fever get too high. Try tylenol before the shots. This usually helps.
2006-08-23 12:32:59 · answer #2 · answered by lilly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shots or Injections are nothing but dead inoculated organisms in a solution. These foreign bodies are identified as antibodies by the antigens in the infant's body. Since the infant's immune system is relatively new and therefore, weak; the immune response elicited is a weak one and the antigens finally invade the body. This triggers a release of pyrogens which shoots up the baby's temperature.
2006-08-23 12:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by AR2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The shot contains a small amount of the illness it's vaccinating against to that the babies body will produce antibodies to get rid of it, that will stay there and keep her immune from the illness in the future. It doesn't always happen but it should clear up on it's own.
2006-08-23 12:34:04 · answer #4 · answered by Alana B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fever is a reaction to the immunization and is normal. The most common reactions include low grade fever and soreness at the injection site. Give her tylenol to reduce the fever and pain.
2006-08-23 12:32:46 · answer #5 · answered by jilldaniel_wv 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i did no longer provide my son the flu shot for 2 motives. the 1st became using fact i became nonetheless breastfeeding and 2nd using fact I won the flu shot myself. the only reason i'm getting the flu shot is using the fact i cope with various human beings and funds and those 2 issues are breading grounds for ailments. The flu adjustments each and every 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, so the flu shot won't one hundred% shelter you. various human beings (a minimum of in my section) are becoming to be ill with the flu even nevertheless the recieved the flu shot. The strand of flu going around this 3 hundred and sixty 5 days is undesirable. no longer each and every new child gets the flu from the flu shot. some human beings react to it and get the flu. My brother did and he became 20 whilst he have been given it, yet my friends new child did no longer and he or she became 8 months whilst she have been given it.
2016-09-29 22:04:02 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infants and small kids get fevers for just about anything that happens to them. My 3-year old still gets a fever when she gets a common cold, and both kids get fevers from normal allergies (ragweed, pollen). Usually its just for a day, but if it lasts longer see your pediatrician.
2006-08-23 12:32:50 · answer #7 · answered by TruthIsRelative 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its her bodies way of trying to defend itself against the foreign substances. it is totally normal. my daughter did the same thing. dont worry it gets easier with each set of shots
2006-08-23 12:52:08 · answer #8 · answered by krystal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you are injecting foreign stuff into their tiny bodies!
2006-08-23 13:03:22 · answer #9 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes its normal give her some baby Tylenol
2006-08-23 12:36:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋