My 6 months old will have to be given 4 shots tomorrow and one oral vaccination. I hate this.?

Question

Does anyone know any remedies or how to prepare her to have less discomfort? What are you opinions on babies having so many immunizations these days?

Answer 1

The schedule they have no is not recommended by the AAMA it is recommended by insurance companies to cut down on paperwork, claims, etc. My aunt works for Aetna and told me this, plus I work in the medical field. My kids do not follow that schedule. I didn't follow it for my kids and by the age of two they were caught up to exactly where they would have been if I would have followed the schedule. It does not take a genius to figure out that 4 shots at 2, 4, and 6 months old is way too much for a newborn baby to handle sometimes. If you go to a free clinic they do them one at a time....because it's a free clinic and the insurance companies are not involved. You don't need to follow that schedule. My kids got no more than at a time and only got one until they were a year.

Answer 2

I have made the informed, educated decision not to vaccinate my children. Many reasons, one being they relly aren't very effective. Look at the recent outbreak in the midwest, over 50% that were ill had been vaccinated.
Look at the trends for polio, the decline in the number of cases did NOT happen until the CDC and WHO changed the diagnostic criteria. Originally it was muscle flaccidity or paralysis lasting 24 hrs or more, they changed that to read lasting 30 days or more. That excluded many things. improvements in sanitation have done the most for the decline of infectious diseases. The other main reason I don't vaccinate is the ingredients in vaccinations, thimerisol(mercury, a toxic substance), preservatives, some are made on aborted human fetuses thus making them a human blood product(bet your doc didnt tell you that).
As far as vaccinating your child, I would recommend that you have the doc give them one at a time instead of the 3 in 1 or 4 in 1, on seperate days. That way if there is a reaction to one you know which one it is. It drags out the discomfort a little longer but makes it worth it if your child does react. reactions may not happen the first time they receive a vaccine, but may happen on the 3rd or 4th dose.

Answer 3

I'm a mother of three and shots can be hard on the parent and the child. My suggestion is try to be as calm as possible when your baby is about to get shots. Babies pick up on your mood so fast. After the shot, rub their thighs and arms gently, so it won't get a knot later. Give them something for the fever and just comfort them. That's all you can really do. Babies get so many shots in their first year of life. I do wonder about some like the varicella shot for chicken pox, but at the same time I understand "herd immunity" and that immunizations work differently in everyone and that some immunity is better than none. I wonder about these parents who don't let their kids have any shots. Have they not seen the effects of polio and whopping cough on kids? It's horrible. Those same people depend on "herd immunity" so their kids don't get sick. (If you're immunized, then my kids don't have to be.)
But comforting and deciding on shots for your child is just another part of being a parent. Good luck.

Answer 4

Jennifer may sound a little extreme but she has some good points. They are now relating the high rise in autism to our vaccinations. I would reccomend also breaking the shot up. My son was 18 mo's when he has his series containing the MMR and had SEVERE reaction,e.g. deadly high fever, paralysis, to name a few. Vaccinating is a good thing but I really question giving them so much at once, because if there is a reaction, you wont know from which one.

Answer 5

Try giving your baby some baby motrin about a half and hour before getting the shots, try not to let your feelings about the shots show, baby's can pick up and any discomfort in there mom, so just comfort them as much as you can. I don't like the shots themselves, but as far as the immunizations, I know they are just to make our baby's as healthy as possible, Im sure the makers weren't in it to torture babies lol. good luck!

Answer 6

YOU are the parent.
Just because it is recommended doesn't mean you have to give them all those vaccinations at once. Heck, you don't have to let the child have any of them if you don't want to. Break them up and don't do them all at once if that's what makes you most comfortable. It's YOUR choice, not the doctor or anyone else.

If you're breastfeeding, nurse WHILE they are giving the shots. Have two nurses, one putting shots in each leg, to get it over with faster. Use arnica oil/gel or Hyland's "Bumps and Bruises" on the injection site.

Answer 7

Babies need immunizations. They are not given to torture the poor things, but to ensure they don't get any diseases that could be fatal.

After the shots, give some Children's Tylenol if they are feverish or have any discomfort.

As for preparing her, the best thing to do is just to try to soothe her after the fact. My daughter cried for like 30 seconds after her shots then she was fine. They get over it pretty quick. It can be worse for the mommie trust me :)

Answer 8

Give her a little Tylenol about 30 minutes before her appt.
Yes, they get too many vaccinations

Answer 9

I know how you feel but you just have to hold and comfort your child as to which they know nothing of whats happening to them its just another big person that is mean to them just comfort your child and hold them close to you so they will know and feel your love !!!! : ) so sorry i felt the same way with my daughter i wanted to cry at her first shots so i let her daddy take her and as i may add he did very well first time : ) so he does it every tyme thanx 4 hubbies !!!!! (whoever invented mens sensual sides) hehe lol good luck

Answer 10

Tylenol before the appt will definitely take the edge off.

As far as belief in immunizations...I would rather my baby be immunized, than not. There is some scary stuff out there, and I like to keep my kids as protected as I can.